BUCYRUS — This wasn’t the first time that Carey junior shortstop Hailey Niederkohr hit a home run to lead off the game. On Wednesday, Niederkohr, hitting lead off once again, crushed the first pitch she saw from Wynford pitcher Hannah Messmer over the fence in right center, setting the tone for a day in which the Carey softball team hit three home runs in their 12-1 run-rule victory over Wynford in six innings at Wynford.

BUCYRUS — A young Carey baseball team grew up a little Wednesday. Rather than folding when it lost an early lead, the Blue Devils buckled down and won their first Northern 10 Athletic Conference game by rallying for a 9-6 road victory against Wynford.

BUCYRUS — After watching its two-run lead slip away in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Mohawk baseball team wasted little time getting it back. After Tanner Osborn led off with a walk, Wyatt Swartz hit a one-out single to put the tying and winning runs on base.

Brenyn Marquart had three hits and two RBIs and scored two runs as Upper Sandusky topped Buckeye Central 13-3 in six innings in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Wednesday at Upper Sandusky. Diago Cazares, Keaton Cunningham, Cole Sowers and Jason Holly had two hits each for the Rams (12-2, 8-0 N10).

SHELBY — Levi Malone avenged one of his losses from last year, and Upper Sandusky swept singles competition to beat Shelby 3-2 in a boys tennis match Wednesday at Shelby. Malone was a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 winner against Ryan Stahl in the No. 1 singles match.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Alison Donaugh had more hits at the plate than she allowed in the pitching circle, leading Riverdale softball to a 14-1 victory against North Baltimore on Wednesday in a Blanchard Valley Conference softball game.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — North Baltimore ace Levi Gazarek held Riverdale to three hits in a 12-0 shutout victory for the Tigers in a Blanchard Valley Conference baseball game Wednesday at Riverdale. The Tigers (8-2, 4-1 BVC) backed Gazarek with five runs before he ever took the mound and added three more in the second inning. Gazarek walked one and struck out 13 in six innings.

BUCYRUS — Caleigh Rister threw a two-hit shutout to lead Bucyrus to a 7-0 victory against Mohawk in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Wednesday at Bucyrus. Rister (9-1) walked two and struck out eight.

Upper Sandusky scored seven times in the second inning and took a 14-3 victory against Buckeye Central in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Wednesday at Upper Sandusky. The Rams (10-5, 7-1 N10) led just 2-1 after one inning. They also had a big fourth inning with four runs and now have won six in a row.

Upper Sandusky got a second chance in the first inning and could not be stopped after that. Alexis Fogle initially popped out, but an illegal pitch was called, and she delivered an RBI single, and the Rams went on to pound 18 hits in a 10-0 victory against Ridgedale in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Tuesday at Upper Sandusky.