CAREY — Carey senior Jon Racheter and freshman Tanner May are both making their first trips as wrestlers to the state tournament this weekend. Their mentor is happy to show the kids the ropes.

LEXINGTON — By now, Riverdale is used to being an underdog, so the Falcons should not be intimidated facing defending state champion Columbus Africentric in tonight’s Division III regional semifinal game. The Falcons (15-11) also are not the same team they were at the start of the year.

SYCAMORE — Ever since Cole Draper finished last season as the state runner-up at 170 pounds in Division III, Mohawk coach Nate Lofay’s goal for him was a state championship this year. Even matching last year’s second-place finish will be a tall order based on Draper’s draw at the state tournament, which includes Mechanicsburg’s Kaleb Romero in the same quarter of the bracket.

Upper Sandusky’s Abigail Fogle was named player of the year, and Brent Fahle was coach of the year on the All-Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball team released Monday. Fogle was joined on the All-N10 first team by teammate Sierra Carey, Carey’s Sydney Kin and Mohawk’s Chelsey Trusty.

March Madness began at Wyandot Lanes with a full weekend of upsets in the Wyandot Match Game Invitational bowling tournament. The winners’ bracket semifinalists include No. 5 seed Brandt Walton, No. 11 Jerry Fagan, No. 15 Roger Ball and No. 16 Kory Walton, while the No. 2, 4, 6 and 9 seeds are done in the double-elimination tournament.

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.

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.

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.