Pauley wins state indoor weight throw AKRON — Riverdale senior Carrol Pauley won the combined Division II/III girls weight throw championship, breaking her own state record with a throw of 59-2 in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Indoor State Championship on Saturday at the University of Akron’s Stile Athletics Field House. Read More
Barbecue to benefit USHS Fairhaven Community will be sponsoring a chicken barbecue drive-thru fundraiser from 4:30-6:30 p.m. April 19 with all proceeds supporting the Upper Sandusky High School athletic department. Meals include half a chicken, bacon and cheese scalloped potatoes, green beans and a roll. Read More
Mohawk hiring varsity coach SYCAMORE — Mohawk High School is seeking a varsity girls basketball head coach. Limited teaching positions are available. Read More
Dartball regular season concludes Regular season champion St. Paul 2 won 6-2 and 7-5 before dropping the finale, 4-2, against St. Paul 1 in Wyandot County Church Dartball play Thursday evening. Read More
Upper holds off Wapakoneta to reach district final ADA — The dagger in the Rams perfect season was halfway in, and then it was out. A Jace Copeland 3-point try in the final seconds ricocheted off both insides of rim in the closing seconds of a Wapakoneta comeback effort, and Eli Kinley skied over Nate Schroer for the rebound. Read More
Holderman sets school career scoring record LEXINGTON — Not only did Riverdale’s surprise tournament run allow it to extend its season, it also made two broken records possible. Five tournament games were just enough for senior Sydney Holderman to become the Falcons’ career leading scorer, and it also allowed junior Lexie Wright to break the school single-season rebounding record. Read More
Africentric forces 23 turnovers in 85-46 win LEXINGTON — Riverdale’s fairytale tournament run came to an end Wednesday night. After reeling off five straight wins to end the year, the underdog Falcons’ upset bid against Columbus Africentric fell short despite a back-and-forth first quarter. Read More
Warriors’ tournament run ends with 57-37 loss to Tigers FINDLAY — After advancing to the district semifinals by winning its first sectional title in 10 years, the No. 8-seed Mohawk boys basketball team ran out of magic by halftime Wednesday evening and fell to No. 5-seed North Baltimore at Liberty-Benton High School, 57-37. Read More
Capital volleyball Wynford High School senior Tara Zinser signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play volleyball at Division III Capital University. Taking part in the signing ceremony were (front row, from left) mother Mollie Zinser, Tara, father Jake Zinser; (back row) athletic director Tim Ehresman, sister Macey Zinser and volleyball coach Jamee Burke. Zinser, an All-Northern 10 Athletic Conference second-team pick this past year, averaged 1.90 kills and .65 blocks per set. Read More
Clary working on small improvements for state Noah Clary is spending the week leading up to his return to the state wrestling tournament fine-tuning his crafts. At this stage in the campaign, that’s what it comes down to. Read More