MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers capped the school's first undefeated season in 36 years Friday night by blowing away the New Bremen Cardinals by a score of 40-0.
The win also gives the Flyers an unblemished 9-0 Midwest Athletic Conference mark, making it the first time since 1981 that they have the league title all to themselves. New Bremen finishes the season at 2-8 overall and 2-7 in the conference. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The St. Henry Redskins finished their season on a high note as they used a solid defensive effort to post a 34-6 Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Fort Recovery Indians in Midwest Athletic Conference action Friday night at Barrenbrugge Park. [More]
VERSAILLES - Area football fans might admit that they rooted for Parkway this season, unless the Panthers were their school's opponent for the week.
It's hard not to root for the Panthers, a team that has struggled over the past few years, getting just one or two wins each of the last few seasons and being on the wrong end of some blowouts by powerhouses like Coldwater and Marion Local. [More]
Voters in four Mercer County townships - Marion, Hopewell, Liberty and Center, will vote on tax levies that generate funds to pay for fire protection services when they go to the polls on Nov. 6.
The Auglaize County court system is the first in the area to give free Internet access to local case information.
On Monday, the court in Wapakoneta went online for the first time and everything appears to be going well, Clerk of Courts Sue Ellen Kohler told The Daily Standard.
There was lightning in the sky and offensive fireworks on the field Friday night at Celina Stadium as the Green and White hosted Defiance for a Western Buckeye League encounter.
While it's still too early to give the exact number of computer points all the area teams will end up with, for most of the area teams, it can now be determined if they are in the playoffs.
