SHELBY — Upper Sandusky’s Sam Stuckman and Levi Malone won a pair of matches and got within one of advancing to next week’s district tournament but came up short in Division II sectional action Thursday at Shelby.

ATTICA — Wynford coach Jamee Burke had the look of a person who just had the rug pulled out from under her. In a figurative sense, she had. Her Royals took a one-run lead on Seneca East in the top of seventh, but the Tigers came back with two in the bottom of the inning — the second coming with two outs — to defeat Wynford, 5-4, in a Division IV sectional final at Seneca East.

WOODVILLE — Wynford’s return to Woodville was a short one Thursday. Noah Smith quickly closed out a 2-1 victory for the Royals in their Division III district semifinal game that was suspended Wednesday in the bottom of the fifth inning.

It took six years, but it finally happened. Arik Schneider threw a complete-game shutout, Brett Bianchi hit a two-run triple and Brenyn Marquart hit his second home run in as many games as the Upper Sandusky baseball team overwhelmed Spencerville 8-0 on Wednesday at Upper Sandusky High School.

With the type of game Jenna Rodriguez had on Wednesday, it was only fitting the Upper Sandusky center fielder would catch the final out of Upper Sandusky’s 13-11 upset softball victory over rival Carey in Northern 10 Conference play.

WOODVILLE — It is not an ideal scenario for Wynford, but the opportunity for a tournament victory is there. After an hour-long rain delay, the Royals’ Division III sectional semifinal baseball game against Woodmore was suspended by distant thunder Wednesday evening in Woodville.

The hit only traveled about 40 feet, but it was far enough. With the Norwalk-Upper Sandusky Division II sectional semifinal softball matchup tied entering the bottom of the seventh inning, junior pitcher Alivia Oney led off with a double, but the next two batters grounded and flew out.

A year after the Junior High Track and Field State Championships were initiated, two Upper Sandusky Middle School eighth-grade students will be competing in the state meet for the first time. Gage Frey and Kendra Conley, both pole vaulters, each have qualified for the 2018 Junior High Track and Field State Championships that will take place Saturday at the Lancaster High School athletic complex.

HAMLER — Hannah Lonsway maintained a perfect pitching record and hit her first home run of the year to lead Carey softball to a 6-3 nonconference victory Tuesday at Patrick Henry. Lonsway (5-0) gave up just one earned run on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.

BUCYRUS — Upper Sandusky dominated the matches it won in a 4-1 victory against Bucyrus to close the boys tennis regular season Tuesday. In their four wins, the Rams (9-6) lost just seven games and blanked the Redmen in four of the eight sets.