MOUNT BLANCHARD — With two of his teammates having missed two of their last six free throw attempts as the Riverdale boys basketball team trimmed the Wildcats’ lead to three points with 28 seconds remaining, North Union guard Connor Terrill knew he had to step up.

Christmas may have come and gone but there still is time to see Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights at Harrison Smith Park. The lights display runs through Sunday night.

The businesses of downtown Upper Sandusky were once again incentivised to decorate their windows this past month thanks a brainstorming session from two local business owners. After Majic 95.9 stopped doing the downtown window unveilings for Upper Sandusky in 2017, Kelly Giacalone from A Cut Above and Spa and A-1 Printing Inc.’s Becky Lloyd decided to get involved.

BUCYRUS — With 5:24 remaining in the third quarter, Wynford sophomore guard Lyndie Williams stole the ball at half court, outraced two Mohawk players and hit a layup in transition, giving the Wynford girls basketball team an 18-point lead.

CAREY — Outside shooting is the perfect compliment to the Carey boys basketball team’s offense, especially with 6-foot-8 center Hayden Stone always a threat to score in the post. And on Saturday against Wynford, the Blue Devils, taking note that the Royals were in a zone defensively, connected on eight 3-pointers, including seven in the first half, in their 74-37 victory over the Royals at Carey High School.

CAREY — The Our Lady of Consolation staff earned its revenge against the eighth grade students in the second annual Christmas Benefit Basketball Game on Friday afternoon in the OLC school gymnasium. But that’s not what really mattered.

Florence Palmer celebrated her 103rd birthday at Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Upper Sandusky on Friday with a gift of 103 pink roses, although she’d prefer if people think she’s still 30.

SYCAMORE — It wasn’t the prettiest game, but the Mohawk boys basketball team got the job done against a gritty Carey team Friday night at Mohawk High School in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference game. The Warriors never trailed in a physical contest, but never created enough separation to get comfortable either, winning 46-40 in a defensive struggle.

After 25 years of service to his community, Wyandot County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dwight Kramer celebrated his retirement Thursday at the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Upper Sandusky.

RAWSON — If there’s one person that the Riverdale girls basketball team has relied on this season, it’s senior forward Bry Vanden Bosch. In the midst of another slow start, a start in which the Falcons were trailing by 11 points early in the first quarter, the Falcons closed the half on a 14-point run, a run in which Vanden Bosch scored 11 of the Falcons’ 19 points the rest of the half.