Archbold took to the road on a snowy afternoon to square off against Wayne Trace, Saturday, Jan. 12, and came home with a 40-21 victory. Kasyn Schaffner (160 pounds), Mason Babcock (182 lbs.), Gibson Burkholder (195 lbs.) and Izzy Reyes (220 lbs.) recorded pins to lead the Streaks. Juan Garcia (138 lbs.) scored a 12-4 major decision. Andrew Francis (120 […]
2019-01-16
JR. HIGH SPORTS DIGEST
Pettisville 7th Grade Boys Basketball Pettisville def. Montpelier 33-10, Saturday, Jan. 5. Pettisville leading scorer: Gabe Hahn 3. Stryker def. Pettisville 33-24 (2-8, 2-6 BBC), Monday, Jan. 7. Pettisville leading scorer: Johnny Fenton 10. Pettisville 8th Grade Boys Basketball Pettisville def. Stryker 46-11, Monday, Jan. 7. Pettisville (9-2, 9-0 BBC) def. Hilltop 28-17, Saturday, Jan. 12. Pettisville 8th Grade Girls […]
Blue Streak Boys To Become Ridgeville Falcons On Feb. 2
The Archbold boys basketball team will again become the Ridgeville Falcons, Saturday, Feb. 2, against Tinora in the Thunderdome. The Streaks previously dressed as the Falcons when they played Liberty Center on Feb. 5, 2016. The event was wildly successful. Allan Gladieux, AHS athletic director, petitioned the Ohio High School Athletic Association to allow the players to wear the dark […]
PHS Girls Improve To 7-1 In BBC
Pettisville sits atop the Buckeye Border Conference girls basketball standings with a 7-1 record after the Birds defeated Edon and Montpelier last week. The Blackbirds traveled to Edon, Tuesday, Jan. 8, and edged out the Blue Bombers 43-42. They were back on the road, Friday, Jan. 11 to Montpelier, and came home with a 42-24 victory. Pettisville is 10-3 overall. […]
AHS Boys Top Ranked In Div. III
Archbold was ranked first in Division III in the first Associated Press boys basketball poll of the season. The Streaks were topranked with 174 points, including 14 first-place votes. Wheelersburg was second with 111. Ottawa-Glandorf was sixth and Genoa, seventh. “We don’t pay attention to that, to be honest,” said Joe Frank, AHS head coach. “That’s something for the people […]
Blue Streaks Battle Back To Drop Indians
Trailing 33-29 after three quarters, Archbold used an 18-9 fourth quarter advantage to come back and defeat Wauseon 47-42 in front of a packed house, Thursday, Jan. 10, at Wauseon in boys basketball. The victory snapped a 37- game home win streak for the Indians dating back to Jan. 31, 2015. The Streaks remain undefeated at 10-0, 1-0 in the […]
Public Meetings
Trustees Clinton Township Trustees, Thursday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., 5736 Co. Rd. 15-1, Wauseon. Quadco Quadco Administrative Board and Non-Profit Board, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 12 noon, Quadco Rehabilitation Center, Stryker. Village Council Archbold Village Council, Monday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m., council chambers, Archbold Municipal Building, 300 N. Defiance St.
Drone Is Worth The Cost
A tanker truck carrying 3,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen was struck from behind by another semi on the Ohio Turnpike in June 2016, west of Wauseon. The tanker truck began to burn, and there was a real danger of explosion. The fire burned one semi rig so thoroughly, pieces were fused to the pavement. An Archbold firefighter risked his life […]