Archbold Tops Pettisville 58-47
"Both teams just played their hearts out."- Greg Nofziger, PHS coach
by Scott Schultz Buckeye Sports Reporter
      It was 39 years in the making. Finally, a regular-season rematch between the Archbold and Pettisville boys basketball teams took place. The tradition restarted this Christmas season. The Blackbirds, under the guidance of Greg Nofziger, made the short trip to Archbold, Saturday, Dec. 15, to fac...
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SPORTS FORUM
by Scott Schultz Buckeye Sports Reporter
      Opinions expressed in "Sports Forum" are those of the writer, and not necessarily those of the Archbold Buckeye. It's February 1968. An old 45 record spins on a record player. A slight scratching sound of static emerges as you try to fine-tune an AM radio station.
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Birds Overcome Slow Start To Beat Fayette
by Greg Waidelich Buckeye Correspondent
      The Pettisville boys basketball team traveled to Fayette for a freshman, junior varsity, and varsity tripleheader, Thursday, Dec. 13. All came back victorious, with the varsity winning the Buckeye Border Conference match-up 68-44.
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PHS Picks Up Two Wins
by Greg Waidelich Buckeye Correspondent
      The Pettisville girls basketball team hosted two games last week, winning both. Edgerton traveled to Pettisville for a non-league match-up Tuesday, Dec. 11. The Birds defeated the Bulldogs 51-38. Fayette flew into the Bird Cage, Friday, Dec.14 for a Buckeye Border Conference matchup. The Birds o...
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Golden Bears Maul Blue Streaks 52-43
by Katrina Gobrogge Buckeye Correspondent
      The Archbold High School girls basketball team fought hard but lost 52-43 to Bryan, Thursday, Dec. 13. The loss drops the Streaks to 5-3, 2-2 in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League. Bryan (3-3, 2-1 NWOAL) scored 40 seconds into the game for a 2-0 lead, but Adi Lange tied the score with a bucket. ...
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Mount Union Falls In Title Game
      Mount Union College lost its bid for a third consecutive Division III football championship, Saturday, Dec. 15. The Purple Raiders (14-1) suffered a 31-21 loss to Wisconsin Whitewater (14-1) in the 35th annual Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
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Winter Tournament Sites Get Shuffled
      Sectional and district tournament sites have been shuffled around for 2007-08 winter sports. Wauseon is no longer a site for the Division IV sectional boys or girls basketball tourneys, and Napoleon has become a district site for both boys and girls basketball.
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JR. HIGH SPORTS DIGEST
      Archbold 7th Grade Girls Basketball Archbold defeated Napoleon 22- 14, Thursday, Dec. 6. "The girls are continuing to play hard and are playing together," said Barb Figgins, coach. "It was a good team effort and win." Scoring: Taylor Coressel, 8 points, 3 steals; Hanna Allison, 7 points, 3 st...
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Sledding Action
     Luke McQuade, 7, Archbold, rides a saucer-style sled down the hill at Woodland Park Wednesday, Dec. 5. A fresh two inches of snow fell on the area. It was enough to close school for the day, and create excellent sledding.- photo by David Pugh
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Local Owners' Horse Wins Big N.J. Race
$555,000 Purse
by David Pugh Buckeye Staff Writer
      Artist's View, a three-year-old colt pacer owned by Dean Miller and Bill Rufenacht, Archbold, won the Breeders Crown race at the Meadowlands, Saturday, Nov. 14, in East Rutherford, N. J. The horse finished the onemile course in 1:54.4, a careerbest time.
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Archbold Schools Consider Firm For Athletic Training
      David Deskins, Archbold Area School District superintendent, said last week district officials are considering hiring a private contractor to handle strength and conditioning training for high school athletes.
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