2014-02-05

Edon Hands Pettisville First BBC Defeat



The Pettisville boys basketball team was undefeated at 5-0 at the midway point of the Buckeye Border Conference season. But the second half of the BBC season didn’t start out so well. Edon used a 19-12 second quarter to lead 27-21 at the half, and handed PHS its first BBC loss 49-44, Friday, Jan. 31, in the Bird Cage. The […]

AHS Wrestlers Throttle Bears, Derail Locos



Archbold returned to Northwest Ohio Athletic League wrestling action, Thursday, Jan. 30, at Bryan to face the host Golden Bears and Montpelier. Archbold put on a great show for the Blue Streak faithful who braved the cold and snow, defeating Bryan 63-6 and Montpelier 65-3. “I’ve said before, the difference between Delta and us and Wauseon is the same as […]

Archbold Third At League Tournament

Delta Wins Second Consecutive Title

The Northwest Ohio Athletic League wrestling championships took place at Evergreen High School, Saturday, Feb. 1. To no one’s surprise, Delta won its second straight title, scoring 292 points. Wauseon was second with 205, followed by Archbold, 196. The rest of the field trailed far behind with Bryan 69.5, Liberty Center 66, Evergreen 54, Patrick Henry 48.5, Swanton 43.5 and […]

Girls Basketball Tournament Pairings



Tournament pairings were drawn Sunday for the Ohio girls basketball tournament. In Division III action at Defiance High School, Archbold (16-1) received the number one seed. Delta (11-7) is seeded second. The Panthers play Tinora (7-9), Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:15 p.m. The winner plays Paulding (5-11), Saturday, Feb. 22, 6:15 p.m., in a sectional final. The Streaks play Liberty Center […]

Delta Panthers Dominate In Region 17 Wrestling Final



Delta showed its dominance on the wrestling mats, beating Archbold 58-18 in the Division III Region 17 Dual Team Tournament final at Delta, Wednesday Jan. 29. The Panthers, defending D-III state dual meet champions, make their second straight trip to the state dual meet tournament in Columbus, Saturday, Feb. 8. Archbold found itself in a hole early, losing its first […]

Wyse Hits 1000th Point

Third- Rated Streaks Raise Record To 16- 1

Cassidy Wyse needed 15 points against Stryker, Saturday, Feb. 1, to join the Archbold Girls Basketball 1,000-Point Club, and 15 points is what she got as the Streaks raised their record to 16-1 last week. It’s been 10 years since the girls team had a 1,000-point scorer. Past AHS Girls 1,000- Point Club members include Cathy Rupp, 1018 (1977-80); Kendra […]

Second Half Lifts Streaks Over Rams



Archbold overcame a 16- point first-half deficit to register a 52-44 non-league boys basketball win over Tinora, Saturday, Feb. 1, at Tinora. The Allan R. Moore gymnasium can be a very difficult place to play for opposing teams, and the Rams proved that on Saturday night. Taking the opening tip, Tinora came out of the blocks firing, jumping out to […]

Ambulance In Mishap



An ambulance owned by the Fulton County commissioners and operated by an Archbold Fire Department rescue squad was involved in a collision about 8:39 pm, Thursday, Jan. 30. The Archbold police report states the ambulance was heading north in a driveway at Fairlawn Haven, while a sport-utility vehicle, driven by Rex D. Beck, 63, rural Archbold, was traveling east on […]

Man Cited In Dog Case



Two cases involving dogs made the Archbold police log last week. Brian Banister, Fulton County dog warden, said he issued a citation to Aaron Pedraza, 306 Vine Street, for failure to confine a dog based on a Saturday, Jan. 25 incident. Richard Leaser, 208 Vine St., told police at about 12:45 pm a black pit-bull mix dog approached his property […]

Archbold Assists At Structure Fire



Archbold firefighters were called to assist the Wauseon Department with a structure fire at 1:51 am, Monday, Feb. 3, the second time in just over a week. AFD was also called to assist Wauseon with a house fire at 5:17 am, Sunday Jan. 26. Rick Sluder, WFD chief, said a passerby spotted the structure at 16520 St. Rt. 2 fully […]