CRESTLINE — Pitcher Hannah Messmer proved Monday she not only can help Wynford win games in the circle, she can also help it win in the batter’s box. Messmer had an RBI sacrifice bunt and an RBI single as the No. 9 seed Royals knocked off No. 7 Crestline 7-4 in a Division IV sectional semifinal softball game at Gates Brown Field at Crestline.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Already clinging to a four-run lead, the Riverdale softball team scored 13 runs in the third inning to cruise to a 17-0 victory over Pandora-Gilboa in the Division IV sectional semifinal on Monday at Riverdale.

NEVADA — A new stage and several new brews highlighted the 2019 seasonal opening of the White Shutter Winery and Brewery on Saturday. Local band Grape Jam performed after the rain died down and food trucks from The Corner Inn and Whitetail Ridge also were available for attendees.

Jan Rainey and Darci Powell Burlew were two of many who enjoyed the Mexican buffet fundraiser at Open Door Resource Center on Saturday. Event organizer Patti Spiegel said the organization almost doubled the profit from 2018 and said the event might be outgrowing the building.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk scored eight times in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past Van Buren 13-8 and take a sweep after winning the opener 5-3 in a baseball double header Saturday at Mohawk. The Warriors (14-3) scored to quickly erase a 1-0 deficit in the first game with three runs in the bottom of the first. In the second game, Mohawk trailed 8-5 before breaking out with the huge inning.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk rallied from deficits in both games to sweep a double header with Van Buren 6-5 and 7-5 in nonconference softball action Saturday in Sycamore.

The Wyandot County Museum officially opens for the 2019 season today. Director and curator of the museum Ronald Marvin Jr. explained that since the museum closed in mid-December, renovations have been underway at the museum, racing against the clock to finish the projects before its opening.

Kimmel Corp. sponsors a free bicycle for an area child as part of the annual Bike Safety Rodeo, which was held April 27 at Upper Sandusky High School. This year’s winner is Diego Gutierrez, a 3-year-old child with autism.

In honor of tonight’s proms at Upper Sandusky and Carey High Schools, the Daily Chief-Union is asking for help identifying individuals in this photo taken at the 1983 “Magic Kingdom” prom at Upper Sandusky.

Levi Malone pulled out a close victory at No. 1 singles, and the rest of the Upper Sandusky boys tennis lineup rolled in a 5-0 sweep of Willard on Friday at Upper Sandusky. “It’s always nice to get a 5-0 win late in the season,” Upper Sandusky coach Aaron Frazee said.