The former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party said Saturday there has not been a crisis facing the U.S. since the Civil War which threatens the nation more than the presidency of Donald Trump. Rep. David Leland said the question facing the country now is not if someone is a Democrat or Republican. “The question is are you a patriot or not?” said Leland. “Are you going to stand up for America or aren’t you?”

Ohio Northern University student Devin Pennington makes a one-handed catch of a football thrown by a companion as he plunges into the chilly waters of a pond on the ONU campus on Saturday morning. The leap was part of the annual Polar Bear Plunge sponsored by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity to raise money for the American Red Cross. Normally, …

Meadow Cromer (left) was named the 2017 Hardin County Dairy Princess at Saturday’s Dairy Banquet at the Plaza Inn Restaurant, Mount Victory.

The Benjamin Logan Quiz Bowl team finished as league champions in the Central Buckeye Conference Quiz Bowl season earlier this month at Tecumseh High School. The team consists of Bradon Studebaker, Ray McCormick, Kayla Stafford, Holden Baker, Bryson Tipton and Mei Carmer. Their competition season continues for the next several weeks as they will compete in the NAQT Small School …

HARROD — Holding just a six-point lead over Crestview after three quarters, Upper Scioto Valley opened up the fourth with an 11-0 run, propelling them to a 57-41 Division IV sectional final girls basketball win on Saturday at Allen East. The win improved the No. 2 Rams to 19-3 and advanced them into a district semifinal contest against No. 3 Marion Local at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Wapakoneta High School.

SPENCERVILLE — After winning 16 games and coming into the tournament as a No. 3 seed and getting a bye into the sectional title game, the members of the Kenton girls basketball team had thoughts of cutting down the program’s first net since 1998 on Saturday night.

LIMA — Ada’s Chase Sumner is looking to make a repeat trip to the Division III state wrestling tournament in a couple weeks. The junior, who finished fourth in Ohio at 138 pounds last winter, took the first step to getting back to Columbus on Saturday by winning the Lima Central Catholic sectional crown in the 138-point weight class.

CLYDE — Kenton freshmen Mason Rhoades and Noah Eikenbary both finished in the top four at the Clyde Division II sectional wrestling tournament on Saturday. Eikenbary finished third at 195 pounds, while Rhoades ended up fourth at 113 pounds.

ADA — With an Ohio Athletic Conference tournament championship on the line, Ohio Northern’s Lindsey Black stepped up when her team was on the ropes. Black converted on a bucket and went 4-of-4 from the free throw line to give the Polar Bears a 61-51 lead with just under two minutes to go, propelling ONU to a 70-55 win and the OAC tournament crown.

LEXINGTON — With their senior scorers sitting with foul trouble, Riverdale got a push from a pair of juniors. Lexie Wright had 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven steals; and Reygan Frey chipped in 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lift the fourth-seeded Falcons over No. 7 Edison, 60-51, in a sectional final Saturday at Lexington.