2013-05-22

Archbold Softball Rolls To Eighth Straight Sectional Title



The Archbold softball team, ranked second in Division III in the latest Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association poll, advanced to the district tournament at Lima Bath High School with sectional victories over Paulding and Tinora. The Streaks dispatched of the Panthers 11-1 and then shut out the Rams 7-0. Archbold (25-1) faces Bluffton (8-14), today, Wednesday, 5 pm, […]

Pettisville Baseball Falls To Tinora In Sectional



Tinora pounded out nine runs in the first inning on its way to a 14-4 five-inning victory over Pettisville to win a Division IV sectional baseball championship, Tuesday, May 14, at Napoleon. The Rams, ranked 20th in Div. IV by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association, advance to the district tournament with a 12-6 record. The Blackbirds mustered just […]

Fairview Stuns Streaks In Sectional Final



Despite getting trounced 17-2 and 15-4 by the Streaks in a doubleheader during the regular season, Fairview rallied from a 5-2 deficit and knocked off top-seeded Archbold 6-5 in a Division III sectional baseball final at Archbold, Wednesday, May 15. Riding a six-game win streak, the Apaches (11-9) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second […]

Archbold Ends Baseball Season With Victory



The Archbold baseball team ended the 2013 campaign on a high note, beating Toledo City League champion Start 11-3, Saturday, May 18, at Archbold. The Streaks close the season with a 20-6 record. Archbold pounded out 11 hits. Zach Short led the way with three singles and two runs batted in. Taylor Price had a single, double, and four RBIs, […]

AHS Tennis Finishes Season At Sectional



The Archbold boys tennis team ended its season at the Division II sectional tournament at Defiance College, Thursday, May 16. Bryce Tinsman, a senior, won his first-round match over Fostoria’s Dylan Stone 6-0, 6-0. In his second-round match he defeated Napoleon’s Blake Biederstedt 6-2, 6-3. Tinsman played Ottawa Hill’s Ryan Simon in the quarterfinals. Simon advanced to the semifinals with […]

Streaks Sweep NWOAL Track & Field Titles

AHS Boys Win Fifth Straight Title

Archbold and Wauseon battled to the end at the Northwest Ohio Athletic League Track & Field Championships, Tuesday, May 14, and Friday, May 17, at Archbold. Entering the final event, the 4×400-meter relay, the Blue Streak girls led Wauseon by 0.5 point, 136.5 to 136. In the boys meet, the Indians led the Streaks by the same margin, 0.5 point, […]

Convicted Of Theft



Tyrone Hutchinson, 32, Toledo, was convicted of a single count of theft in a jury trial held in Fulton County Common Pleas Court. The jury of five men and seven women found Hutchinson not guilty on charges of breaking and entering and possessing criminal tools. The trial started Wednesday, May 15. After three hours of deliberation, the jury returned its […]

Confronted With Knife



William Wagner III, 18, rural West Unity, told police he threw a knife-wielding person to the ground in an incident that took place Friday, May 10. The Archbold police report said Wagner told officers he was leaving Party Expressions at about 10 pm, when he saw a person was walking toward him, with a knife extended. Wagner told officers he […]

Attempted Break-In



Connie S. Westhoven, 60, Fox Chase, told police on Sunday, May 12, that someone had tried to break into her storage shed. Westhoven said she went to her shed and discovered marks on the wooden door and door handle where someone had apparently tried to get entry. Nothing inside was disturbed. The damage was done sometime between Friday, May 10, […]

Archbold Girls Win NWOAL All-Sports Trophy



Archbold won the Northwest Ohio Athletic League girls all-sports championship for the third straight year. The Streaks defended their title with 50.5 points. Bryan took second with 42 and Wauseon was third with 41. AHS girls teams won outright league titles in volleyball, soccer, basketball, and track, and shared the softball title. Bryan claimed the boys allsports title with 60.5 […]