CAREY — Maybe it had been five years since the Mohawk boys basketball team last beat Carey. Maybe it had been six. Maybe it had been seven.

Christmas came more than week early for Buckeye Central coach Greg Moore. Buckeye Central’s defense clamped down after the first quarter and the Bucks earned their first girls basketball win against the Rams since the teams became conference foes during the 2012-13 season, taking a 47-44 victory that gives Buckeye Central the early lead in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference.

SYCAMORE — With several wrestlers missing due to injuries, it was no mystery what the goals of the Mohawk wrestling team were entering the Mohawk duals on Saturday at Mohawk High School. “We got a lot injuries this week during practice, and our goal is to get through there healthy, wrestle well, get our young guys some experience,” Mohawk wrestling coach Nate Lofay said.

Upper Sandusky’s coaches have sought balance. They got it Saturday night in a 106-51 victory against Ridgedale in Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball action.

“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jonathan Reel. I play by ear and I’ll play the most beautiful songs you’ve ever heard.” The Upper Sandusky Senior Club was entertained by a special guest Thursday evening at Senior Connection.

CAREY — With Upper Sandusky starting to take control down the stretch, Carey needed someone to step up. Griffin Summit did, scoring 9 of his 18 points in the final five and a half minutes to help the Blue Devils hand the Rams their first Northern 10 Athletic Conference loss in more than two seasons, 71-70.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — It didn't take the Riverdale boys basketball team long to figure out why Pandora-Gilboa leads the Blanchard Valley Conference in points per game, rebounds per game and allows the second-fewest points per game in the conference.

Children had an opportunity to make their own unique ugly Christmas sweaters Thursday from 3-4 p.m. at the Upper Sandusky Community Library for “That Thursday Thing.”

The Wyandot County Dog Shelter was damaged Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident. The crash report states an Upper Sandusky woman was traveling northbound on Ohio 199 and slowed to turn into a private drive at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — It’s a question the Riverdale girls basketball team’s coaching staff is trying to come up with an answer to: How to avoid the first-quarter stumble.