DEFIANCE — Upper Sandusky qualified 13 different swimmers in 17 events for districts, broke numerous school records and won the boys championship during sectional competition Saturday at Ayersville. Abbey Wenger, Kami Swartz, Katie Conley, Cali Andres, Trever Daughenbaugh, Will Barnes and Quin Voorhees all qualified to swim at Bowling Green on Friday in individual district events as well as relays, and Maya Collins, Addison Byrne, Brody Williams, Gage Frey and Jacob Newsome join them in relays.

SYCAMORE — Upper Sandusky did not have it on offense on Saturday afternoon, but it did enough on defense to hold off Mohawk 38-32 in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball game at Mohawk. The Rams used a 7-0 run at the end of the third though the start of the fourth quarter to take control after the Warriors tied the score, and that was enough.

BUCYRUS — Upper Sandusky forced Bucyrus turnovers on the first five possessions, and it was a sign of things to come Saturday night. The Rams suffocated the Redmen and blew them away 89-37 in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball game.

CAREY — The first time the Buckeye Central boys basketball team faced the Carey Blue Devils, Carey center Hayden Stone was held under 10 points. Buckeye Central coach Eric Picklesimer credited the play of play of their defense, which had a lot of help on the backside, in limiting his chances in the first matchup.

BUCYRUS — Three of the Seneca East girls basketball team’s last four wins have not come easy. There was the five-point third quarter deficit and the three-point fourth quarter deficit in their win over Upper Sandusky.

Mohawk earned the No. 1 seed in the Division IV Fostoria district, while Upper Sandusky is the No. 2 seed in the Division III Norwalk boys basketball district. Draws were held Sunday, with the Warriors (17-1) opting into the Carey sectional final’s second game to be played at 8 p.m. March 1.

TIFFIN — Tanner May won the 182-pound championship to help Carey finish fifth Saturday in the Gene Kimmet Memorial Invitational hosted by Tiffin Calvert. May was 2-0 in his pool with a pair of first-period pins and then advanced through the ensuing bracket with two more first-period pins.

CASTALIA — Morgan Price won the 152-pound championship to lead Mohawk to a ninth-place finish Saturday in the Margaretta Invitational wrestling tournament. Bryce Sheets took third place at 195 pounds, Branyon Winings was sixth at 160 pounds, and Grant Theis took sixth at 170 for the Warriors.

MOUNT VICTORY — Ridgemont controlled the game from start to finish on the way to a 55-37 victory over Riverdale in non-league girls basketball action on Saturday afternoon. The Gophers led 13-8 after one quarter and 29-17 at halftime before outscoring the visiting Falcons 26-20 in the second half.

CAREY — Thanks to a fourth quarter in which the Carey girls basketball team outscored Ridgedale by 9 points, the Blue Devils defeated the Rockets 55-41 in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball game on Saturday. The Blue Devils (5-15, 5-10 N10) were led by Hannah Lonsway, who scored 14 points, and Sadie Arend, who scored 12.