Brake wins playoff at HOJGA tourney MARYSVILLE — Fairbanks’ Travis Brake won a playoff over teammate Justin Brackenridge to win the 16-18 division in the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament Tuesday at Blue Creek Golf Course in Marysville. Both players shot 75s, with Brake winning the playoff on the second hole. Read More
Shelly Acres tops Upper Sandusky White Sharks in summer swim dual MANSFIELD — Shelly Acres edged the Upper Sandusky White Sharks summer swim teams, 145-122 in boys competition and 180-97 in girls competition, on Saturday in a meet at Shelly Acres in Mansfield. Read More
Change is good at Special Olympics COLUMBUS — Although a number of athletes switched events this past weekend in the Special Olympics State Summer Games, Wyandot County still found its typical high level of success. The Indians racked up medals in 28 events, with 11 golds among them, in the annual event held in the Columbus area. Read More
Gold medal Michelle Skaggs competes in the 30-meter motorized wheelchair slalom Friday in the Special Olympics State Summer Games at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Read More
Bronze-medal match Tim Wickham tosses the ball during a bocce match against a team from the UDS All-Star Training Club. Read More
Safety blotter: June 28, 2019 A caller complained of open burning on the 300 block of South Fifth Street the early morning of June 27. The responding officer conducted a search of the area and found subjects with a camp fire that was compliant with local ordinances. Read More
Ontario sweeps Upper Black Marlins Ontario defeated the Upper Sandusky Black Marlins girls swimming team 238-82 and the boys 197-100 in a meet Wednesday at Harrison Smith Park. Read More
New Riverdale girls basketball coach loves being around youth MOUNT BLANCHARD — The many titles that new Riverdale girls basketball coach Mickie Bonham has held over the years exemplify her love of being around children. She has been a coach. Bonham coached junior high girls basketball at Riverdale from 2004-2012 and for two years alongside Randy Baker at Arcadia while she was a student teacher in 1999 and then in 2000. Read More
HOJGA golfers compete in Kenton KENTON — Upper Sandusky’s Brock Montgomery finished in seventh place in his division in the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament Thursday at Veterans Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. Montgomery shot a 93 that included a 43 on the back nine and four pars. Read More
Elks, Sunshine reach winner’s bracket final of softball tournament Reineke took an 11-6 victory against First Federal Bank in a quarterfinal game in the minor league tournament of the Upper Sandusky Girls Slowpitch Softball League on Tuesday. Read More