Back on April 12 the Van Wert softball team edged Celina 11-10. In Tuesday’s Division II sectional semifinal, the two teams met again, and this one was totally different.
Peyton Meredith’s two-out walk-off single ended a nine inning marathon and gave Shawnee a 9-8 conference win over Van Wert on Monday night.
In a game that included plenty of offense with a combined 23 runs on 24 hits between the two teams, the Parkway Lady Panthers defeated Van Wert 15-8 in non-conference action on Wednesday night.
Months of campaigning and spreading information paid off at the polls with the passage of a bond issue to renovate and improve Eggerss Stadium in downtown Van Wert.
The Lady Cougars were unable to complete the comeback during Monday night’s 7-5 loss to Bath.
Northwest Ohio high school softball teams found out their tournament schedules Sunday afternoon as the Ohio High School Athletic Association hosted sectional/district tournament draws.
The Van Wert Lady Cougars kept themselves in a five-way battle for second place (behind Wapakoneta) in the WBL with a 16-3 five-inning run-rule win over Lima Shawnee Friday evening.
Van Wert put together a five-run rally in the fifth inning and managed to come back for a 6-4 win over cross-county rival Crestview on Wednesday night.
Van Wert's eight-run outburst in the sixth inning turned a close game into a commanding 10-1 WBL victory for the Cougars over Ottawa-Glandorf on Tuesday night.
It came down to the little things on Saturday afternoon as St. John’s hosted Van Wert.
Both the Van Wert and Lincolnview baseball teams came out with victories on Friday night.
The Cougars officially snapped their four-game losing streak on Wednesday night with a 10-5 win over Wapakoneta at Smiley Park.
The Cougars couldn’t put together a comeback on Saturday in a 5-2 non-conference loss to Kalida at Holy Name Ballpark.
The Lady Cougars faced a tough Coldwater team on Saturday and dropped a pair of games in a non-conference doubleheader.
The Cougars had a tough day at the office on Thursday night as David Jimenez held them to one hit in a 10-0 shutout loss to Defiance.
A five-run second inning led the Lady Cougars to a 7-4 WBL victory over Defiance on Thursday night.
The Van Wert boys track team put up 95 points and came out on top in a tri-meet against Celina (60) and Crestview (20) on Tuesday.
The Cougars suffered their second straight loss on Tuesday night at the hands of the Celina Bulldogs 9-2 in WBL action.
A clutch two-out hit by Sydnee Savage plated Alexa Gearhart and the Lady Cougars got an 11-10 WBL win over Celina on Tuesday night.
The Van Wert boys basketball program recently held an awards banquet with head coach Ben Laudick and his staff recognizing the teams accomplishments throughout the year.
Van Wert picked up their fourth straight victory to open the season in historic fashion as Luke Wessell tossed a no-hitter and the Cougars blanked Elida 4-0 on Tuesday night.
The Lady Cougars picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday night 9-8 over Elida in an eight-inning marathon.
Josh Reichert's complete game helped the Cougars cruise to their third straight victory on Monday night with a 7-0 shutout of the Parkway Panthers.
Ethan Rupert, a senior at Van Wert High School recently signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Updates and various reports made up the majority of Wednesday night’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education.
The March 2022 edition of The Cougar Connection is now available for viewing!
Van Wert High School senior Connor Pratt recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career with Hillsdale College in Michigan.
Van Wert City Schools is pleased to release its 2021-2022 Quality Profile.
Anthony Adams will again serve as president of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education.
Van Wert High School Theatre Department is excited to announce our 2022 spring musical production.
The public is invited to join us this week as we celebrate Allie (Clifton) Kalsow, a Van Wert High School alumna, for her various accomplishments as a VWHS student-athlete.
Christmas may have come a bit early for the Van Wert Cougars.
Van Wert’s home opener went right down to the wire but the Cougars came up just short, falling to Defiance 46-43 on Friday night
Van Wert City Schools Board of Education met Wednesday at First Federal Lecture Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center and approved resolutions necessary for the Eggerss Stadium project.
Van Wert High School senior Mariana Ickes recently signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career with Bluffton University next fall.
Recently I visited Eggerss Stadium on a crisp and breezy fall day.