Celina Daily Standard

09/15/2026

The first AP Ohio high school football poll is here. All divisions listed at:
https://dailystandard.com/sports/

09/15/2026

Coldwater councilors at Monday night's regular meeting heard a progress report on the ongoing street work in the village.

Village administrator Jason Eyink reported PAB Construction Co. began work on the North Cedar Street waterline replacement project and village crews have been busy the last few weeks with the project.
https://dailystandard.com/archive/2026-09-15/stories/55619/coldwater-cedar-street-project-nears-completion

09/15/2026

FORT RECOVERY - Once things got rolling for Fort Recovery, the momentum turned into a steamroller.

The serving and serve receive picked up steam in the final two sets to allow the Indians to snap a two-match skid and sweep Celina 25-17, 25-9, 25-15 in a battle of Mercer County volleyball teams Monday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse. Fort Recovery moves to 7-4 with the win as Celina falls to 2-8.

FORT RECOVERY - Once things got rolling for Fort Recovery, the momentum turned into a steamroller. The serving and serve receive picked up steam in the final two sets to allow the Indians to sna ...

09/14/2026

ROSSBURG - On and off the track Nick Hoffman had a life-changing, career-altering World 100 weekend at Eldora Speedway.

Two days after signing a contract to drive the Dirt Late Model for motorsports juggernaut Spire Motorsports next year, Hoffman drove around race-long leader Ryan Gustin on lap 89 and went on to capture the 56th annual World 100 and the $100,000 top prize.

"I'm trying to collect my emotions here," the 34-year old Hoffman said with tears streaming down his face in victory lane. "It's been a life-changing week, that's for sure. It's all going to take a while to set in."

ROSSBURG - On and off the track Nick Hoffman had a life-changing, career-altering World 100 weekend at Eldora Speedway. Two days after signing a contract to drive the Dirt Late Model for motorsp ...

09/12/2026

This past week's photo albums:
Baltes Classic at Eldora
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-06/8426/448173/baltes-classic-at-eldora

Durbin Bean Bake
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-07/8425/447919/durbin-bean-bake

Celina vs St. Marys girls soccer
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-08/8427/448292/celina-vs-st-marys-girls-soccer

New Bremen vs St. Marys volleyball
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-08/8428/448375/new-bremen-vs-st-marys-volleyball

St. Marys vs Celina boys golf
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-09/8429/448422/st-marys-vs-celina-boys-golf

Parkway vs Marion Local volleyball
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-10/8430/448636/parkway-vs-marion-local-volleyball

St. Marys vs Celina boys soccer
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-10/8431/448712/st-marys-vs-celina-boys-soccer

Coldwater vs New Knoxville volleyball
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-10/8432/448721/coldwater-vs-new-knoxville-volleyball

Coldwater vs New Bremen football
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-11/8433/448781/coldwater-vs-new-bremen-football

Minster vs Parkway football
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-11/8434/448885/minster-vs-parkway-football

Celina vs Van Wert football
https://dailystandard.com/albums/2026-09-11/8435/449073/celina-vs-van-wert-football

09/11/2026

CELINA - Tri Star Career Compact's agricultural industrial technology program is now a certified Kubota Tech program, offering students access to Kubota equipment and engines valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, and providing a curriculum designed to prepare them for a career in the off-road diesel equipment industry.

The program prepares students to inspect, service, diagnose and repair Kubota equipment, but those skills can be applied to other manufacturers' equipment as well, according to agricultural industrial technology instructor Ken Platfoot.

"(We're) one of five in the entire country - the only one in Ohio," Tri Star director Tim Buschur said about certified high school Kubota Tech programs. "So we're the only (high) school in Ohio that can teach this training to these kids."

CELINA - Tri Star Career Compact's agricultural industrial technology program is now a certified Kubota Tech program, offering students access to Kubota equipment and engines valued at hundreds of ...

09/10/2026

This week's football Goal Line Preview:
https://dailystandard.com/sports/preview/

09/09/2026

COLDWATER - The Coldwater High School Palace gymnasium is slated for a major upgrade with the retractable bleachers to be replaced and the three courts to be refinished next summer to the tune of nearly $1 million.

Additionally, school board members at Tuesday night's regular meeting learned that the track, reportedly the oldest in the state, has maybe two years of life left at the best. Depending on the condition of the subsurface, it may cost anywhere from $250,00-$300,000 up to as much as $700,000-$800,000 to replace, according to athletic director Eric Goodwin.

The Palace upgrade, estimated at $925,000, is included in the district's 10-year-capital improvement plan, noted Superintendent Doug Mader. The Palace was built in 1991, according to Goodwin.
https://dailystandard.com/archive/2026-09-09/stories/55577/coldwater-plans-for-palace-upgrades

09/09/2026

CELINA - It took just two minutes for Celina to find the back of the net Tuesday night against St. Marys, and once the team started they could not be stopped as the Bulldogs rolled to a 4-1 win over the Roughriders in the girl's soccer edition of the Battle of Grand Lake.

Brenna Korte opened the action early, as she waited for Campbelle Gass' corner kick to find her foot in the box and powered it home to get the fans in green jumping.

CELINA - It took just two minutes for Celina to find the back of the net Tuesday night against St. Marys, and once the team started they could not be stopped as the Bulldogs rolled to a 4-1 win ov ...

09/08/2026

ROSSBURG - Nineteen year-old, second-generation driver Tristan Chamberlain and veteran Nick Hoffman split the 25-lap Iron Man American Late Model Series (ALMS) twin feature events that highlighted the Baltes Classic at Eldora Speedway on Sunday night that kicked off World 100 week at the speedway.

The duo was joined on the victory stage by Jeff Koz and Nick Bowers who captured the UMP Modified and Eldora Super Stock main events.

Chamberlain, of Richmond, Indiana, led the entire distance of the first Late Model feature event to pick up his first career win at Eldora.

ROSSBURG - Nineteen year-old, second-generation driver Tristan Chamberlain and veteran Nick Hoffman split the 25-lap Iron Man American Late Model Series (ALMS) twin feature events that highlighted ...