Dr. Robert Cope (right) of the Animal Clinic of Upper Sandusky recently donated items to the Upper Sandusky Fire Department to be used in order to save the lives of pets involved in a home fire. Items included stretchers and oxygen masks of various sizes, leashes and instructions for the use of the items.

CAREY — With Carey filling it up from the outside, it had it all going on Thursday night. Griffin Summit began the game with a pair of 3-pointers and scored 21 points, while Jordan Dasher connected four times from downtown and scored 15 points as Carey ran away from Colonel Crawford 49-34.

BUCYRUS — Even on a night when his 3-point shot wasn’t falling, Wynford junior guard Josh Crall still found a way to score almost 40 points. And this time, it was not only against the Wynford boys basketball team’s cross-town rival, but in a game in which the Royals’ were seeking their first victory.

The Upper Sandusky Police Department helped spread Christmas cheer to area youth Wednesday evening at Walmart with its 2018 “Shop with a Cop” program. Twenty-three children were selected to participate in the evening, which allows the children to pick out gifts while accompanied by an Upper Sandusky police officer.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s wrestling team lost to Van Buren 54-12 and topped McComb 30-23 in a Blanchard Valley Conference wrestling super quad Wednesday at Riverdale. The Falcons got only two victories against the Black Knights.

CAREY — The final Mayor’s Breakfast of 2018 was held Tuesday morning at Splinter’s Cafe in Carey. Deputy Director of Ohio Homeland Security Russ Decker was the featured speaker.

Davita, an international dialysis company based in Upper Sandusky chose St. Peter School as the recipient of its 2018 DaVita Way of Giving. The school was presented with a check for $1,150 Tuesday morning and DaVita volunteers stuck behind to help serve lunch to students.

Two different times, a screen was set. And both times, when Upper Sandusky senior guard Alexis Fogle had the ball with the clock winding down near the end of the quarter, a screen enabled her to take an open shot.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Using a halfcourt press defense, Riverdale was able to force steals and turn them into points, leading to a 51-22 girls basketball victory over Ada on Tuesday night. Riverdale improves to 4-4 on the season, while Ada falls to 1-4.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk Local School District held its final board of education meeting for 2018, which also was the last meeting for Superintendent Ken Ratliff, who retires at the end of the year. Ratliff has served as Mohawk superintendent for nine years.