BUCYRUS — Anytime the Upper Sandusky girls basketball team has desperately needed a basket, one player, senior guard Abigail Fogle, has stepped up time and time again. After a floater by Lexington sophomore guard Gabby Stover brought the Minutemen within two points in the third quarter, Megan Hensel buried a deep 3-pointer from well beyond the top of the key and Abigail Fogle followed by hitting three of her seven 3-pointers the rest of the third quarter.

CAREY — Carey High School debuted its Legacy Lane Hall of Fame on Friday thanks in part to a generous contribution from its class of 1968. Three influential women were inducted into the Hall of Fame, Michelle (Rickle) Bell, Jean Jacqueline “Jackie” (Kirkwood) Rickle and Mary Joseph (Kirkwood) Cesarini, and they all were related.

CANTON — As the swimming season came to a close, Upper Sandusky junior Abbey Wenger had one goal. She not only wanted to qualify for the 2018 state meet at the C.T. Branin Natatorium at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, but hoped to advance to the consolation finals or top eight finals on Friday.

NORTH ROBINSON — With Upper Sandusky leading by three late in the game Friday night, Jevon Dible was not about to just sit back and wait for Colonel Crawford to force the action. Dible attacked the basket for a layup to give his team a two-possession lead for two of his game-high 21 points, and the Rams held off the Eagles, 62-55, in North Robinson to capture their third straight Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball championship.

COLUMBUS — An Upper Sandusky High School graduate was a featured speaker Monday at the 2018 National Reading Recovery and K-6 Literacy Conference.

CANTON — All spring, summer, fall and winter, Upper Sandusky junior Abbey Wenger trained and prepared to not only qualify for the 2018 Swimming and Diving Championships, but for the finals or consolation finals on Friday. Soon after the girls 100 breaststroke was finished Thursday at the 2018 Swimming and Diving Championships, Wenger heard her name announced in 16th place.

BUCYRUS — Student safety was on the minds of the Wynford Board of Education during its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday. Bomb threats have evacuated several schools in Crawford and Marion counties recently, and Wynford Superintendent Fred Fox wanted to make sure students are aware of the consequences of such threats.

BASCOM — Any team that faces the New Riegel girls basketball team is tasked with finding a way to slow down senior Brianna Gillig. Gillig is the all-time leading scorer in the New Riegel girls basketball team’s program history and surpassed the 1,000 point career mark last season.

Recently appointed State Representative Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) held his first district office hours Tuesday at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. McClain represents the 87th District, which comprises all of Wyandot, Crawford and Morrow counties as well as part of Marion and Seneca counties.

LEXINGTON — Down by 12 at halftime, Wynford knew what had to be done to get back in the game. The Royals got a whole lot of stop, scores and stops to dominate the second half of a 42-31 victory against Colonel Crawford in a Division III sectional semifinal game Tuesday night at Lexington.