COLDWATER - After manning the guard towers of Abu Ghraib in the blackness of night and surviving an attack on an armored vehicle, Coldwater High School alumni Sargent Eric Ernst is glad to be out of Iraq.
Rangers' defense wins out in battle of state-ranked teams
By Mark Ruschau
FORT RECOVERY - Going into Friday night's Midwest Athletic Conference matchup of state-ranked teams at Fort Site Fieldhouse between the third-ranked team in Division IV poll (New Knoxville) and the 11th ranked team in the same poll (Fort Recovery), the buzz centered around the potential of an offensive shootout as both teams came into the game averaging over 65 points an outing. [More]
COLDWATER - A strong defensive effort and a season-best night behind the three-point line helped Coldwater pick up its first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season with a 50-39 triumph over Minster at The Palace on Friday night.
Minster struggled to find the shooting touch all night long, but trailed by just one point, 31-30, entering the fourth quarter. Coldwater then outscored the Wildcats 19-9 in the final stanza for an 11-point victory. [More]
MINSTER - If weathered tombstones and tilted monuments could talk, what interesting tales they could tell about local history and the people buried at St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery.
The King is in you was the message Flonzie Brown-Wright, a civil rights activist who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 60s, sent to those attending her presentation Thursday morning at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
ROCKFORD - After four straight losses, several of which having lost large leads late, St. Henry looked to turn things around as the Redskins made their first trip to the new Panther Gymnasium to face Parkway.
After absorbing a 27-point thumping at the hands of Versailles on Tuesday, the Marion Local Flyers bounced back in a big way with a 51-43 overtime victory over the New Bremen Cardinals Friday at the Nest.
LIMA - Celina couldn't overcome two offensive runs by Shawnee and a poor shooting night as the Bulldogs fell, 46-37, to the Indians in a Western Buckeye League matchup on Friday night.
St. Marys used solid defense in the middle two quarters to shut down Wapak, escaping the Redskins' gym with a 46-38 win in Western Buckeye League action on Friday.
