LIMA — Despite holding Lima Temple Christian to 24 first-half points, Ridgemont’s offense never found its groove, scoring just 24 total in a 59-24 boys basketball loss in Tuesday night’s Division IV sectional semifinal at Bath High School.

CAREY — Near the end of the third quarter of the Division IV sectional semifinal between the New Riegel and Riverdale boys basketball teams, it appeared the result could be similar to the first meeting between the Blue Jackets and Falcons, a one-point New Riegel victory.

Ben Logan baseball senior Curtis Gadson (front, center) signed a letter of intent last week to attend Clark State Community College and further his academic and athletic career playing baseball.

The Hardin County Pioneers advanced in sectional play with a win at Bluffton College on Saturday. Team members are (from left, front) Bella Dray, Brie Truman, Correy Osborn, Alexa Moore, Harrison Brien;

A group of Girl Scouts watch as “lava” flows from Mount Fuji during the local organization’s annual “Thinking Day.” The girls from the Kenton, Ridgemont, Hardin Northern, Upper Scioto Valley and Ada areas gathered at Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative in Kenton to consider the cultures of Scouting in another country.

The 2018 Hardin County Dairy Princess is Laney Harpel (left), a freshman at Kenton High School. With her is last year’s princess, Meadow Cromer, who was this year’s $500 scholarship winner.

The Hardin County equine industry selected its royalty for 2018 at the Horse Banquet on Saturday night in Kenton.

LEIPSIC — Down a post player in Caitlin Tudor, Kenton coach Ryan Miller was determined to not let Wapakoneta’s interior players get the best of his team during Saturday’s Division II girls basketball sectional final.

Ada’s Maddie Gossard tries to get around a Fort Recovery defender on her way to the basket during the sectional final contest between the two teams on Saturday night.

LIMA — A pair of Ada wrestlers will be advancing to next week’s Division III district wrestling match in Troy. Senior Chase Sumner will be making his fourth straight appearance in Troy after finishing second in the 145-pound weight class.