The 2018 annual Senior Elks Golf Classic recently took place with 10 teams participating in an 18-hole tournament at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The winning team was (from left) Mark Hart, Manny Pedroza, George Zienau and Mike Lucas.

WALDO — The Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association honored guest speaker Ralph Ballenger, a notable golfer, doctor, teacher and champion of many Ohio amateur tournaments during the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and ’60s including the Ohio Senior Amateur winner three times.

Like other high school football teams across the state, the Upper Sandusky football team opened practice from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday behind the Upper Sandusky Athletic Complex.

The Riverdale mini cheerleading team took first place on Saturday at the Seneca County Fair.

Upper Sandusky all-sport passes are available for the 2018-19 school year. These passes allow people to attend all Upper Sandusky High School and Upper Sandusky Middle School home athletic contests, excluding tournaments and the Swankhouse Invitational track and field meet.

The Carey varsity cheerleading team took first place at both the Seneca County Fair and the Vanlue Festival on Saturday.

Upper Sandusky High School will be playing Fostoria High School in a Jamboree Football Game at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at Upper Sandusky High School. A Jamboree is a third preseason football contest to be used as a “dress rehearsal” for the upcoming regular season.

As a student at Upper Sandusky High School, Rick Young threw the shot put and discus on the USHS track and field team. He eventually broke the school record in the shot put. He truly enjoyed the sport. Years later, he became just as passionate about teaching others the mechanics of throwing the shot put and discus as well as other life lessons coaches aim to instill in student-athletes.

Thunder fastpitch tryouts are Aug. 4 at Harrison Smith Park. Girls born in 2008 and 2009 may try out from 9-11 a.m. at Lions Field, and girls born in 2006 and 2007 may try out from 9-11 a.m. at Rotary Field. Girls born in 2004 and 2005 may try out from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rotary Field, and …

The Riverdale Community Lions golf scramble featured 16 teams and 64 players playing through rain Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Course in Upper Sandusky.