Their goals this weekend may be slightly different, but Upper Sandusky seniors Noah Clary and Connor Johnston are ending their high school wrestling careers in the place every Ohio high school wrestler aspires to be: the state tournament.

CAREY — Tanner May spent his entire high school career wrestling at 182 pounds — until just a couple weeks ago. The Carey sophomore made a move down to 170 pounds, and it has paid off so far.

FINDLAY — While Leipsic does not have anyone the size of Carey’s Sydney Kin, the Vikings used their height at every position to create problems. With all five starters measuring at 5-8 or 5-9, Leipsic used its length to cause the Blue Devils struggles on offense in a 58-44 victory Saturday night in a Division IV girls basketball district final at Liberty-Benton.

DEFIANCE — Emotions were mixed for Mohawk and Carey at the conclusion of the Division III district wrestling tournament Saturday at Defiance. The Warriors’ Daniel Price and the Blue Devils’ Tanner May both earned return trips to the state tournament, but a few other close misses resulted in some disappointment, especially for Mohawk.

NORWALK — Upper Sandusky senior Connor Johnston sprung to his feet, leaped around the mat while shouting “yeeeessss,” picked up his coach Noah Blankenship and eventually hugged Blankenship and another coach with his head buried in their shoulder, showing exuberance.

BASCOM — A key defensive adjustment and a spark from the bench helped the Carey boys basketball team pull away late in a 66-46 victory against Western Reserve Friday night in a Division III sectional semifinal game at Hopewell-Loudon High School.

Drew Wennes led Huron with 19 points, but a layup in the fourth quarter stood out the most. The layup came after Upper Sandusky’s Jevon Dible hit back-to-back 3-pointers to slice an eight-point lead to two. The eighth-seeded Tigers never relinquished the lead and took out top-seeded Upper Sandusky, 61-55, in a Division III sectional final at Shelby on Friday evening.

CAREY — Just when it appeared the Tiffin Calvert boys basketball team had tied the game, a controversial call not only gave the ball back to the Warriors, but helped ensure they would advance to the next round.

NORWALK — Upper Sandusky’s Noah Clary is a win away from his third trip to the state tournament as he reached the semifinals Friday night in the Division II wrestling tournament at Norwalk.

DEFIANCE — Mohawk’s Parker Brown and Nick Theis and Carey’s Reece Mullholand and Tanner May both reached the semifinals and are one win away from state qualifying after the first day of Division III district wrestling action Friday night at Defiance.