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
Tournament tickets on sale at Riverdale, Upper, Mohawk SYCAMORE — Pre-sale tickets for Mohawk’s boys basketball Division IV district semifinal game are available in the high school office until noon Wednesday. They are $6 for adults and $4 for students in advance. All tickets at the door are $6. Read More
Tiffin baseball leagues having tryouts April 1 TIFFIN — The Tiffin Cal Ripken D League will have tryouts at 1 p.m. April 1 at Jocko Huffman Field at Hedges Boyer Park. Players who are 11 but not yet 13 by May 1 are eligible. Read More
Riverdale seeks apps for varsity volleyball coach MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale High School is accepting resumes for head volleyball coach for the 2017-18 school year. Applicants must possess or be willing to take or acquire National Federation of State High Schools Association fundamentals of coaching course, CPR licensure and a pupil activity permit. Read More
Rams Boosters selling raffle tickets The Ram Boosters are selling raffle tickets for three photos in one frame, autographed by three Ohio State University legends in different sports: football player Archie Griffin, basketball player Jerry Lucas and golfer Jack Nicklaus. Read More
Stoll, Cooper lead Wyandot county to Special Olympics state tournament VAN BUREN — The Wyandot County Indians are headed to the state tournament after a pair of victories this weekend. The Indians defeated the Defiance County Tigers, 69-50, on Saturday, and then topped the Auglaize County Mustangs, 80-73, in overtime, on Sunday in the Special Olympics Division III West Section tournament at Van Buren High School. Read More