BUCYRUS — Turnovers were a struggle early, but Wynford took care of the ball when it needed and was able to take a 35-30 non-conference girls basketball victory against Northmor on Monday night. The Royals used an 11-3 run to take an 11-point lead late in the third quarter and then held on late after the Golden Knights scored 10 straight points to get within one.

Local fathers were taught some valuable lessons Sunday at Salon Lofts in Upper Sandusky. Area hair stylists Patti Bardon and Mychell Clements taught local dads how to do their daughters’ hair from 4-6 p.m. at a special Father Daughter Haircapades event at their salons located at 100 S. Warpole St.

NEW WASHINGTON — An injury-plagued Upper Sandusky boys basketball team struggled to find an offensive rhythm at Buckeye Central on Saturday, but defense carried the Rams through to a 43-39 victory in Northern 10 Athletic Conference play.

CAREY — Neither Wynford sophomore guard Josh Crall’s 37 points nor a 13-point third quarter run by the Royals was enough to overcome the Carey boys basketball team on Saturday. Led by Hayden Stone’s career-high 29 points, the Blue Devils completed the season sweep of the Royals in a 76-61 victory over Wynford on Saturday at Carey High School.

TAMPA, Fla. — An Upper Sandusky senior earned a major award last weekend. Rosemary Austin, a resident of Upper Sandusky, earned Most Valuable Player while competing at the World Tournament of Champions for senior softball in Polk County, Florida.

Herb Lortz attempts to toss a strike in Wii Bowling while Erma Broadman and Ron Boose look on. The Wyandot County Council on Aging held a Super “Bowl” party on Wednesday at the Senior Depot in Carey. Attendees ate a lunch with special items from Super Bowl areas Philadelphia and New England before testing their mettle on the Wii. Daily …

With Mohawk missing two of its best perimeter defenders, stopping Upper Sandusky’s guards was going to be difficult in girls basketball action Friday. Upper Sandusky (14-5, 10-4 Northern 10 Athletic Conference) set the tone early, with Abigail Fogle hitting a 3-pointer just two seconds after the opening tip-off leading to seven-pont and 12-point runs as the Rams went on to defeat Mohawk 71-31.

FREMONT — Representative Bill Reineke recently hosted Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers at the Statehouse in Columbus. During the visit, students from the culinary arts and hospitality management program had the opportunity to show off their skills to state legislators and other visitors of the Statehouse by serving a variety of sweet treats they created.

Buckeye Chuck predicted six more weeks of winter for Ohioans this morning in Marion. He has been doing so since the 1970s.

A new organization for young girls in the Upper Sandusky area has sprung up in the past month. American Heritage Girls, a Christian-based scouting group held its second meeting Thursday at Trinity Evangelical Church.