Upper Sandusky withstood one half of back-and-forth basketball before it pulled away from the Northern 10 Athletic Conference runner-up in a runaway second half. A 63-36 win over Colonel Crawford sealed Upper’s second-straight season with a 22-0 record.

NEW WASHINGTON — Defense was the key Friday night. On a night when it struggled on offense, Wynford got a pair of late stops and held off a Buckeye Central rally attempt, 37-34, to close out the regular season.

MARION — The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners attended a legislative luncheon Thursday at Rosa and Rocco’s Italian Kitchen and Steakhouse in Marion. The Wyandot County officials joined commissioners from Crawford, Union, Morrow, Seneca, Sandusky and Marion counties, Seneca County Job and Family Services Director Kathy Oliver, Seneca County Auditor Julie Adkins and Marion County Family Court Judge Robert Fragale to listen to and speak with Ohio District 26 Sen. Dave Burke.

The Rev. Scott Moore talks about services offered at Open Door Resource Center during the monthly Lunch and Learn event Thursday at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky.

Judi Kirby (left) and Kendra Myers (second from left), of Kirby’s Sand and Gravel, and Paul Baum (right), of the Farm Bureau, speak with Upper Sandusky FFA student adviser Jonathan Lewis (center) and Riverdale FFA chapter president Kohlten Shane during the Wyandot County Agriculture Leaders breakfast Wednesday in the Masters Building at the fairgrounds.

WILLARD — Mohawk turned the ball over 29 times and shot 31 percent in its sectional tournament semifinal against Ashland Crestview on Wednesday. But the sixth-seeded Warriors stole the lead for good with two starters on the bench in the second quarter and held on at the foul line for a 52-42 victory over the ninth-seeded Cougars.

CAREY — Willow Craft Gallery, formerly of Upper Sandusky, now is located at 205 S. Vance St., Carey. When her previous space in downtown Upper Sandusky was bought in the Kimmel Cleaners expansion, she soon was alerted by another Carey studio to the open space in town.

LEXINGTON — It figured to be a little easier than it was, but Riverdale used a fast start to take a 66-55 victory against Huron on Tuesday night in a Division III sectional semifinal game at Lexington. The No. 4 seed Falcons (12-11) raced out to an 18-7 lead but never was able to pull away from the No. 14 seed Tigers (2-19).

CAREY — Fostoria made it a point of emphasis to attack Carey’s Hayden Stone in the paint Tuesday, but while the Redmen did earn some layups and trips to the foul line, the 6-4 Blue Devils freshman was largely deterrent.