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Findlay's Montgomery earns invite to Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Findlay quarterback and University of Georgia commit Ryan Montgomery added another accolade to his resume Sunday, performing well enough at Elite 11 Regionals to gain a spot at the prestigious quarterback camp’s national event. .@RyanMonty2025 » ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/TM44Gz7yUU Montgomery was in State College on Sunday for the last of eight regional events around the country. Each regional consists of a day of competition and training for top high school quarterbacks, and the best prospects from each regional are chosen to attend the finals, where an Elite 11 list and an Elite 11 MVP will be named. Montgomery, the All-Blade Player of the Year and a first-team All-Ohio honoree, is rated as a four-star prospect in the Class of 2025 and fielded offers from a long list of major college programs. He verbally committed to Georgia on April 17 after narrowing his list to Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.
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Natural grandeur: Fostoria artist captures vibrancy in Ohio landscapes
ELMORE, Ohio — Landscape artist Jennifer Sowders' studio may not be fancy, but it is a home among the woodsy Ohio vistas she likes to paint. The name of her MONgallery and Art Studio in Fostoria has nothing to do with pretensions of the French but refers to the "Middle of Nowhere," as in rural America. “I can just walk out of my studio and nature is all around me,” said Sowders, a 1994 graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, who currently has a selection of works on view at the Schedel Arboretum and Gardens in Elmore, Ohio. Sowders' path during a career in art has been as meandering as a nature trail where she keeps discovering new aspects to herself.
Former St. Francis football standout Bumphis transfers to BGSU
BOWLING GREEN — Former St. Francis de Sales standout Todd Bumphis will be returning to northwest Ohio to continue his college football career at Bowling Green State University. The 6-foot, 198-pound cornerback appeared in 35 career games the last four seasons at the University of Cincinnati. Bumphis totaled 16 tackles (12 solo) with one tackle for loss and one pass defended. Bumphis, who will have one year of eligibility remaining, played in all 14 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams player during Cincinnati’s 2021 American Athletic Conference championship team that qualified for the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Teen injured in Orbeez pellet gun war
FOSTORIA, Ohio (WTVG) - A warning from the Fostoria Police Department about a game that officers say is starting to become dangerous. The police chief said kids are shooting toy pellet guns at cars and people. This is a snapshot from a body cam of a Fostoria police officer taking...
Ashland boys share district track title, 16 Arrow qualifiers headed to regional
FINDLAY – The Ashland High School boys track and field team is at it again. The Arrows piled up regional qualifiers in 11 different events Saturday when their Division I district meet wrapped up at Findlay High School’s Cooper Tire Track and Field Facility. The outing resulted in...
Softball Recap: Old Fort comes up short despite Lou Ward's strong performance
Old Fort lost against Lakota last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Old Fort Stockaders took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakota Raiders. Old Fort has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Lou Ward made...
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