BUCYRUS — With a roster that includes five freshmen and no seniors among just 10 players altogether, Ridgedale has had a lot to learn this season. The Rockets showed they are catching on Tuesday night with a 48-43 come-from-behind victory against Wynford at W.R. Donnenwirth Gymnasium.

Union Elementary first-grade students gave a presentation on work they have been doing during Monday night’s Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District meeting at Union School. The school’s first-grade classes got a grant to work with the creative theater group Catco from Columbus. They will put on a performance at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Union auditorium.

A towing truck from TommyBoy Towing pulled into the south edge of the KFC/Marathon parking lot Monday afternoon in Upper Sandusky with the area behind its battery on fire.

BUCYRUS — Upper Sandusky edged Mohawk 49-46 in the championship game of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference eighth grade boys basketball tournament Saturday at Wynford. Keagan Iles led the Rams (16-1) with 18 points, followed by Levi Lamb with 11 points.

DEFIANCE — Upper Sandusky qualified 13 different swimmers in 17 events for districts, broke numerous school records and won the boys championship during sectional competition Saturday at Ayersville. Abbey Wenger, Kami Swartz, Katie Conley, Cali Andres, Trever Daughenbaugh, Will Barnes and Quin Voorhees all qualified to swim at Bowling Green on Friday in individual district events as well as relays, and Maya Collins, Addison Byrne, Brody Williams, Gage Frey and Jacob Newsome join them in relays.

SYCAMORE — Upper Sandusky did not have it on offense on Saturday afternoon, but it did enough on defense to hold off Mohawk 38-32 in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball game at Mohawk. The Rams used a 7-0 run at the end of the third though the start of the fourth quarter to take control after the Warriors tied the score, and that was enough.

The 911 system in Wyandot County has undergone some important changes over the last two months and there are more changes coming. Wyandot County Sheriff Hetzel has announced that his staff of dispatchers are using a new software program to rapidly evaluate medical calls and provide instructions to callers.

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk boys basketball team’s defense started as a man-to-man defense, then shifted to a zone in the half court. Then, as planned, the Warriors pressed, switching from a diamond press to a 2-2-1.

ATTICA — Just when Seneca East thought it was back in the game Friday night against Upper Sandusky in a boys Northern 10 Athletic Conference basketball matchup, Upper Sandusky stepped on the gas. With the Rams’ lead cut to 10 points in the third quarter, Upper Sandusky was fueled by a 17-2 run to close out the quarter and pulled away to defeat Seneca East 74-50 at Seneca East.

Ohio 87th District state Rep. Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) held regional office hours Thursday at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. McClain spoke with organization leaders, concerned residents and program volunteers about a wide variety of topics important to the community.