CAREY — Neither Wynford sophomore guard Josh Crall’s 37 points nor a 13-point third quarter run by the Royals was enough to overcome the Carey boys basketball team on Saturday. Led by Hayden Stone’s career-high 29 points, the Blue Devils completed the season sweep of the Royals in a 76-61 victory over Wynford on Saturday at Carey High School.

TAMPA, Fla. — An Upper Sandusky senior earned a major award last weekend. Rosemary Austin, a resident of Upper Sandusky, earned Most Valuable Player while competing at the World Tournament of Champions for senior softball in Polk County, Florida.

Herb Lortz attempts to toss a strike in Wii Bowling while Erma Broadman and Ron Boose look on. The Wyandot County Council on Aging held a Super “Bowl” party on Wednesday at the Senior Depot in Carey. Attendees ate a lunch with special items from Super Bowl areas Philadelphia and New England before testing their mettle on the Wii. Daily …

With Mohawk missing two of its best perimeter defenders, stopping Upper Sandusky’s guards was going to be difficult in girls basketball action Friday. Upper Sandusky (14-5, 10-4 Northern 10 Athletic Conference) set the tone early, with Abigail Fogle hitting a 3-pointer just two seconds after the opening tip-off leading to seven-pont and 12-point runs as the Rams went on to defeat Mohawk 71-31.

FREMONT — Representative Bill Reineke recently hosted Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers at the Statehouse in Columbus. During the visit, students from the culinary arts and hospitality management program had the opportunity to show off their skills to state legislators and other visitors of the Statehouse by serving a variety of sweet treats they created.

Buckeye Chuck predicted six more weeks of winter for Ohioans this morning in Marion. He has been doing so since the 1970s.

A new organization for young girls in the Upper Sandusky area has sprung up in the past month. American Heritage Girls, a Christian-based scouting group held its second meeting Thursday at Trinity Evangelical Church.

CAREY — Playing their second game in three days, the Carey girls basketball team raced out to a 22-point lead at the half on the way to a 57-31 victory over Colonel Crawford on Thursday at Carey High School. The Blue Devils (17-2, 11-2 N10) led 21-2 at the end of the first quarter, 30-8 at the half and 41-20 at the end of third quarter.

Veterans in Wyandot County are about to have easier access to services. The Wyandot County Veterans Service Office is changing locations this spring, moving from its current location at 129 S. Sandusky Ave. in downtown Upper Sandusky to 250 Highland Parkway, north of the Wyandot County Fairgrounds.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn reads a proclamation at St. Peter Catholic School Wednesday afternoon declaring the week of Jan. 28 through Feb. 3 as “celebrating Catholic schools week” in Upper Sandusky.