ATTICA — When Mohawk had runners on early in the game, Seneca East made plays on defense to limit the Warriors. When the Tigers had players on base, the Warriors made mistakes.

For the sixth consecutive year, local citizens have gathered on a Saturday morning in an attempt to better the lives of those in need. Approximately 175 people met in the parking lot of Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church in Upper Sandusky and built walls for two houses to be given to Habitat for Humanity.

Brandon Vent (right) of Nevada looks at a tractor during the Upper Sandusky High School FFA toy show on Sunday as his dad Mike Vent looks on.

BUCYRUS — Both doubles teams earned championships, and Upper Sandusky won the eight-team Jim Grandy Invitational on Saturday at Bucyrus. The Rams’ No. 1 doubles team of Turner Dilley and Noah Frey and the No. 2 doubles team of Chad Mostoller and Alex Brodman were champions, while No. 2 singles player Alex Engle took second and No. 3 singles player Clay Burger finished third.

Facing stiff competition, Upper Sandusky and even short-handed Mohawk rose to the occasion Saturday in the Swankhouse Invitational at Upper Sandusky. The Rams boys were third and girls came in fourth.

BUCYRUS — Wynford dominated a doubleheader against Mansfield Christian with a pair of 12-1 victories to get to .500 on the season Saturday. The Royals (6-6) scored twice in the first inning and then six times in the second to blow open a big lead in the opener.

Multiple schools in small rural communities struggle to maintain classes and organizations that deal with the arts alive as they seem to be the first items cut if money ever becomes a problem. Two local school communities have proven themselves as not only districts able to maintain music programs in their schools, but also be one of the top programs at what they do.

SYCAMORE — Wyandot County sheriff’s deputies recovered 13 marijuana plants from a Sycamore barn in the waning hours of “4/20” after a surprised caller stumbled on a grow operation on the edge of his backyard. April 20, sometimes known as Weed Day, is an annual celebration of marijuana, as the number 420 (also 4/20, 4:20; pronounced four-twenty) is a common code associated with the smokable plant.

Wyandot County Council on Aging thanked its volunteers with a free breakfast at the Senior Connection in Upper Sandusky on Thursday morning.