TIFFIN — Talking about it brought Wynford coach Amber (Rall) Groves to tears. She knows all too well what star runner Alizhah Watson is experiencing. Groves, who had her senior season cut short at regionals in 2002 because of a pulled hamstring, watched as Watson came up limping with an injury during the 400 relay in the regional finals Friday at Heidelberg University’s Hoernemann Stadium in Tiffin.

Wyandot County Dog Warden Andy Niederkohr has been at the job for nearly 24 years. Niederkohr is responsible for enforcing the dog laws in Wyandot County and also manages the Wyandot County dog shelter, located at 7790 Ohio 199 in Upper Sandusky.

Upper Sandusky native Rob Gagnon (left) is presented with a key to the city Thursday by Mayor Scott Washburn at the Upper Sandusky Middle School honors program in the USMS gymnasium.

SHELBY — Thirteen strikeouts isn’t a season high for Upper Sandusky senior pitcher Jason Holly. He struck out 17 in a win earlier in the season, and had struck out 13 batters three separate times before Thursday’s contest. But in the Upper Sandusky baseball team’s 11-2 victory over Oak Harbor in the district semifinals Thursday at Shelby, Holly added to his 80 strikeouts on the season, pitching a complete game and allowing just five hits and two runs, striking out the side in one inning and retiring the Rockets in order in the second, third and fifth innings.

LEXINGTON — Upper Sandusky’s Chloe Taylor picked the perfect time to run her personal best time in the 400 dash. Running in the eighth lane in the second heat of the preliminaries of the 400 dash at the regional track and field meet Thursday at Lexington, Taylor finished eighth overall in 1:01.72 and qualified for the regional finals of the 400 dash Saturday.

As many places as Master Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Clinger has been over the course of his life and service with the U.S. Marine Corps, he has always considered Wyandot County home. Clinger, who will be speaking at Upper Sandusky’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday, said he was surprised and honored when asked.

American Heritage Girls Troop OH 0330 found a way to give back to the community while also honor veterans Saturday at Bicentennial Park. Lynn Clay, the Explorer age group leader (ages 9-12), explained that though the group does community service throughout the year, this was their first time serving at Bicentennial Park.

GALION — Mohawk got a little bit of everything a team needs to be successful in Wednesday’s Division IV district semifinal baseball game. It got some power hitting from Trey Combs, it got some well-executed small ball from Jesse Leeth and Landen Snyder, it got a shutdown pitching performance from Cole Widmer, and it got strong defense in a 4-0 victory against Buckeye Central at Heise Park.

TIFFIN — Carey senior Griffin Summit wishes he would have joined the track and field team earlier in his high school career. But running on the team for the first time this season didn’t stop him from helping his relay teams qualify for the finals of regionals or from breaking a long-held school record.

A McCutchenville man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for attempted aggravated arson Tuesday. Daniel E. Smalley, 30, McCutchenville, was indicted on an aggravated arson charge Nov. 14, 2018, and pleaded guilty to the reduced charge on March 26. Before the sentencing, Smalley agreed to register as an arson offender.