Saturday, October 18th, 2008
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Evan Burgei's one-yard run for a touchdown with 9:47 left in the third quarter allowed St. John's to come back from a 19-7 deficit to beat St. Henry 21-19 at Stadium Park in Delphos on Friday night.
St. John's is now 7-2 on the season and 5-2 in the Midwest Athletic Conference while the Redskins drop to 5-4 overall with the loss and 3-4 in the MAC. [More]
By Randy Bruns
MARIA STEIN - Senior Night couldn't have gone much better for the Marion Local Flyers, who kept themselves in the thick of the playoff race with a resounding 55-7 win over the visiting Fort Recovery Indians.
The win moves Marion's overall record to 8-1 and its conference mark to 6-1, while Fort Recovery falls to 3-6 on the year and 1-6 in league play. [More]
By Ryan Hines
NEW BREMEN - After back-to-back lop-sided losses, New Bremen pulled out of the Midwest Athletic Conference cellar with a victory on Friday night.
The Cardinals' defense forced four turnovers, including the first three interceptions of the season, and New Bremen turned three of those Parkway miscues into touchdowns on the way to a 28-6 victory at Cardinal Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on October 18th, 2008
Charlene A. Bubp, 67, 1712 Union City Road, Fort Recovery, died 12:42 p.m. Oct. 17, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Dorothy Dotson, 71, 1015 Hendricks Ave., St. Marys, died at 2:24 a.m. Oct. 17, 2008, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on October 18th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 18th, 2008
Celina city officials believe they have found various leaks in Bryson Pool responsible for the loss of thousands of gallons of water during the summer.
Independent Rick Muhlenkamp of Celina is challenging incumbent Republican John E. Bruns of Maria Stein for the unexpired term of county commissioner.
The term runs from Jan. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2010.
Current Republican Commissioner Bob Nuding is being challenged for his seat by Democrat Kip Wright.
Nuding's term expires Jan. 3.
Nuding, 62, of
MINSTER - With Coldwater's prolific aerial attack coming into Minster and the Wildcats having their top two quarterbacks sidelined with injuries, expectations were that the Cavaliers would have a significant advantage in the passing game.
OTTAWA - Celina knew coming into Friday's game that its defense would have to keep an eye out for Ottawa-Glandorf running back Jacob Lugo, who set a school record last week in rushing for 302 yards against Van Wert.
ST. MARYS - The individual, or individuals, who are in charge of engraving the Western Buckeye League championship trophies better set aside a little more money and time for the job of football championship trophies, thanks to the Kenton Wildcats.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Travis Spitnale rushed for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another scoring play as the Defiance Bulldogs defeated Bath 47-14 to snare a share of the five-way tie for first place in the Western Buckeye League after Kenton beat St. Marys 35-7.