CAREY — Our Lady of Consolation School in Carey has introduced two new educators this year, both who have transferred into education after beginning their careers in other fields. Christina Hohman is the new librarian/media specialist, while Holly Frey is the school’s new preschool teacher.

SYCAMORE — It’s a combination that has worked well for the Mohawk volleyball team this season — junior Alexa Konkle as the setter and senior Madi Chester as the outside hitter — and Thursday was no exception. Konkle recorded 33 assists, five digs, two kills, two blocks and two aces, and Chester, the Northern 10 Athletic Conference’s leader in kills, led the Warriors with 15 kills as the Warriors won a three-set match, 25-12, 25-14, 25-19, over Carey on Thursday at Mohawk.

Alivia Oney had a hat trick as Upper Sandusky snapped a three-match losing streak with a 5-0 shutout victory against Tiffin Columbian on Thursday. Oney also assisted on the match’s opening goal, the first in the career of Riley Messersmith, which came six minutes into the match.

Some unique artwork now decorates the Merchants Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Local artist Dick Eyestone was commissioned to design an 8-foot-by-8-foot barn quilt for the Wyandot County Fair this year.

Upper Sandusky’s Tiny Rams, Mini Rams and junior high took first place, while the Little Rams and high school teams finished second in their divisions in the Carey cheerleading competition this weekend.

The new owners of Route 30 Harley-Davidson in Upper Sandusky are hoping to bring a family-friendly environment to the motorcycle dealership. Mandie and Joe Bayliff, of Dunkirk, closed on the dealership formerly known as Thiel’s Wheels Harley-Davidson on Aug. 1 and they held a big three-day Backyard BBQ event this past weekend to introduce themselves to the community.

Open Door Resource Center Executive Director Scott Moore accepted a check recently from Brian Webb of the Danny Garza Foundation.

Trailing by a set or by multiple points is nothing new to the 2018 Carey volleyball team. But this time, fewer service errors, efficient passing and capitalizing on opponents’ mistakes in the latter sets of the match enabled the Blue Devils to not only erase a deficit, but come out on top for the first time this season.

Riverdale boys soccer coach Dylan Beck did not see his players for a couple months during the offseason, and when he finally did, he found they had grown — and not just figuratively. The Falcons used their height to convert on three headers for goals and used their speed to create opportunities while overwhelming Upper Sandusky, 10-1, in a boys soccer match Tuesday night.

Representatives from the Village Gardeners gave a presentation at Monday’s meeting of the What’s Cookin’ Cookbook Discussion Group at the Upper Sandusky Community Library.