SYCAMORE — Raeanna Garber’s three-run home run keyed a nine-run third inning as Mohawk softball quickly erased a five-run deficit and beat Ridgedale, 15-5, in five innings in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Monday.

The students at St. Peter School will be the beneficiaries of a donation given to the school Friday. The Wyandot Wildlife Conservation Club donated $2,000 to cover the costs of starting an archery program in the school’s physical education class.

Marseilles Mayor Rick Arnold hands two BBQ chicken dinners to Jonathan Zucker of rural Harspter during the community barbecue Saturday afternoon. The village sold out of the 400 available dinners and $2,300 was raised for the village park maintenance fund.

Upper Sandusky (16-4) received a No. 4 seed and a bye into the sectional finals to face No. 5 Vermilion (13-4) at 5 p.m. May 12 in softball tournament draws held Sunday. No. 7 Norwalk (11-6) and No. 8 Ontario meet in one of the first-round games at 5 p.m. May 9, and the winner gets No. 2 Bellevue as part of the Edison district.

After 40 years in education and 35 years teaching math at Upper Sandusky Middle School, Sharon Calvin will retire at the end of May. “I’m just getting tired,” Calvin said. “Forty years is enough.” A Bluffton College graduate, Calvin taught for five years at Jackson Center Schools before coming to Upper Sandusky.

As the Wyandot County Archaeological and Historical Society prepares for a new spring, it is sprucing things up. The Wyandot County Museum saw significant renovations over the winter, and an open house is set for 6-8 p.m. Friday.

SYCAMORE — After an extra-inning loss to Upper Sandusky on Wednesday, the Mohawk baseball team wanted to make sure to take care of business right away Friday. The Warriors scored seven runs in the first inning and also had a six-run fourth inning, beating the Rams, 16-4, in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference game.

Sara Gier pounded away at the strike zone, and Maddison Stansbery pounded a high pitch over the center field fence. The senior pitcher-catcher combination worked well together in a 5-1 Upper Sandusky softball victory over Mohawk on Friday.

Dozen of residents, city officials and members of the law enforcement community said goodbye to Upper Sandusky Police Chief David Olds during a reception Thursday afternoon at the city safety building. Today is Olds’ last day on the job. He is moving on to teach criminal justice at Vanguard Career Center in Fremont.

CAREY — Blanchard Valley Conference champion North Baltimore scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to put away Carey, 8-3, in a non-conference softball game Thursday. The Tigers (16-5) scored twice in the third inning and once in the fourth for a 3-0 lead, but the Blue Devils (7-4) fought back with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to make it a one-run game.