BUCYRUS — Pitching and defense will take a team a long way. Wynford has displayed both — and has found a fair share of offense, as well — during a five-game winning streak that includes a 12-2 victory in six innings against Carey on Thursday.

BUCYRUS — For the most part, Wynford avoided giving up long, high-scoring innings in its second matchup against Carey. However, it also avoided the ball at the plate.

NEW WASHINGTON — Upper Sandusky built a 13-0 lead and needed almost all of it to hold off Buckeye Central, 15-13, in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Thursday. The Rams scored five times each in the first and second innings, twice in the third and once in the fourth to go up 13-0, but the Bucks came back with a single run in the bottom of the fourth, six runs in the fifth and two runs in the sixth to cut their deficit to 13-9.

NEW WASHINGTON — Upper Sandusky won its sixth straight Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Thursday, downing Buckeye Central 14-0 in five innings.

Edison edged Upper Sandusky, 3-2, in a boys tennis match Thursday. The Rams (1-4) got a singles win from Noah Frey, 7-5, 6-1, over Nathan Zettler at No. 2.

Upper Sandusky’s junior high track and field teams opened the season with wins in a tri-match against Colonel Crawford and Ridgedale. The Rams girls (49 points) edged the Eagles (44) and Rockets (41), while the boys won with easy with a 93-41 advantage on Colonel Crawford.

Upper Sandusky topped Seneca East, 20-7, in a junior varsity baseball game Wednesday. The Rams scored eight times each in the third and fourth innings.

CAREY — It is early, but Wynford could claim to be the hottest team in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. The Royals won their fourth straight game Tuesday, topping Carey on the road, 11-4.

ATTICA — In close games, the little things mean a lot. Upper Sandusky did just enough of those things to take a 2-1 victory Wednesday at Seneca East to even things up at the top of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball standings.

CAREY — Carey’s offense exploded for eight runs each in the third and fourth innings to run away with a 19-0 victory against Wynford in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Wednesday. Bryanna Curlis and Taehlor Niederkohr both finished with four hits to lead the Blue Devils (2-5, 2-2 N10) at the plate.