Aaron Gross

With only five letterwinners lost between the boys and girls programs and 10 returning letterwinners for each program, the Defiance cross country programs are looking for more progress on an

HAVILAND — Liberty Center traveled to Wayne Trace and despite a battling Raiders squad late, were able to pick up the 25-24, 25-20, 25-23 sweep.

COLUMBUS — Week 2 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season.

PAULDING — Players like Jalen or Jordan Manz don't come around every year for a football program like Paulding or any smaller school in the area.

Following each team's week two loss to start their respective Western Buckeye League seasons at 0-1, Friday's league tilt between Defiance and host Wapakoneta will have plenty of pressure to finish on top after 48 minutes.

It's the quiet that gets to me now. After eight years of routine and either the quiet snoring of a daytime nap or the sound of claws on a

CONVOY — Wayne Trace out-gained rival Crestview 251-41 on the ground and snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Knights with a 35-21 win on Friday in area football action received after press time.

After dropping consecutive games by 20-plus points, Defiance will have a second straight hard-nosed Auglaize County opponent to deal with in the Western Buckeye League gauntlet as a stinging St.

For the first time in program history, the Paulding Panthers will enter a Green Meadows Conference season with the title ‘defending champion' attached

The eight-man football scene is plenty busy in the Buckeye State as the Northern 8 Conference has developed an early hierarchy with just two unbeaten