Award-winning children’s book writer and illustrator David Catrow talks to more than 100 people Wednesday evening at Upper Sandusky Community Library.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services celebrates children each year with blue pinwheels on the county courthouse lawn. There are 389 pinwheels lining the lawn this month.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk’s girls edged Wynford, 66-56, for first place in a tri-meet Tuesday at Mohawk. Ridgedale was third with 21 points.

CAREY — Upper Sandusky’s girls and Colonel Crawford’s boys won a tri-meet Tuesday at Carey. Upper Sandusky topped Carey, 78-52, with Colonel Crawford scoring 45 points in the girls competition.

Four hours prior to tip-off of the game that would decide the winner of March Madness, the champions of the first DC-U Madness hoop shoot and canned food drive were named.

CAREY — Carey Council affirmed its intention to legislate a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of its meetings Monday, with new Mayor Jennifer Rathburn at the head of the table for the first time.

Carey’s goal this year is to be in the mix to win the Northern 10 Athletic Conference, but after dropping its league opener last week, a win Monday at Upper Sandusky was essential. The Blue Devils got what they needed.

Upper Sandusky had little trouble defeating Madison, 5-0, in boys tennis Monday. Nate Hensel won 7-5, 6-1 against Chaise Lunsford in the No. 1 singles match, taking 12 of the final 13 games after trailing 5-1 in the first set.

While Carey shook off its rust, Upper Sandusky went up 8-0 on a pair of four-run innings in an 8-4 victory to open conference play. It was the first game in a week for the Blue Devils (1-1, 0-1 N10).

SYCAMORE — Tom and Barb Davidson announced the winner of the inaugural Wyandot County Big Buck Contest on Saturday afternoon surrounded by about 100 family members, friends and supporters at Roger’s Lake Conversation Club in rural Sycamore.