LIMA — Four employees from Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 garages are headed to the state competition after the ODOT District 1 truck and loader roadeo, held Wednesday in Lima. Dylan Neff of the Wyandot County garage scored 2025 points in the loader competition to take second in the loader competition, beaten by Leon Goyings of the district garage in Lima with a score of 2040 points.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk coach Eric Hoover wanted a pitcher who would let the defense make plays to get out of a jam while trying to finish off a key Northern 10 Athletic League baseball victory Wednesday at Mohawk. Landen Snyder did just that, and the defense followed suit to help the Warriors record the final three outs of a 3-2 win against Upper Sandusky in the completion of a suspended game from Monday.

SYCAMORE — Two times in three days. That is the number of times that Mohawk sophomore center fielder Marah Gillig has connected for a home run against the Upper Sandusky softball team. This time, her home run proved to be the difference as the Warriors withstood a late Upper Sandusky comeback in their 9-7 victory over the Rams on Wednesday in Sycamore.

Open Door Executive Director Scott Moore said the local non-profit is in need of help from the community after unexpected expenses due to the government shutdown early in year during the Open Door annual meeting Thursday evening at Viceroy Hall in Upper Sandusky.

The Upper Sandusky High School Wind Ensemble participated in the Ohio Music Education Association Northwest Region State Event at Findlay High School on Saturday. The ensemble capped its spring performance season for the Ram bands by earning the top overall rating of Superior in Class B.

ADA — Kenton edged Riverdale’s girls for the championship in the Hardin County Invitational on Tuesday at Ada War Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats outscored the Falcons 164-159, with Ada a distant third with 104 points. The Wildcats also took the boys title, topping Hardin Northern 148-108. Ada was third over Riverdale 107-100.

This wasn’t the third, fourth or fifth 300 game of Allen McLaughlin’s bowling career. But it was still significant. Bowling in the final weekend of the Classic League on April 9 at Wyandot Lanes, McLaughlin, of Upper Sandusky, rolled the sixth 300 game of his bowling career.

With a big game looming, the Upper Sandusky softball team kept its focus where it needed to be Monday. The Rams took a 10-4 victory against Mohawk to set up a first-place showdown at Bucyrus today. “It’s good not to overlook a good Mohawk team to get to Bucyrus,” Upper Sandusky coach Luke Swavel said.

Upper Sandusky’s girls and boys were winners in a track and field tri-meet Monday at Upper Sandusky. The Rams girls topped Mohawk 73.5-54.5, with Bucyrus scoring 28 points. Upper Sandusky’s boys scored 73 points, with Bucyrus beating Mohawk 49-45.

Area families were given opportunities to improve safety both at home and on the road Saturday during the 2019 Family Fun Fair and the Bike Safety Rodeo, which were held at Upper Sandusky High School. The theme of the fun fair was “Fun Around the World,” with multiple area agencies serving young children sponsoring the event and participating.