There’s a big Friday night of local sports action on tap today and we’ll have the latest on all of the action for you today here at The Courier.
There are 15 boys and three girls basketball games set for tonight.
Courier writer Dave Hanneman will be at Findlay High School as the Trojans host Toledo St. Francis in a Three Rivers Athletic Conference contest. That game can be heard on 1330 AM WFIN and will be streamed live in WFIN.com.
Courier reporter Michael Burwell will head to Van Buren as the Black Knights host Arlington in a Blanchard Valley Conference game. That contest will also be streamed live at WFIN.com. The Review Times’ Shannon Dove will cover Arcadia’s BVC boys game with Hopewell-Loudon.
Review Times sports editor Scott Cottos will have the latest on Fostoria’s home Northern Buckeye Conference game against Lake and Courier writer Andy Wolf will be in New Riegel as the Blue Jackets host St. Wendelin in a Sandusky River League boys game.
Also tonight, Ottawa-Glandorf takes on Van Wert in Western Buckeye League action. That game can be heard on 1063thefox and will be streamed live on 1063thefox.com.
There are also three girls basketball games and college basketball, prep wrestling, bowling, hockey, swimming and gymnastics as well.
We’ll have scores and stories on all of the action later tonight on The Courier’s sports weblog, the Blanchard River Buzz.
You’ll get the best local sports coverage in the region in the daily print edition of The Courier and online at TheCourier.com.
SCHEDULE
Friday’s Events
College Athletics
WRESTLING — Findlay at Midwest Classic, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — Findlay vs. Embry-Riddle at Fort Lauterdale, Fla., 10 a.m.
Bluffton at Wooster, 7:30
MEN’S BASKETBALL — Ohio Midwestern at Bluffton, 7
Prep Swimming & Diving
Findlay at Northwest Ohio Classic Diving Invitational, 9 a.m.
Prep Hockey
Findlay vs. Mentor Lake Catholic in Parma Padua Tournament, 9:40
Prep Wrestling
Elmwood at Archbold Frickers Duals, 2
Mohawk, Monroeville & Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit at Sandusky St. Mary’s, 6
Upper Sandusky at Carey, 6
Findlay at Fremont Ross, 7
Prep Gymnastics
Findlay in Toledo Triangular at Exceleration Gym, 7
Prep Bowling
Evergreen at Patrick Henry, 4
Freshman Boys Basketball
Toledo St. Francis at Findlay, 4:45
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday’s Games
Blanchard Valley Conference
Arlington at Van Buren
Hopewell-Loudon at Arcadia
Leipsic at North Baltimore
Liberty-Benton at Cory-Rawson
Pandora-Gilboa at Riverdale
Vanlue at McComb
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Toledo St. Francis at Findlay
Toledo St. John’s at Oregon Clay
Toledo Whitmer at Tol. Cent. Catholic
Northern Buckeye Conference
Eastwood at Genoa
Lake at Fostoria Senior
Rossford at Otsego
Woodmore at Elmwood
Northwest Conference
Convoy Crestview at Ada
Delphos Jefferson at Columbus Grove
Lincolnview at Allen East
Paulding at Spencerville
Sandusky River League
Lakota at Old Fort
Sandusky St. Mary’s at Fremont St. Joseph
St. Wendelin at New Riegel
Northwest Central Conference
Hardin Northern at Ridgemont
Lima Perry at Riverside
Lima Temple Christian at Upper Scioto Valley
Waynesfield-Goshen at Sidney Lehman
Western Buckeye League
Elida at Defiance
Lima Bath at Celina
St. Marys Memorial at Lima Shawnee
Wapakoneta at Kenton
Van Wert at Ottawa-Glandorf
Sandusky Bay Conference
Castalia Margaretta at Huron
Oak Harbor at Clyde
Sandusky Perkins at Port Clinton
Northern Ohio League
Norwalk Senior at Bellevue
Ontario at Shelby
Tiffin Columbian at Willard
Firelands Conference
Ashland Crestview at Norwalk St. Paul
New London at Monroeville
Plymouth at Western Reserve
Mapleton at South Central
Midwest Athletic Conference
Coldwater at Delphos St. John’s
Fort Recovery at New Bremen
Minster at Marion Local
New Knoxville at St. Henry
Versailles at Parkway
Ohio Cardinal Conference
Orrville at West Holmes
Wooster Senior at Mansfield Senior
Mid-Buckeye Conference
Danville at Mansfield St. Peter’s
Loudonville at Lucas
Mansfield Christian at Kidron Central Christian
Other NW Ohio Games
Heritage Christian at Grand Lakes
Kewpee Tip-Off at Lima Senior
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday’s Games
Northern 10 Conference
Bucyrus at Buckeye Central
Carey at Ridgedale
Mohawk at Upper Sandusky
Seneca East at Wynford
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
Montpelier at Delta
Patrick Henry at Bryan
Swanton at Archbold
Wauseon at Liberty Center
Toledo Area Athletic Conference
Danbury at Northwood
Ottawa Hills at Cardinal Stritch
Toledo Christian at Tiffin Calvert
Toledo Emmanuel Baptist at Maumee Valley Country Day
Buckeye Border Conference
Edon at North Central
Fayette at Hilltop
Pettisville at Stryker
Green Meadows Conference
Antwerp at Ayersville
Edgerton at Wayne Trace
Fairview at Holgate
Tinora at Hicksville
Northern Lakes League
Bowling Green at Sylvania Northview
Napoleon at Maumee
Perrysburg at Springfield
Sylvania Southview at Anthony Wayne
Toledo City League
Toledo Rogers at Toledo Start
Toledo Waite at Toledo Scott
Toledo Woodward at Toledo Bowsher
Mid-Buckeye Conference
Mansfield Christian at Kidron Central Christian
Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Red
Fairbanks at North Union
Jonathan Alder at Buckeye Valley
Marion Harding at Galion Senior
River Valley at Marion Pleasant
Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Blue
Centerburg at Sparta Highland
Fredericktown at Mount Gilead
Howard East Knox at Galion Northmor
Marion Elgin at Cardington
Other NW Ohio Games
Crestline at Colonel Crawford
Norwalk Senior at Mansfield Madison
Ontario at Lexington