SYCAMORE — After an extra-inning loss to Upper Sandusky on Wednesday, the Mohawk baseball team wanted to make sure to take care of business right away Friday. The Warriors scored seven runs in the first inning and also had a six-run fourth inning, beating the Rams, 16-4, in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference game.

Sara Gier pounded away at the strike zone, and Maddison Stansbery pounded a high pitch over the center field fence. The senior pitcher-catcher combination worked well together in a 5-1 Upper Sandusky softball victory over Mohawk on Friday.

Dozen of residents, city officials and members of the law enforcement community said goodbye to Upper Sandusky Police Chief David Olds during a reception Thursday afternoon at the city safety building. Today is Olds’ last day on the job. He is moving on to teach criminal justice at Vanguard Career Center in Fremont.

CAREY — Blanchard Valley Conference champion North Baltimore scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to put away Carey, 8-3, in a non-conference softball game Thursday. The Tigers (16-5) scored twice in the third inning and once in the fourth for a 3-0 lead, but the Blue Devils (7-4) fought back with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to make it a one-run game.

Automated Petroleum, 402 N. Warpole St., Upper Sandusky, has applied for a permit to sell beer and mixed beverages between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight Sundays. Voters on Tuesday will decided whether to allow Sunday liquor sales at the business.

SYCAMORE — A whipping wind and a wild finish highlighted Upper Sandusky’s win over Mohawk in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Wednesday. After both teams scored a pair of runs in one extra inning, Ben Sheaffer scored from first base on an error to put the Rams (10-9, 8-3 N10) ahead in the top of the ninth, and Arik Schneider (2-3) held the Warriors scoreless in the bottom to preserve an 8-7 victory.

SYCAMORE — Against a team that hits the way Upper Sandusky does, there is little margin for error. Mohawk hung close until the seventh, but too many mistakes led to a 10-3 Rams victory in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Wednesday.

Henry David Thoreau said, “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” One Upper Sandusky High School senior recently saw a great deal of success after spending years perfecting what she loves.