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Monday, June 4th, 2012
Division IV State Baseball Championship Game
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - Devon Poeppelman didn't realize the game was over until he got gang-tackled by his teammates.
Minster's junior shortstop singled to left with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in the game-winning run as the Wildcats knocked off Cuyahoga Heights 5-4 to capture their second straight Division IV state baseball championship on Saturday at Huntington Park in Columbus. [More]
State Track and Field Championships
By Bruce Monnin
COLUMBUS - The Grand Lake area earned three state championships in the running finals of the state track meet on Saturday at Jessie Owens Stadium in Columbus.
Minster's boys repeated as state champions in the 1,600-meter relay in Division III, Coldwater's Sarah Kanney won the 1,600 meters in Division II and Celina's Hannah Fleck earned the D-II state title in the 800 meters. [More]
Obituaries on June 4th, 2012
The Rev. Charles B. Rohrkemper, 95, died May 31, 2012, at St. Charles Center in Carthagena. [More]
Irma L. Feldman, 100, Minster, died at 3:05 a.m. June 2, 2012, at the Hospice of Dayton Inpatient Unit. [More]
The Rev. Robert Reinhart, C.PP.S., 84, died at 6:20 p.m. June 2, 2012, at St. Charles Center in Carthagena. [More]
Rose Keith, 93, St. Marys, died June 3, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Roger H. Hawk, 74, Rockford, died at 4:30 p.m. June 2, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert. [More]
Kenneth D. Lutz, 76, St. Marys, died June 1, 2012, at his home.
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Randal L. Griesdorn, 56, Celina, died June 1, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Local pictures on June 4th, 2012
Subscriber stories on June 4th, 2012
Inspections on roughly 300 livestock operations in the Grand Lake Watershed start this month as part of the approval process for farmers' mandated nutrient management plans.
A 74-year-old Rockford man died Saturday afternoon when a metal culvert was blown from a trailer and landed on him.
Roger H. Hawk, 3190 Hawk Road, was taken from the accident scene by ambulance and pronounced dead at Van Wert County Hospital.
COLUMBUS - There was no question in Doug Huber or Mike Wiss' mind who would start on the mound for Minster's baseball team during Saturday's Division IV state championship game.
State Notes
COLUMBUS - A trio of schools from northwest Ohio played for state baseball titles on Saturday, but Minster was the only one to bring home the gold trophy.
State Track and Field Championships
COLUMBUS - In addition to the three events where local athletes won state titles, 14 other events featured Grand Lake area tracksters on Saturday and 12 times the podium was reached.