CELINA - An ongoing chickenpox outbreak has been reported among several children in Mercer County, according to a Mercer County Health District official.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys school board members on Wednesday accepted a donation from the class of 1976 to purchase ukuleles for the district's fourth and fifth grade music program at the intermediate school.
NEW BREMEN - School board members on Wednesday evening agreed to proceed with the district's assessment of updating the James F. Dicke Auditorium in the high school.
Marion's Goodwin beginning 25th season at state football powerhouse
MARIA STEIN - When Tim Goodwin arrived in Maria Stein in 1999, it was his first chance to be a head football coach.
Even then, he felt he wanted to make his tenure at Marion Local a lasting one.
Computer Points Preview
Every two years (usually), the OHSAA checks the male enrollment count of all the schools with high school football teams in Ohio. This is one of the off years without a new count, so most schools will be in the same division and region that they were last season.
Two-Minute Drill
The first week of the football season is busy with all teams playing non-league games.
In the first week, there are several interesting stories in these matchups.
Celina beats WBL rivals Kenton, St. Marys
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls golf team picked up wins over two fellow Western Buckeye League members in a tri-match featuring St. Marys and Kenton on Wednesday at Northmoor.
TONIGHT
Delphos Jefferson at Delphos St. John's
LCC at Shawnee
Napoleon at Defiance
FRIDAY
Celina at Versailles
St. Marys at St. Henry
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CELINA - The 2022 season was a season of resurgence for the Celina football team.
After going 1-9 in 2021 and losing the first two games of 2022,
COLDWATER - As he starts his 14th season coaching his alma mater, Chip Otten sees a challenge every season at Coldwater.
The Cavaliers were MAC runner-ups last season at 7-1 and finished 11-2 with a loss in the regional semifinals.
FORT RECOVERY - When senior quarterback Cale Rammel missed time with an injury last year, Fort Recovery fans got a sneak preview of the next in line.
MARIA STEIN - Coming in on a 32-game winning streak, the Marion Local football team is looking to maintain its excellence.
"Goals - same as every y
MINSTER - As Minster coach Seth Whiting embarks on his third season in command of the Wildcats, he continues to construct upon the foundation of what started as a 1-9 season and winless mark in the Midwest Athletic Conference in his first year.
NEW BREMEN - Coming off the program's second state championship in three years, New Bremen coach Chris Schmidt will be looking to fill some substantial holes on offense.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway football team introduces a new coach and brings back both its quarterbacks from last year as it looks to improve on a 2-8 record from 2022.
ST. HENRY - With St. Henry breaking in several new starters this fall, coach Brad Luthman doesn't expect the schedule to give his team any breaks.
ST. MARYS - Perhaps the third year will be the charm for a longer run.
St. Marys football will look to continue its regular season success and go deeper in the postseason as coach Bo Frye begins his third year at the helm in 2023.
CELINA - The run to a third straight Western Buckeye League volleyball title will be a challenge for the Celina Bulldogs.
Phil Bange's squad has t
COLDWATER - A season after finishing as Division III state runner-up, Coldwater will look to contend for a second straight Midwest Athletic Conference title and make another tournament run.
FORT RECOVERY - Although Fort Recovery is coming off a 3-6 season in the Midwest Athletic Conference, the Indians return seven starters, five seniors and two juniors, as they look to move up in the conference.
MARIA STEIN - In three of the past four years, despite turnover on the roster, the Marion Local volleyball team has ended its season in the district final.
MINSTER - For the first time in 13 years, the Minster volleyball program will be under new leadership following the resignation of long-time head coach Cami Garman this past offseason.
NEW BREMEN - Volleyball coach Diana Kramer begins her eighth season at the helm of the Cardinals with an impressive 180-17 record that includes three state championships.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Last season New Knoxville suffered some growing pains with a young team made up primarily of juniors, sophomores and freshmen. The Rangers finished 7-18 and 0-9 in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway volleyball team has a young lineup after losing three All-MAC players to graduation.
Sophomore Brittyn Bruns returns after g
ST. HENRY - Twenty-nine conference championships, 24 district titles, 15 at regional and seven at state.
St. Henry's pretty good at volleyball, right?
The Redskins will look to add another trophy to the case in the program's 50th anniversary season.
ST. MARYS - Don't overlook the Lady Riders.
St. Marys' volleyball squad finished with an average record but made plenty of noise in the postseason a year ago. The Roughriders will look to build on that this season.
