Thurston Dyer is a four-time league wrestling champion and a two-time state qualifier. He has not finished in the top eight at the state tournament. Dyer will make his third appearance in the season-ending tournament in Columbus this weekend with the goal of finally winning at least two matches.

Noah Clary’s approach to wrestling in the state tournament is simple. “Just do the best I can,” he said. “Wrestle as hard as I can.” The Upper Sandusky sophomore has done just that all season. It has gotten him as far as a third-place finish in the Division II Fostoria district tournament at 160 pounds and a state qualification.

SYCAMORE — Last year in the state tournament, Mohawk’s Cole Draper exceeded expectations as a sophomore with a sixth-place finish. If he does that again this year, he could wind up a state champion.

SYCAMORE — With a 2-1 win against Hopewell-Loudon’s Dylan Hammond, Daniel Price is in position to match his brother as a three-time state qualifier. Grant Price qualified for Columbus in each of his final three seasons for the Warriors from 2011-13 and he and father Todd have offered him plenty of advice throughout the season and as he heads to the state tournament as a sophomore at 126 pounds.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk sophomore Parker Brown is not taking his trip to the state tournament for granted. He said he is focused on his goal of placing in his first competition in Columbus.

Carey’s Sydney Wentling and Shelby Kin shared player of the year honors, and the Blue Devils’ Phil Vaughn was co-coach of the year on the All-Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball team. Wentling and Vaughn earned top honors for the second straight year.

Upper Sandusky’s cheerleaders are asking all fans to wear white for the Rams’ boys basketball Division II district semifinal game against Ottawa-Glandorf at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at Ohio Northern University, located at 529 W. Lincoln Ave., Ada.

Upper Sandusky will begin a Little Rams competition cheerleading team for the 2016-17 school year. Students rising to fourth, fifth and sixth grade are eligible to try out. Clinics are from 5:30-7 p.m. March 8 and 10, and tryouts are at 10 a.m. March 12 at Upper Sandusky Middle School. For more information, call Stacy Taylor at 419-250-0597.

VAN BUREN — Both the Angeline men’s and women’s basketball team finished a game short of qualifying for the state final four with losses this weekend. The Indians women lost a 40-32 game to the Hamilton County Queen City Gems in the West Sectional championship at Van Buren High School.