SYCAMORE — Coach Paul Dunn said he wanted to make Mohawk a basketball school. The Warriors seem well on their way.

Upper Sandusky was visited by state royalty on Monday. Sarah Clapper, also known as Miss Ohio 2017, spent the entire day in the city, beginning with a morning speech at Upper Sandusky High School.

Area Republicans turned out in droves Monday evening for the Wyandot County Lincoln Day Dinner inside the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds.

CAREY — Three days after winning the first boys basketball district championship in school history, the excitement still remains. “I get texts and phone calls and people passing at the store,” Carey coach Jamie Young said.

BOWLING GREEN — A team with nine seniors, an overall record of 24-1 and six players who were named to the All-Blanchard Valley Conference team, with honorable mention included. Of all the tests that the Mohawk boys basketball team has passed in their most successful season to date — a season that includes their first ever victory in a district game, district title and regional appearance — its regional semifinal matchup with Pandora-Gilboa will be their toughest test to date.

COLUMBUS — An Upper Sandusky native earned a prestigious state honor over the weekend. Kaytlyn Graver, a 2016 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School, was inducted into the Ohio 4-H Teen Hall of Fame Saturday at the Ohio 4-H Teen Conference in Columbus.

NORWALK — A district championship is something the Carey community has waited for since boys basketball began, and it is something the Blue Devils seniors dreamed of since they were children. It finally happened Saturday afternoon with Carey pulling away in the closing minutes for a 41-31 victory against Margaretta in the Division III district championship game at Norwalk.

COLUMBUS — Upper Sandusky senior Noah Clary’s high school wrestling career won’t soon be forgotten. After losing a match in the Division II 182-pound championship quarterfinals Friday, Clary reeled off four consecutive victories and ended his career with an exclamation point by pinning Hunter Johns of Chaminade Julienne at the 2:25 mark.

CAREY — March is Developmental Disability Awareness month, and that means another community leader was chosen to be placed in the shoes of someone with a disability. This year’s volunteer was Carey Mayor Jennifer Rathburn. Rathburn’s simulated disability experience involved being in a wheelchair all morning while adding a few other disabilities throughout the event.

FOSTORIA — Kaiden Hammer envisioned celebrating victory at the buzzer, but he did not think he would be the hero to make the winning shot. Hammer put back Zach Hayman’s miss with the ball going through the hoop as time expired to give Mohawk its first boys basketball district championship in school history with a 62-60 win against Arlington in Division IV action Friday night at Fostoria.