CAREY — Dylan Gerkins hit a three-run home run in the first inning to set the tone for Elmwood in a 13-0 victory against Carey in five innings on Tuesday at Carey. Gerkins added a two-run single in the fifth inning to finish with five RBIs.

When a blood test revealed that Columbus native Randy Zibell had an incurable liver disease, he couldn’t believe it. He was healthy, active and asymptomatic at the time. But over time as his liver began to fail, he realized at age 61, he was too tired to even walk across the parking lot in to work.

Upper Sandusky boys and girls were winners in a home tri-meet against Seneca East and Wynford on Monday at Upper Sandusky. The Rams girls topped the Tigers 92.5-30.5, with the Royals scoring 31 points, while the Rams boys topped the Tigers 84-64, with the Royals tallying 27 points.

SYCAMORE — Tanner Osborn’s bases-loaded double in the third inning provided all the offense Mohawk needed in a 3-2 victory against Buckeye Central in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Monday at Mohawk. All three of the hits the Warriors (2-0, 1-0 N10) managed against Buckeye Central’s Brady Biglin came in the third inning.

Upper Sandusky committed six errors and suffered its first loss of the season 8-1 in a nonconference baseball game Monday at Upper Sandusky.

Alexis Fogle hit a two-run double during a three-run fifth inning, and Upper Sandusky held on in the seventh inning to beat River Valley 4-2 in a nonconference softball game Monday at Upper Sandusky. With the Rams (3-3) leading 1-0 after a run in the first inning, Jenna Rodriguez had an RBI single in the fifth.

SYCAMORE — MaKenna Hurley threw a two-hit shutout as Mohawk coasted to a 10-0 victory in five innings against Buckeye Central in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Monday in Sycamore. Hurley (2-0) walked four and struck out seven.

CAREY — Carey’s girls were a winner in a tri-meet Monday at Carey, scoring 86 points, followed by Bucyrus with 47 points and Buckeye Central with 37 points. The Redmen won the boys competition over the Blue Devils 102-51, with the Bucks tallying 21 points.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Freshman Alison Donaugh had four hits and five RBIs to lead the Riverdale softball team to its third straight run-rule victory, 14-0 against Vanlue on Monday at Riverdale. Donaugh had a pair of triples among her hits and also picked up the pitching win.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — With five singles Monday, Andrew Kuenzli has connected for hits in nine consecutive at-bats. He scored five times and drove in six runs as Riverdale blasted Vanlue 22-0 in five innings in a Blanchard Valley Conference baseball game at Riverdale.