MOUNT BLANCHARD — Looking to hold on to a comfortable 28-point lead over Hardin Northern going into halftime at home, Riverdale gave up a 33-yard passing touchdown with just four seconds to go in the half. The touchdown swayed momentum toward the Polar Bears, who scored 14 unanswered points in the second half, but the Riverdale defense buckled down and held on for the 28-20 non-conference victory on Friday.

MOUNT GILEAD — Penalties were the only thing holding back Upper Sandusky’s offense on Friday night, and even then, the Rams often were able to overcome their errors. Mason Vent threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 41-21 victory against Mount Gilead on Friday night at Mount Gilead.

Sen. Rob Portman met with members of the Wyandot Chamber of Commerce for an economic roundtable discussion at Kalmbach Feeds in Upper Sandusky. Also represented at the meeting were the Wyandot Employment Taskforce, Wyandot Economic Development and Regional Planning. Kalmbach Feeds President Paul Kalmbach and his son, Chief Learning Officer Paul Kalmbach Jr., participated in the discussion, as did State …

SYCAMORE — Mohawk Local School District welcomes six new teachers ranging from preschool to 10th grade for the 2019-20 school year. They are Danielle Stansbery, Mary Ann Kaple, Mike Haynes, Marissa Bott, Lauren McKinness and Becca McConnell. Both Haynes and McConnell have previous experience with the district.

The Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District has welcomed five new full-time educators into the district, along with several other first-year employees in other positions. Among the new educators are four teachers and a guidance counselor assistant. The new educators hold positions at three different schools in the district, from elementary to high school, and have varying previous experience. They are Jevon Cheney, Melissa Cunningham, Ailsa Dible, Hannah Foster and Janis Owens.

This time, the River Valley football team didn’t turn the ball over six times. Instead, the Vikings rushed 38 times for 318 yards and intercepted two passes in their 40-18 victory over Upper Sandusky on Friday at Upper Sandusky.

FINDLAY — Wynford faced a pair of two-score deficits and didn’t fold, but in the end, it made too many mistakes. Liberty-Benton capitalized on five Royals turnovers and held on for a 34-29 victory Friday night at Liberty-Benton.

SYCAMORE — Members of the North Central Electric Cooperative met Wednesday for the Action Committee for Rural Electrification and Co-Op Owners for Political Action Luncheon at the Sycamore Community Center. President of NCEC, Duane Frankart, said Ohio electrical cooperative members are the leaders of all the states in participation in reaching the goal of providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to members.

The Andersons Inc. donated three rescue harnesses to Wyandot County EMS for its confined space rescue team.

Upper Sandusky shot well over its average but it was good enough to take a 179-198 victory against Buckeye Central on Wednesday in Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys golf action at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. Brett Montgomery medaled with a 42 — a solid score for most but 8.5 strokes off of his average entering the match. Many of the other scores were high, too, for both teams. Owen Knapp contributed a 42, Ben Latham shot a 45, and Evan Young finished with a 49 for the Rams (5-1, 3-0 N10).