CELINA - Five candidates, including four incumbent officeholders, were disqualified from the Mercer County Nov. 4 general election ballot Monday due to critical omissions on their petitions.
FORT RECOVERY - Village councilors on Monday learned that Fort Recovery's new downtown speaker system, mainly funded with a grant and donations, is nearly complete.
CELINA - Two people were arrested on Friday in Celina, one on illegal possession of a firearm and one on charges related to stolen property.
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A three-hour match in third singles proved to be the difference as Elida outlasted Celina 3-2 in Western Buckeye League girls tennis action at the Dennis Schwinnen Courts in Elida.
CELINA - Optimism is in abundance for the Celina cross country program for the 2025 season.
The Bulldog boys return seven of their eight top runners from last season, six of them running in the state cross country meet. The Celina girls bring four runners back from a district run.
COLDWATER - The 2025 cross country season for Coldwater looks to be one of building the way up the MAC standings.
Both boys coach Marty Schoenherr
FORT RECOVERY - After moving districts last year, Fort Recovery will return four girls off a team that finished sixth in the Midwest Athletic Conference and ninth in regionals a year ago, and look to that experience to climb the ladder.
MARIA STEIN - Optimism is abundant in the Marion Local cross country program this season.
Coach Elle Sutter returns the majority of her boys squad
MINSTER - Minster's roster had limited experience when the 2024 season arrived but showcased unlimited potential when the postseason arrived.
The sky's the limit in 2025.
NEW BREMEN - Coach Jason Barhorst has a positive forecast for the New Bremen cross country teams, especially for the boys, who finished third in the MAC last season and return eight of their top nine runners.
NEW KNOXVILLE - New Knoxville runners have experienced individual successes in recent years.
It's all about the team this fall.
For the first time in Sarah Quellhorst's tenure, the Rangers will field full teams in both high school competitions.
ROCKFORD - Parkway girls cross country made a run to regionals last season, and coach Ann Vian will aim for similar results, and has the numbers to do it again.
ST. HENRY - A pair of top five finishes in the MAC and district meets have St. Henry thinking about more coming into the season.
Junior Catherine P
ST. MARYS - Beginning her third year coaching the St. Marys cross country program, Lindsay Stechschulte is hoping seven returning letter-winners for both the boys and the girls teams will help the Roughriders improve their standing in 2025.
CELINA - After a rough 2024 season that saw the team finish last in the Western Buckeye League, the Celina boys team will try and move its way up the ladder.
CELINA - After a solid 2024 season, the Celina girls golf team will look to their veterans to look to build on the success.
"Last year, (Celina) se
COLDWATER - Both Coldwater boys golf coach Austin Pleiman and girls coach Tim Brunet have experience and numbers back this season.
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FORT RECOVERY - With four all-conference golfers returning to the lineup, the Fort Recovery girls golf team will look to take the Midwest Athletic Conference title for the second straight year.
MARIA STEIN - Both the Marion Local boys and girls golf teams finished eighth at last season's conference golf tournament.
Both squads have experience back to help make a push this season.
MINSTER - The Minster golf programs are traditionally two of the area's best.
Do not expect 2025 to be any different because early-season returns have the Wildcats looking poised for success.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen girls and boys golf teams will look to key returning players to help them climb up the Midwest Athletic Conference leaderboard this fall.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Coach Kevin Werst has a few years of experience under his belt with the New Knoxville golf program.
He welcomes back an experienced roster this fall.
ROCKFORD - After narrowly missing out on a place in the district tournament, the Parkway boys golf team is looking to take that extra step in 2025.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry boys golf team return five letterwiners from last year's team that made districts, and they have simple goals.
"Win the MAC. Get back to districts. Get better every day," coach Alex Wourms wrote.
ST. MARYS - Both St. Marys boys and girls golf coaches are looking to build on very successful seasons from a year ago.
The Roughrider boys finishe
CELINA - Last season Celina lost a heartbreaker in the Division III district boys soccer finals to cap off a 14-5-1 season with a runner-up finish in the Western Buckeye League.
CELINA - After reaching the Division III regional final last season, the Celina girls soccer team is loaded for bear in preparing for another successful run.
COLDWATER - With 10 letterwinners returning from a 14-5-1 district runner-up season, the Coldwater girls soccer team is determined to focus on the game at hand.
NEW KNOXVILLE - After posting an 8-6-3 record last season, the New Knoxville boys soccer team will look to some key veterans to help continue the program's solid play.
ST. MARYS - A veteran team with a lot of returning experience has St. Marys boys soccer coach James Holtzapple dreaming about a season to remember.
ST. MARYS - Seven returning starters and four additional letterwinners back has St. Marys girls soccer coach Nick Wilson looking for an improvement on last year's 8-11 record.
CELINA - After winning the program's first Western Buckeye League title since 2012, the Celina girls tennis team is up for the challenge for a repeat
ST. MARYS - Five returning letterwinners will be looking to get the St. Marys girls tennis program back on the winning track this fall after finishing 0-9 in the Western Buckeye League last season.
