Headed to state, Clary, Johnston confident Their goals this weekend may be slightly different, but Upper Sandusky seniors Noah Clary and Connor Johnston are ending their high school wrestling careers in the place every Ohio high school wrestler aspires to be: the state tournament. Read More
May’s move to 170 pounds paying off CAREY — Tanner May spent his entire high school career wrestling at 182 pounds — until just a couple weeks ago. The Carey sophomore made a move down to 170 pounds, and it has paid off so far. Read More
Upper native wins on big stage COLUMBUS — Upper Sandusky native Travis Davis had a big test on Saturday in his seventh professional mixed martial arts fight at the Arnold Sports Expo in Columbus. “Bam Bam” Davis battled Jesse Murray, the No. 2 ranked light heavyweight in Ohio. Read More
Vikings use length to cause problems, win district title FINDLAY — While Leipsic does not have anyone the size of Carey’s Sydney Kin, the Vikings used their height at every position to create problems. With all five starters measuring at 5-8 or 5-9, Leipsic used its length to cause the Blue Devils struggles on offense in a 58-44 victory Saturday night in a Division IV girls basketball district final at Liberty-Benton. Read More
Upper’s Clary wins district title; Johnston also advances to states NORWALK — Upper Sandusky senior Connor Johnston sprung to his feet, leaped around the mat while shouting “yeeeessss,” picked up his coach Noah Blankenship and eventually hugged Blankenship and another coach with his head buried in their shoulder, showing exuberance. Read More
Upper native looks to make it big in MMA COLUMBUS — An Upper Sandusky native has one of the biggest fights of his life later today at the Arnold Sports Festival in downtown Columbus. Travis Davis, a 2005 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School, began fighting mixed martial arts professionally in 2016. He competes in the middleweight (185 pound) and light heavyweight (205 pound) divisions, and possesses a 5-1 record. Read More
Carey, Mohawk capture sectional titles BASCOM — A key defensive adjustment and a spark from the bench helped the Carey boys basketball team pull away late in a 66-46 victory against Western Reserve Friday night in a Division III sectional semifinal game at Hopewell-Loudon High School. Read More
Local girl gets scholarship for beekeeping FOREST — A Wyandot County girl earned an exclusive opportunity from the Ohio State Beekeepers Association last month. Cloey Ward, 12, of Forest, was selected as a participant in the OSBA 4-H Partnership Program. Read More
Fogle makes history, but Truckers top Rams GALION — As painful as the memories of last season’s 16-point tournament loss to the Norwalk girls basketball team were, the Upper Sandusky Rams came into Thursday’s district semifinal hoping to avenge last season’s loss to the Truckers. Read More