CELINA - Kids were able to escape the rain and make a tasty treat all while learning about agriculture at the Mercer County Fair on Wednesday.
Fair staff member Alicia Knapke led children in an ice cream making exercise during "AGtivities with Alicia" under the junior fair tent. [
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ST. MARYS - A local meat processor has been awarded a $250,000 state grant, according to a news release from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's office.
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NEW BREMEN - A new bus and maintenance facility is well under way and projected to be finished by Sept. 23, school board members learned Wednesday night.
St. Henry's Niekamp returns after missing 2021
Mia Niekamp's junior year was spent on the sidelines as her teammates at St. Henry led an unexpected run to the state title game.
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The Celina girls golf team picked up a dual match victory in defeating South Adams 210-219 on Wednesday afternoon at Celina Lynx.
After having bypass surgery, Otten ready for another season with Coldwater
CELINA - Chip Otten was on the sidelines last Friday night at Celina Stadium as his Coldwater football team wrapped up the preseason scrimmage schedule against Celina.
Computer Points Preview
Normally, every two years, the Ohio High School Athletic Association checks the enrollment count of all the schools with high school football teams
Week One Games:
Tonight
Shawnee at Lima Central Catholic
Friday
Versailles at Celina
Coldwater at Kenton
Wayne Trace at Fort Recovery
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CELINA - The 2021 football season was a learning experience for the Celina Bulldogs.
The squad allowed at least 20 points per game last season and only managed to reach 21 points twice last season in going 1-9 and 1-8 in the Western Buckeye League.
COLDWATER - It may sound like a broken record, but Coldwater will look to reload spots left open by graduation and then make another playoff run.
The Cavaliers went 13-3 last season and reached the Division VI state title game, losing to a tough Carey squad in Canton last December.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery football team boasts enviable continuity heading into the 2022 season - with one glaring exception.
Star running
MARIA STEIN - It should be no surprise that Marion Local is a contender for another state football title this season.
Marion went 16-0 to win the
MINSTER - Riddled with injuries throughout the roster and freshmen filling key roles on both sides of the ball, Minster finished the 2021 campaign with a 1-9 record and went winless in the Midwest Athletic Conference for the first time since 2009.
NEW BREMEN - With a nucleus of 10 returning letterwinners, New Bremen will look to once again contend near the top of the always-tough Midwest Athletic Conference.
ROCKFORD - Despite a 1-9 season in 2021, Parkway hopes to make a major leap in 2022.
Quarterback Fletcher Smith and running back Eddie Nichols are
ST. HENRY - The Redskins bring back experience in the trenches, but face a roster churn at their skill positions.
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ST. MARYS - With his rookie season as the man in charge in the books, St. Marys head coach Bo Frye is looking to continue the Roughrider football win
CELINA - After running the table in the Western Buckeye League last season, Celina volleyball coach Phil Bange has high expectations for his Bulldogs squad this season.
COLDWATER - Although there is experience coming back, this season will be different for the Coldwater volleyball team.
Due to injuries and low numbers in the younger grades, the Cavaliers will play just a varsity schedule this season.
FORT RECOVERY - In the 2021 district final, Fort Recovery was up two sets to none on eventual state runner-up St. Henry before the Redskins ran off three straight wins to bring the Indians' season to an end.
MARIA STEIN - The 2021 volleyball season was a challenging one for Marion Local. The Flyers went 2-7 in MAC play and 8-17 overall before falling to eventual state runner-up St. Henry in the Division IV Van Wert district semifinals.
MINSTER - Last season, the Minster volleyball squad finished the fall campaign with a 10-15 overall record and went 1-8 in the Midwest Athletic Confe
NEW BREMEN - For the past six years, New Bremen's volleyball season has either ended with a state championship (2017, 2019), or a loss to the eventual state champion.
NEW KNOXVILLE - The majority of the girls on this year's New Knoxville volleyball roster were cheering from the sideline or stands as their school mates won the program its first-ever state volleyball title last fall.
ROCKFORD - In 2021, the Parkway volleyball team went 17-8, but only mustered a 3-6 record in the Midwest Athletic Conference, stuck behind highly-ranked New Bremen and Coldwater and state title game foes New Knoxville and St. Henry.
ST. HENRY - Last year, the St. Henry volleyball team went from a fourth-place finish in the Midwest Athletic Conference to a run to the title game, with high-wire escapes against MAC rivals in the district before New Knoxville stopped the Redskins one win short of a championship.
ST. MARYS - Coming off a 9-16 campaign and a 4-5 mark in the Western Buckeye League, the St. Marys volleyball team returns seven starters and looks to take a step forward in 2022.
