Wanted to take the time to congratulate Archbold boys head coach Doug Krauss for earning his 400th career victory with the Blue Streaks on Thursday. Archbold defeated Montpelier, 59-27 in NWOAL action.

I was at Fairview on Thursday to see defending GMC champ Tinora take on the Apaches as the GMC finally got underway after snow postponed the first weekend of conference games. Two things jumped out at me.

Defiance fans have had a lot to cheer about so far this season.

So what is going on over in Henry County?

Just how good is the Putnam County League this year? As we head into January, we’re about to find out.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I’m on vacation this week, and I’m loving sleeping in. Going to work every day at 6 a.m. isn’t always fun, especially if you don’t go to sleep until late sometimes. But I hope everyone who frequents the blog has a very happy holiday season, safe travels and fun with family and friends. That’s what I’m hoping for too.

I’ve been biding my time, waiting for the high school boys basketball season to kick into high gear. Well, we’re a few weeks in now and I thought I’d throw out my two cents worth about what I think I know. (Truth is that’s not very much).

Yes, Defiance was the better team than Napoleon on Friday night and will most likely be better than the young Wildcats this season. But lost in the DHS win was the solid play of freshman Jordan Lauf.

I was anxious to find out what all the buzz was about in North Central move-in Anthony Kidston. He averaged 18 points per game as a freshman last year but it was in the Buckeye Border Conference, a league that doesn’t always get the respect it might deserve.

Boys basketball kicks off on Friday, so I (Tim McDonough) wanted to let you know that I’ll be blogging about boys basketball in the Defiance six-county area. I’m going to try and bring you the behind the scenes stuff from games I cover, and get the inside scoop from our reporters (Mike Vernot, Kevin Eis, Jason Stein, Bruce Hefflinger) who also cover games.