On Friday night, Upper Sandusky blew out New Riegel behind a 32-point performance by Abigail Fogle. On Saturday night, the Rams used balance to defeat Riverdale, 59-44, in the Falcons’ season opener.

BUCYRUS — Lexington used full-court pressure and a balanced offense to knock off Wynford, 48-39, in a non-league basketball game Saturday. Gretchen Harris led the Royals (0-2) with 18 points on 3 of 15 shooting.

NEW RIEGEL — Abigail Fogle came out firing, and her teammates were stingy on defense. The Northern 10 Athletic Conference favorite, Upper Sandusky cruised to a 74-49 non-league win at New Riegel to start its season on a good foot. Fogle made seven 3s — six in the first half.

BUCYRUS — River Valley was in position to put away Wynford in the second half, but Gretchen Harris and the Royals made sure it was a game in the fourth quarter.

COLUMBUS — As the Ohio State Buckeyes prepare this week for their upcoming game against Michigan on Saturday, Columbus native and Harlem Globetrotters star Zeus McClurkin joined the fun at Ohio Stadium. Zeus made trick shots from all over the Horseshoe, including a shot attempted while spinning the ball on his finger from 166 feet up.

CANTON — Lynsey Trusty finished her volleyball career at Malone University on Friday in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference semi-finals. Trusty, a 5-3 libero from Sycamore and a Mohawk alum, was named to the All-Conference second team after leading Malone with 648 digs.

FINDLAY — Hannah Tong, a senior on the University of Findlay volleyball team, is the 2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Attacker of the Year. A Carey native, Tong was second in the league with 465 kills and a 4.19 kills per set average and hit at a .301 clip to earn the honor a second time.

Carey’s Dean Kessler and Trevor Cook were repeat top honorees as coach and boys runner of the year, respectively, while Upper Sandusky’s Madelyn Shasteen earned girls runner of the year honors on the All-Daily Chief-Union cross country team.

The Upper Sandusky Middle School and Little Rams took first place and the Mini Rams were third last weekend at Oak Harbor. The group overall won the honor of district champion with the highest average of any district there, including some that also had high school teams competing.

Wynford’s Zach Hoffman, Caleb Stone and Cole Heinlen and Carey’s Jonathon Racheter were All-Northwest District first-team selections as picked by the media and released Thursday evening. Hoffman was selected as a quarterback, Stone as an offensive lineman, Heinlen as a defensive back and Racheter as a linebacker, all in Division VI.