2018-10-31

Spooky Crafts



These girls selected movie characters for their Halloween costumes. From left: Gianna Alt, 4, was Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz,” while her sister, Alexa, 5, picked Elsa from “Frozen.” Their mother, Christine, watches as the girls work on craft projects during the Pumpkin Spooktacular, Saturday, Oct. 27, at Ruihley Park.– photo by David Pugh

Boys Cage Tigers In District Semifinal



The weather was cold and chilly for the Division III district boys soccer semifinal, Tuesday, Oct. 23, between Archbold and Liberty Center at Rossford. But the Streaks came out and heated things up from the start, scoring three goals in less than three minutes to take control and roll to an 11- 3 win and a spot in the district […]

Girls Beat Vikings In District Semifinal



A strong second half propelled Archbold past Evergreen in a Division III district girls soccer semifinal at Napoleon, Wednesday, Oct. 24. Tied at 1 after the first half, the Streaks scored three unanswered goals to win 4-1 and advance to the district final against Liberty Center. Archbold started as the aggressor early in the contest, and broke through on a […]

Archbold Football Pounds Bulldogs But Misses Playoff Berth, Finishes 7-3



Turnovers were plentiful for both teams when Archbold played Swanton on another wet and rainy night, Friday, Oct. 26. The Streaks prevailed in the end, 35-13, but were unable to secure a playoff bid. AHS ended the season with a 7-3 record, 4-3 in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League. “I think we were undisciplined early on,” said David Dominique, AHS […]

AHS Girls Avenge Loss To LC Tigers, Win District Title



Archbold battled Northwest Ohio Athletic League champion Liberty Center for the Division III district girls soccer championship at Napoleon High School, Saturday, Oct. 27. The Tigers handed AHS its only loss this season, when they defeated the Streaks 1- 0 on Oct. 2 and claimed their first NWOAL title. LC was hoping to win its first-ever district championship. That title […]

Archbold Girls Qualify For State, Finish Second At Regional Cross Country Meet

Pettisville’s Rufenacht, Leppelmeier Qualify For State Meet In Boys Race

The Archbold girls cross country team qualified for the Division III state meet after finishing second at the regional meet, Saturday, Oct. 27, at Tiffin. Minster won its fifth straight girls title, finishing with 35 points. All seven Wildcats finished in the top 19, and the first four runners finished in the top nine. Archbold finished with 102 points for […]

Blue Streaks Knock Off Top-Ranked Ottawa Hills To Win District Title



Trey Theobald scored the game winner in the late stages of a wet and rainy Division III district boys soccer final to propel Archbold to a 2-1 victory over top- ranked Ottawa Hills, Saturday, Oct. 27, at Rossford. “We knew that we had the chance to score goals on them, and we knew we had the chance to hang with […]

Lions Club Celebrates 60th Charter Night



The Archbold Lions Club celebrated its 60th Charter Night, Tuesday, Oct. 16. The club chartered with 23 members in September 1958. The one remaining charter member is Robert Ebersole, now living in Goshen, Ind. Dignitaries helping the club celebrate the evening: Dean Carruthers, Lion district governor from the Mc- Comb Club; Don Weirchert, Spencerville, Lion vice district governor; and Rebecca […]

Fulton County Special Olympics



Fulton County Special Olympics traveled to Columbus the weekend of Oct. 19 to compete in the 2018 state bowling competition. Top: Team 3 received a silver medal. From left: Phil Bartus, Delta; Brianna Lillie, Archbold; Jenny Whaley, Delta, and Austin Double, Archbold. Middle: Team 1 finished fifth. From left: Roger Wolfram, Wauseon; Jason Pfund, Wauseon; Ann Schroeder, Archbold, and Jason […]

Pumpkin Spooktacular is ‘Spooksessful’



Josh Johnson, recreation program specialist of Archbold Parks & Recreation Department, said the Saturday, Oct. 27, Pumpkin Spooktacular was a success. “It went great. There were a lot of people there. It was a great activity overall,” Johnson said. Many of the events were moved inside the Ruihley Park Pavilion and the Scout Cabin because of the threat of rain. […]