Rams hold off challenge from Bucks Upper Sandusky shook up its rotation and at times looked shook up Friday against Buckeye Central. An 11-0 fourth-quarter run carried the Rams to a 61-54 win. Wes Vent had 26 points. “What’s nice about these kids is, they hate to lose and they just figure out a way to win. We’ve had games like this over the past couple of years, but they think they’re going to win no matter what,” Upper Sandusky coach Jeff Winslow said. “They just toughed this one out.” Read More
Luzader, Bame help Carey rally for win BUCYRUS — Challenged to step up in the second half, Carey did just that behind huge efforts by Trey Bame and Cody Luzader. The Blue Devils guards combined for 10 3-pointers and 39 points after halftime to help rally their team for a 76-66 overtime victory at Wynford on Friday night. Read More
Upper PD goes high-tech: Switch to E-ticketing system coming up Upper Sandusky police officers soon will spend less time writing tickets and more time patrolling the streets and keeping the city safe. Some police cars will be equipped with eCitation electronic ticketing systems. Read More
Shelby rallies to give Upper 1st loss The game lived up to the hype. Abigail Fogle’s 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key clanked off back iron as time expired, and one-loss Shelby handed Upper Sandusky its first loss, 64-62. Read More
Pandora tops Riverdale in overtime MOUNT BLANCHARD — Having already made a three-quarter-court shot at the halftime buzzer, a 3-pointer from about 23 feet certainly was well within Brittany Hovest’s range. Read More
New Marathon pipeline to run from Harpster to Lima Marathon Pipe Line LLC, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation headquartered in Findlay, is beginning construction on its newest addition to its transport services. A new pipeline will run from a location near Harpster and travel through Wyandot, Hardin and Allen counties to its destination at the Husky Refinery in Lima. Read More
Groundhog Day Buckeye Chuck saw his shadow during the annual Groundhog Day celebration this morning in Marion. Ohio’s official weather-predicting groundhog saw his shadow at 7:40 a.m., according to Paul James, program director at iHeart Media. Read More
Whitehall tops Upper in regional semis WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — As a deficit continued to mount Wednesday evening, so did the frustration. Upper Sandusky lost its first six matches to fall behind 31-0 and lost a 46-24 decision to Whitehall-Yearling in the Division II Region 14 semifinals at Miami Trace Middle School. Read More
Carey’s Woods signs with Tiffin CAREY — National Signing Day had a local impact this season. Carey senior Gavin Woods signed a letter of intent during school Wednesday to play football at Division II Tiffin University. Read More
Revised government mandates force changes to Angeline’s adult services New state and federal mandates are forcing the Wyandot County Board of Developmental Disabilities to shake things up at Angeline Industries or risk losing $380,000 a year in government funding. The WyBDD currently serves 90 adults with developmental disabilites. Sixteen work in various jobs throughout the county, 22 are part of Angeline Industries mobile crew that works at an Ohio Department of Transportation rest stop, and 52 work in a sheltered shop at Angeline on CH 44 in Upper Sandusky. Read More