Holderman sets school career scoring record LEXINGTON — Not only did Riverdale’s surprise tournament run allow it to extend its season, it also made two broken records possible. Five tournament games were just enough for senior Sydney Holderman to become the Falcons’ career leading scorer, and it also allowed junior Lexie Wright to break the school single-season rebounding record. Read More
Africentric forces 23 turnovers in 85-46 win LEXINGTON — Riverdale’s fairytale tournament run came to an end Wednesday night. After reeling off five straight wins to end the year, the underdog Falcons’ upset bid against Columbus Africentric fell short despite a back-and-forth first quarter. Read More
Warriors’ tournament run ends with 57-37 loss to Tigers FINDLAY — After advancing to the district semifinals by winning its first sectional title in 10 years, the No. 8-seed Mohawk boys basketball team ran out of magic by halftime Wednesday evening and fell to No. 5-seed North Baltimore at Liberty-Benton High School, 57-37. Read More
Capital volleyball Wynford High School senior Tara Zinser signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play volleyball at Division III Capital University. Taking part in the signing ceremony were (front row, from left) mother Mollie Zinser, Tara, father Jake Zinser; (back row) athletic director Tim Ehresman, sister Macey Zinser and volleyball coach Jamee Burke. Zinser, an All-Northern 10 Athletic Conference second-team pick this past year, averaged 1.90 kills and .65 blocks per set. Read More
Ideas shared at mayors breakfast MARSEILLES — Local elected officials and organization leaders met at Angle Back in Marseilles for the quarterly mayors breakfast Tuesday. The meeting began with a welcome from Wyandot County Commissioner Ron Metzger, Marseilles Mayor Rick Arnold and a brief history lesson from Marseilles councilmember Charlotte Leeth. Read More
Clary working on small improvements for state Noah Clary is spending the week leading up to his return to the state wrestling tournament fine-tuning his crafts. At this stage in the campaign, that’s what it comes down to. Read More
Racheter, May give Pratt 2 state qualifiers for 1st time CAREY — Carey senior Jon Racheter and freshman Tanner May are both making their first trips as wrestlers to the state tournament this weekend. Their mentor is happy to show the kids the ropes. Read More
Falcons playing their best entering regionals LEXINGTON — By now, Riverdale is used to being an underdog, so the Falcons should not be intimidated facing defending state champion Columbus Africentric in tonight’s Division III regional semifinal game. The Falcons (15-11) also are not the same team they were at the start of the year. Read More
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks at Mid-Ohio Energy meeting KENTON — Members of the Mid-Ohio Energy Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE) heard from federal and state legislators regarding energy and health care issues at their breakfast meeting Monday at the Kenton plant. U.S. 4th District Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, told the group being a member of the U.S. Congress is not a difficult job when you “do what you were sent there to do.” In Jordan’s mind, that means not just fixing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but scrapping the law and turning health care back over to the marketplace. Read More
Garage fire Three Upper Sandusky firefighters battle a blaze in a garage at the intersection of Ohio 199 and TH 29 in Crawford. USFD, Carey Fire Department and Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Management Agency all responded to the incident. Read More