BOWLING GREEN — Following the Carey boys basketball team’s 23-point victory over Wynford in the Division III sectional semifinal on Feb. 28, Carey coach Jamie Young knew the 2017-18 Carey Blue Devils were capable of making a long run in the tournament.

NEVADA — State Rep. Riordan McClain and Sherri Wagner of the Wyandot County Council on Aging were the special guests at Tuesday’s Mayor’s Breakfast at Buck’s Place in Nevada.

BOWLING GREEN — The Mohawk boys basketball team’s players and coaches got together, clapped their hands and faced thousands of their fans who made the trip to Bowling Green State University’s Stohl Center, all of whom applauded them for the success they achieved this season.

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.