Falcons hold off Crimson Flashes to win district title SHELBY — Riverdale is getting good a gutting out games. The Falcons kept their season going a while longer Saturday with a 65-61 win over Willard in the Division III district final at Shelby. Read More
Draper 3rd, 3 Warriors finish 5th TOLEDO — Mohawk senior Cole Draper will get this third shot at the state wrestling tournament, but this time, it will not be as a district champion, and he likely will not have any teammates competing along with him. The Warriors were bitten by close losses in key matches in the Division III district tournament at Waite on Saturday, and seniors Chet Margraf and Cadin Emshoff and junior Parker Brown settled for fifth-place finishes that leave them as state alternates. Read More
Racheter wins 3rd-place match; May finishes 4th TOLEDO — Carey’s wrestlers made some history Saturday. Read More
Riverdale’s Frey takes 6th place; Loveridge finishes 2-2 TOLEDO — Two of Riverdale’s three district qualifiers picked up two tournament wins, and all three will be back for next season. The Falcons were led by junior Wayne Frey’s sixth-place finish at 145 pounds on Saturday in the Division III tournament at Waite. Fellow junior Aidan Loveridge scored a pair of wins at 182 pounds and came up just shy of placing. Read More
Rams’ Clary takes 2nd; Johnston, Frey place 5th MANSFIELD — Noah Clary is headed back to state, and though it is unlikely any of his teammates will wrestle with him in Columbus next weekend, Upper Sandusky has made a mark on the area. The Rams finished seventh in the Division II Mansfield district with 70 points, behind Buckeye (79.5) in sixth and ahead of the likes of Napoleon (66.5) in eighth, Bay (66.5) in ninth and Tiffin Columbian (62) in 10th. Wauseon was the runaway winner, 207.5-132, over Ashland. Read More
Residents, 1st responders remember worst plane crash in Wyandot County history 50 years later MARSEILLES — Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the only recorded commercial airplane crash in Wyandot County history. Lake Central Flight 527 crashed in a field along TH 94, south of Ohio 67 West, southwest of Marseilles on March 5, 1967. “Plane crash in county takes 38 lives,” was the headline in The Daily Chief-Union the following day. Read More
Vent scores 29 to help Rams hold off Wildcats LIMA — Trailing by nine points midway through the third quarter, Kenton looked to be on the verge of falling away during its sectional final basketball contest with Upper Sandusky. The Wildcats, who led by one point at halftime, regained their footing, however, and pulled within a single point several times late in the game, before the No. 2 seed Rams finally hung on for a 68-67 victory at Lima Senior on Friday night. Read More
Hammer has 25 points to lead Warriors to 1st title in 10 years MOUNT BLANCHARD — Mohawk jumped out to an early lead and held off a late surge by Hopewell-Loudon in a 50-45 win Friday night at Riverdale High School. Sophomore Kaiden Hammer lit it up from long distance with a career-high seven 3-pointers to lead the Warriors to their first sectional title since 2007. Read More
Good Egg sign-up deadline extended Wyandot County families that missed a chance to sign up for the Rotary Club’s Good Egg program have another chance to get free Easter clothes and goodies for their children. The Rotary Club has extended the registration deadline to March 17. Read More
USPD finds 10 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop Upper Sandusky police seized 10 pounds of marijuana, more than $2,300 in cash and items believed to be used in distribution during a routine traffic stop Thursday afternoon. The drugs have an estimated street value of $23,000. police said. Read More