BUCYRUS — Before Friday’s game, Mohawk assistant coach Brock Cleveland approached Mohawk coach Paul Dunn and said, “We’re about due for a good shooting night.” Challenge accepted.

After being slightly outscored by Northern 10 Athletic Conference foe Seneca East in an up-tempo second quarter, Upper Sandusky boys basketball coach Jeff Winslow had an strong message for his team at halftime.

A local marriage proposal went viral Thursday. Now-fiance Kieren Robertson (middle) enlisted the help of Anna Massara’s co-workers and third grade students at St. Peter School in Upper Sandusky on Dec. 20, the last day before winter break.

RAWSON — How many turnovers would the Cory-Rawson girls basketball team force in their full court press as well as their zone defense? And would they be able to turn defense into offense and convert off of their steals?

LIMA — Upper Sandusky’s boys finished as runner-up while the girls were fourth in the Lima Holiday Invitational swim meet Thursday at the Lima YMCA. The Rams boys scored 275 points, finishing well behind champion Lima Shawnee with 372.5 points, but ahead of third-place Ottawa-Glandorf with 275 points.

The 2018 Bells of Uptown contest asked businesses in Upper Sandusky to decorate their windows while adding a hidden number in their display. Members of the public picked up an entrant form which required them to stop by each display and find each businesses’ hidden number before they voted for their favorite decoration.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — With two of his teammates having missed two of their last six free throw attempts as the Riverdale boys basketball team trimmed the Wildcats’ lead to three points with 28 seconds remaining, North Union guard Connor Terrill knew he had to step up.

Christmas may have come and gone but there still is time to see Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights at Harrison Smith Park. The lights display runs through Sunday night.

The businesses of downtown Upper Sandusky were once again incentivised to decorate their windows this past month thanks a brainstorming session from two local business owners. After Majic 95.9 stopped doing the downtown window unveilings for Upper Sandusky in 2017, Kelly Giacalone from A Cut Above and Spa and A-1 Printing Inc.’s Becky Lloyd decided to get involved.

BUCYRUS — With 5:24 remaining in the third quarter, Wynford sophomore guard Lyndie Williams stole the ball at half court, outraced two Mohawk players and hit a layup in transition, giving the Wynford girls basketball team an 18-point lead.