Upper Sandusky’s Taylor Emerick was a first-team all-district selection in Division II, and Riverdale’s Justin Riegle was a Division III first-team all-district honoree in boys soccer, the Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association recently announced.

The Upper Sandusky girls soccer team recently held its end-of-the year awards banquet.

The Upper Sandusky boys soccer team recently held its end-of-the year awards banquet. Award winners were (front row, from left) Braden Webb, junior varsity most improved; Eli Kinley, third-year letterwinner; Scott Koehler, varsity most improved; Cameron Brady, All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association honorable mention and third-year letterwinner;

For Molly Owens, the decision about where to go to college was first about academics and second about volleyball. But it seems Upper Sandusky 6-foot-2 middle blocker found a school in Edinboro University that is a fit for both.

Upper Sandusky’s Jess Holly found out quickly that college coaches often do not stay long at the same school. When University of Buffalo coach Reed Sunahara left the school after just one season there to coach at West Virginia University, Holly withdrew her commitment to the school and instead found an entire program she liked not far from home in Bowling Green State University.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale High School senior Taylor Farmer will continue her athletic career at the collegiate level. Farmer signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Ohio Dominican University on Wednesday during a ceremony at Riverdale High School.

NORWALK — Carey’s girls and Upper Sandusky’s boys were the media picks to win the Northern 10 Athletic Conference basketball crowns this season, though by very different margins in voting held Tuesday night at Cameo at the Creek in Norwalk.

Upper Sandusky’s Jess Holly was named the All-Daily Chief-Union volleyball player of the year, and the Rams’ Matthew McConnaughey and Carey’s Eric Vackert shared coach of the year honors. Holly is joined on the All-DC-U first team by teammates Molly Owens and Emma Smith, Carey’s Shelby Kin and Sydney Wentling and Wynford’s Alyssa Harrer.

The Upper Sandusky girls soccer team recently held its end-of-the year awards banquet.

Three area athletes were named to All-Ohio teams, announced Sunday by the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association. Upper Sandusky’s Jess Holly was a first-team all-state honoree in Division II, and Carey’s Sydney Wentling and Shelby Kin were second-team honorees in Division IV.