ST. HENRY - St. Henry's longtime athletic director Dennis Wendel handed in his resignation letter Thursday after serving the district in multiple roles for around 20 years, superintendent Adam Puthoff confirmed to the newspaper.
A 30-year-old Rockford man sustained non-life-threatening injuries on Thursday morning after his vehicle reportedly went off the side of State Route 49 in Darke County, struck a pole and split into two pieces, according to a sheriff's office news release.
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Celina Lynx played host to both Western Buckeye League and Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf matches on Thursday, with the home teams coming out on the wrong end of the decision.
CELINA - The ninth season for Brennen Bader as Celina head football coach will be one trying to find ways to fill some key spots.
While the Bulldog
COLDWATER - After winning the program's eighth state champion in beating Kirtland last December, Coldwater spent the off-season filling key roles vacated by graduation.
FORT RECOVERY - As a new coach coming into Fort Recovery, Wes Wenning will look to take the Indians back to the top, much like they were when he was playing on the 2015 state title team.
MARIA STEIN - It seems strange to use the words "Marion Local" and "rebuilding" in the same sentence. But in a way, veteran head coach Tim Goodwin will have to do a bit of that this season.
MINSTER - In familiar fashion, Minster played long into the playoffs last fall.
The Wildcats will rely on many of new faces this year.
Minster wa
NEW BREMEN - With a solid core of experienced players, New Bremen is setting its sights on a winning season and extended playoff run.
The Cardinals posted a 3-5 mark in the Midwest Athletic Conference last season, which ended with a first-round loss in the playoffs and a 5-6 overall record.
ROCKFORD - Parkway will try to rebuild its team this year and escape the bottom of the Midwest Athletic Conference for 2025.
The Panthers come into
ST. HENRY - After a promising end to last season, which included a win in the playoffs, St. Henry and coach Josh Werling will look to continue the momentum into the 2025 season.
ST. MARYS - Despite graduating 22 seniors, St. Marys football coach Bo Frye said key returning players and "good pieces to fill the holes" will go a long way in making the Roughriders competitive again this season.
CELINA - Last season was a rebuilding season for the Celina volleyball program. Playing with a young roster against a tough schedule, the Bulldogs were 8-15, but did finish 6-3 in the Western Buckeye League.
COLDWATER - After a dream season culminating in the program's first state volleyball championship, the Coldwater volleyball team will have a new look after losing a number of standouts to graduation.
FORT RECOVERY - Coming into the season with a smaller team, Fort Recovery will look to improve upon their conference finish a year ago.
The Indian
MARIA STEIN - Last season's end to the season in the district semifinals was a tough one for the Marion Local Flyers after going 16-6 in the regular season.
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats capped a seesaw 2024 season with a successful tournament run.
Coach Chelsea McGhee hopes the late success is sustainable all the way through 2025.
NEW BREMEN - "Inexperienced" would be a good way to describe the New Bremen volleyball teams as the 2025 season is set to get underway.
The Cardinals are coming off an impressive 23-4 season, advancing to the regional finals and finishing third in the Midwest Athletic Conference standings.
NEW KNOXVILLE - After making a run to the 2024 regional final, New Knoxville coach Madison Hoehne is a big believer in this year's team.
"We have a
ROCKFORD - After finishing with an overall record of 15-8 and 4-5 in the Midwest Athletic Conference a season ago, Parkway will hope the returning core of players can guide the Panthers to a successful season.
St. HENRY - St. Henry returns a lot from their district runner-up team from a year ago, and will lean on that in the 2025 season.
The Redskins have
ST. MARYS - An experienced and veteran roster has St. Marys volleyball hopes on the rise this fall.
Caley Yoder begins her sixth season at the Roughrider helm with nine returning varsity players, seven of whom are seniors.
