The OHSAA has deemed Jan. 18 as military appreciation night at high schools across the state of Ohio.  Upper Sandusky Middle School is a willing participant in this program, and while it does not have a game Jan. 18, nor is it a high school, it still will honor our military, both past and present. 

The Upper Sandusky boys basketball team will host Chalk Talk at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays throughout the season in Upper Sandusky High School Room 120.

NORTH ROBINSON — The Upper Sandusky eighth grade boys basketball team slipped past Colonel Crawford 42-36 on Monday. Keagan Iles led the Rams (6-1) with 13 points, followed by Levi Lamb with 11 points and Jackson Smalley with 10 points.

For Cade Crawford of the Carey boys basketball team, the look for a game winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer was there. With the Blue Devils trailing by one point with 7.6 seconds remaining in their first matchup with Upper Sandusky, Crawford received an inbounds pass and dribbled near the key, where he launched a desperation 3-pointer.

NORTH ROBINSON — Mohawk’s offense had plenty of chances to put away a big win, but it ultimately had to turn to its defense to get the job done Saturday night. Mohawk got four stops of Colonel Crawford in the final 45 seconds and held on for a 49-48 victory in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball game.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Leading Riverdale by 10 points after a basket by Lindsey Smith early in the third quarter, the Kenton girls basketball team looked to be on the way to its first win of the season on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons — more specifically Brooke Kuenzli — had other ideas.

Saturday night at the Kenton High School gymnasium belonged to Jaron Sharp. The Kenton High School senior not only reached 1,000 points for his prep career with his 16th point of the game, but he also set a school record for points in a game with 47 as the Wildcats smashed Riverdale 89-52 in the battle of area rivals.

FREMONT — Upper Sandusky’s boys and girls took the championships Saturday in the Fremont St. Joseph Winter Invitational at Fremont Ross. The Rams girls won big, topping Norwalk 328-266 for first place, while the boys’ margin was smaller, 293-269, over Huron.

MORRAL — Ridgedale rallied in the fourth quarter to knock off Wynford 67-64 in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball game Saturday night. The Royals (1-4, 1-2 N10) led 19-15 after one quarter, 29-27 at halftime and 43-38 entering the fourth quarter.

CAREY — Reese Hannam knocked down a 10-foot jumper with 14 seconds left to lift Mohawk to a 55-53 victory against Carey in a freshman boys basketball game Saturday. Hannam finished with 8 points for the Warriors, who were led by Nathan Geary with 18 points.