BUCYRUS — So close, yet so far. Nine different times in the second half, the Wynford boys basketball team was within one possession of Willard. Twice, the Royals were trailing by only one point.

NORTH ROBINSON — Defense kept Carey in the game but it just could not muster enough offense. Colonel Crawford shut down the Blue Devils in a 30-26 victory in Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball action Tuesday night.

Upper Sandusky residents made the best of the recent snow accumulation over the weekend, building a snowman across the street from the Upper Sandusky Community Library.

The Upper Sandusky High School competition cheer team took first place in the large varsity division in the 10th annual Ohio Athletic Committee cheerleading state competition Sunday at Worthington-Kilbourne High School. The Rams were OAC state runner-up out of nine squads, next to Hilliard Davidson High School.

FOSTORIA — The Upper Sandusky junior high wrestling team took the team championship Saturday in the Chuck Mason wrestling tournament at Fostoria. The Rams finished ahead of second-place Elmwood, with Bowling Green, Findlay Donnell and Gibsonburg following that. Carey was 13th in the 23-team tournament.

Upper Sandusky’s Dick Swinehart sweeps his driveway Monday morning. Wyandot County was hit by its first winter storm of 2019 on Saturday.

CAREY — It didn’t take Carey High School junior Tanner May long to secure his place in Carey High School wrestling history. May, who had a first-round bye in the Carey Classic on Saturday at Carey High School, faced Fostoria’s Aaron Johnson in the second round, where he pinned Johnson at the 41-second mark. With the victory, May became the youngest wrestler in the history of the Carey High School wrestling program to win the 100th match of his high school wrestling career.

Upper Sandusky used a flurry of 3-pointers early to build a lead, and after Josh Crall rallied Wynford back into the game, the Rams used defense and post offense to put the Royals away 69-54 in Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball play Saturday night. The Rams buried 10 treys in the first half, including seven in the first quarter, to take a 44-32 halftime lead.

An Upper Sandusky High School graduate is hoping he can spark residents of Wyandot County to help make a huge difference for at-risk youth in the community. Justin Swartz recently began the Wyandot County Mentoring Program. He was motivated to try something new after spending a decade working with children in need.

NORTH ROBINSON — The Upper Sandusky girls basketball team didn’t make more than two shots from the field in the second half of Friday’s contest versus Colonel Crawford. They didn’t need to. Leading by 12 over Colonel Crawford at the half, the Rams, often drawing fouls while driving to the basket, connected on 17 free throws in the second half to help them hold on for a 51-43 victory over Colonel Crawford at Colonel Crawford High School.