DEFIANCE — Upper Sandusky qualified 13 different swimmers in 17 events for districts, broke numerous school records and won the boys championship during sectional competition Saturday at Ayersville. Abbey Wenger, Kami Swartz, Katie Conley, Cali Andres, Trever Daughenbaugh, Will Barnes and Quin Voorhees all qualified to swim at Bowling Green on Friday in individual district events as well as relays, and Maya Collins, Addison Byrne, Brody Williams, Gage Frey and Jacob Newsome join them in relays.

SYCAMORE — Upper Sandusky did not have it on offense on Saturday afternoon, but it did enough on defense to hold off Mohawk 38-32 in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball game at Mohawk. The Rams used a 7-0 run at the end of the third though the start of the fourth quarter to take control after the Warriors tied the score, and that was enough.

The 911 system in Wyandot County has undergone some important changes over the last two months and there are more changes coming. Wyandot County Sheriff Hetzel has announced that his staff of dispatchers are using a new software program to rapidly evaluate medical calls and provide instructions to callers.

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk boys basketball team’s defense started as a man-to-man defense, then shifted to a zone in the half court. Then, as planned, the Warriors pressed, switching from a diamond press to a 2-2-1.

ATTICA — Just when Seneca East thought it was back in the game Friday night against Upper Sandusky in a boys Northern 10 Athletic Conference basketball matchup, Upper Sandusky stepped on the gas. With the Rams’ lead cut to 10 points in the third quarter, Upper Sandusky was fueled by a 17-2 run to close out the quarter and pulled away to defeat Seneca East 74-50 at Seneca East.

Ohio 87th District state Rep. Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) held regional office hours Thursday at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. McClain spoke with organization leaders, concerned residents and program volunteers about a wide variety of topics important to the community.

NEVADA — A garage and some vehicles were destroyed in a structure fire late Wednesday night in rural Nevada. The Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office reports 911 was called at 10:56 p.m. Wednesday night concerning a garage on fire on the 10000 block of TH 134 in rural Nevada.

SYCAMORE — Aubrey Margraf was attacking the basket with success early, and she got just what Mohawk needed when she did it late Thursday night. Margraf went straight down the right side of the lane for a layup with 2 seconds left to give the Warriors a 52-50 victory Ridgemont in a nonconference girls basketball game.

CAREY — With her team leading by only two points with over 4 minutes remaining, Upper Sandusky’s Alexis Fogle noticed something in the Carey girls basketball team’s defense. “They were playing off of me a little bit, and I decided to shoot it,” Fogle said.

BUCYRUS — Wynford senior Noah Smith wanted to walk on to the University of Akron baseball team. But the opportunity to play at a small college, a college with a baseball team that is ranked No. 22 in the country in the 2019 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 preseason poll, proved to be the deciding factor in his decision.