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BGSU men's soccer gaining national attention with strong start to season
BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University’s men’s soccer team has done a remarkable amount of winning to start the 2024 campaign. The Falcons are enjoying every second of it, and certainly don’t want it to slow down anytime soon. BGSU’s 7-1-1 record so far this year is tied with the 2021 squad for the best nine-game start to a season since 1995. An experienced group has helped the Falcons gain national attention as well with rankings and votes in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I top-25 poll.
Toledo Public Schools Board of Education responds to bill that would change social studies education
TOLEDO, Ohio — House Bill 103, introduced in the spring of last year, would outline a new form and standard of how social studies would be taught, which some educators are opposed to. State Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) says it's aimed at making sure no opinions are being...
TPS is hoping voters pass a levy and a bond issue this November
Toledo Public Schools officials say they have kept their promise to voters and have not asked for new money since 2014. The district is now asking voters for additional money as well as approval to issue bonds. Issue 19 is a proposed additional tax levy and a bond issue. The new 3.8-mill, five-year levy is meant to cover the district’s operating expenses. The cost to a homeowner is $133 for each $100,000 in property value. The $99 million in improvement bonds would be used for constructing, adding to, renovating, rehabilitating, remodeling, furnishing, equipping and improving school district buildings and facilities, and clearing, equipping, and otherwise improving sites for those School District buildings and facilities. The bond would be repaid annually over a maximum 30 years. The cost to a homeowner would be $71 for each $100,000 in property value.
Ginny Boggess era under way for Toledo women’s basketball
Wednesday afternoon brought a familiar sight to Savage Arena: the University of Toledo women’s basketball team practicing. But something about the scene felt foreign — for the first time since the George W. Bush administration, Tricia Cullop was not leading drills. A new era of Toledo women’s basketball officially dawned, as Ginny Boggess led the Rockets in their two-hour inauguration of her breakneck offense and grating defense. The head coach's name is different, Sophia Wiard and Quinesha Lockett are gone, and there are seven new freshmen and transfers. The standard, however, is the same. And Boggess isn’t backing down, instead acknowledging the expectations and embracing the forecast.
Eastwood hands Lake first NBC volleyball loss
PEMBERVILLE, Ohio — Lake is still on track to win its fifth straight Northern Buckeye Conference volleyball championship but, thanks to host Eastwood on Thursday night, the first-place Flyers will now have to work a little bit harder to secure that crown. The Eagles (12-4, 8-2 NBC) pulled within a game of Lake (12-3, 9-1) by taking a 3-1 victory, playing the aggressor's role from the outset in winning by scores of 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20. “We were able to come out aggressive early,” Eastwood coach Sarah Frank said of her team's court demeanor. “[Lake] is always a tough competitor and a very talented program, and our girls knew the game plan, knew what we wanted of them, and we practiced and prepared for this. “We came together a little later in the summer. We had some injuries and made some changes, and I feel like the girls have taken a little time to get where we are. But we have girls who are so, so gritty, and are very committed to the game, and to their team. They came out aggressive and wanting it.”
Local elected officials champion Affordable Care Act, Harris ahead of election
In 2017, Virginia resident Laura Packard visited the doctor for a cough that wouldn’t go away. She walked out with a stage four cancer diagnosis. On Thursday, outside the Lucas County Courthouse on Adams Street, Ms. Packard told the story of her cancer fight. Toledo is just one of 50 stops across 17 states for the Protect Our Care’s “Lower Costs, Better Care” bus tour. Protect Our Care is a left-wing nonprofit that advocates for the preservation of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped the price of insulin. “Thankfully, I had good insurance through the Affordable Care Act that was able to pay for the six months of chemotherapy and month of radiation treatments it took for me to be here today,” Ms. Packard said. “The day after my first chemotherapy appointment, MAGA Republicans in the U.S. House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which was keeping me alive.”
Lucas County Republicans host eat, meet, greet event at Friendship Park
The Lucas County Republican Party on Monday will host a Eat, Meet, and Greet event for residents of the Point Place and Shoreland neighborhoods. Local Republican candidates will be on hand to serve dinner and address residents’ concerns. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in Friendship Park Community Center, 2930 131st St. There is no charge for the event, which is open to the public. The party hopes to expand the meet and greet event to other communities throughout Lucas County, officials said. For more information, go to lcrp.us/events.
Bowsher football scores late to win back-and-forth game over Waite
Bowsher quarterback Jordan Singer found Nah'Sohn Triplett in the corner of the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown pass on a 4th-and-11 play with six seconds left to lift the Blue Racers to a 20-18 road victory at Waite on Thursday night. After a 2-point conversion run failed and Waite secured the short kickoff, Bowsher sacked Waite quarterback Carl Foards on the last play of the game to win a back-and-forth City League contest. Waite opened the scoring with a 29-yard TD pass from Shayne Curns to Daveyon Holman on a fourth-down play, but failed to run in the 2-point conversion. With 10 seconds left in the opening quarter, Waite's Damien Harrington turned in a highlight-reel one-handed interception.
Grim, Hendricks face off again for Ohio House District 43
Democratic state Rep. Michele Grim will face off against Republican Wendi Hendricks, a small-business owner from Ottawa Hills, in a race voters in Ohio’s 43rd House District have seen before. The two candidates ran against each other in 2022, with Ms. Grim coming out on top. In the past two years, Ms. Grim has served as the only member from Lucas County on the finance committee, where she helped secure funding for the Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation Hub and the Ohio Maritime Assistant Program. She also helped pass the largest infrastructure investment in the bipartisan transportation budget, as well as the bipartisan capital budget. “We got $48.5 million dollars for Lucas County, which is the largest that we’ve had in a long time,” Ms. Grim said.
BGSU building on momentum: President challenges community to do even more
BOWLING GREEN — Ay Ziggy Zoomba! Bowling Green State University is rolling along with record enrollment, national accolades, and higher-than-ever donations. At Wednesday’s state of the university address, President Rodney Rogers asked the crowd in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union to stop and reflect on the accomplishments for a moment. “OK,” he said after a 10-second pause, as the audience tittered with laughter. “Now it’s time to look to the future. Because as good as this success feels, we can’t pause here.” It’s time for BGSU to capitalize on successes and step on the gas, he said.
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