COLUMBUS — The high school football regular-season concluded on Saturday night and playoff qualifiers were announced on Sunday. Let’s look back at the top performances from Week 10 in the latest OPSMA ...

Upsets were few and far between during last Friday’s opening round of the OHSAA football playoffs. The most notable upset was No. 15 seed Delphos St. John’s defeating No. 2 seed Upper Scioto Valley, ...

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TIFFIN — Just like at regionals, Van Wert County will be well represented at the 2024 OHSAA cross country state championships, as the Van Wert Cougar boys plus one girl, Lincolnview boys and girls and ...

COLUMBUS — While the problem of drugs looms large in communities big and small throughout Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine announced on Wednesday that newly verified data shows the number of overdose deaths ...

COLUMBUS — The regional quarterfinals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs will take place on Friday, November 8, and the OHSAA announced the pairings on Sunday afternoon.

A pair of programs offered by Vantage Career Center will soon be referred to by different names. During Thursday night’s monthly meeting, the Vantage Career Center Board of Education voted unanimously ...

OBETZ — Crestview capped off the 2024 cross country season with an incredible runner-up finish in the Division III OHSAA cross country state championships at Fortress Obetz on Saturday. The Knights ...

A nine-year-old child is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Washington St. and Crawford St. in Van Wert this morning. The Van Wert Police Department received a ...

The field of area playoff teams is dwindling. Of the remaining teams, two are from the Western Buckeye League, two are from the Northwest Conference and the remaining five are from the Midwest ...