Sharp leads way as ‘Cats hold off Shawnee LIMA — If Kenton quarterback Jaron Sharp still had any lingering effects of an injury suffered against St. Marys two weeks ago, he didn’t show them on Friday night. The senior was the star of the show on both sides of the ball, throwing for 208 yards with a pair of touchdown passes and running for another 175 yards and a pair of scores offensively, while intercepting two passes defensively to help the Wildcats hold off Shawnee 38-35 in the Western Buckeye League contest. Read More
Miscues cost Rams in 40-0 loss to Riverside McGUFFEY — Four turnovers and a strong Riverside rushing attack proved costly for the Upper Scioto Valley Rams, who were shut out 40-0 in Friday night’s Northwest Central Conference contest. The Rams fall to 2-5, 1-3, while the Pirates improve to 4-3, 3-1. Read More
Second quarter TDs lift Elgin over Polar Bears DOLA — Hardin Northern and Elgin combined for 97 points, with the visiting Comets coming out on top, 54-43 in the Northwest Central Conference game on Friday night. After taking a 13-8 first quarter lead, Hardin Northern was shut out by Elgin 16-0 in the second quarter to fall behind 24-13. Read More
Riverdale outlasts N. Baltimore NORTH BALTIMORE — After taking a 21-6 first quarter lead, Riverdale battled with North Baltimore in a shootout in the second quarter, taking the halftime lead 56-36. The Falcons managed to hold off the Tigers in the second half, outscoring them 21-6 through the final two quarters to earn the 77-42 win Friday night. Read More
Northwestern pulls away in second half for win over Raiders BELLEFONTAINE — Despite being first on the scoreboard, the Ben Logan Raiders trailed 24-12 at halftime and were outscored 20-0 in the second half, falling to Northwestern 44-12 in Friday’s Central Buckeye Conference game. The Raiders drop to 2-5 overall, 0-2 in the CBC. The Warriors improve to 5-2, 2-0. Read More
Crestview scores 51 in 1st half of rout of Ada ADA — Facing a 20-0 first quarter deficit, Ada was unable to recover from Crestview’s early offense, falling 53-14 in Friday’s Northwest Conference contest. The loss drops the Bulldogs to 2-5 overall, 1-3 in the NWC. The Knights rise to 6-1, 3-1. A pair of first-quarter touchdown runs by Crestview quarterback Drew Kline put the Bulldogs behind the eight ball early, and Brody Brecht tacked on a third score for the Knights with just under five minutes to go in the quarter. Read More
KHS’s tennis season ends at sectional LIMA — Despite some successes in sectional play on Thursday, the Kenton girls tennis team’s season came to an end as the farthest any of the Wildcats was able to get was the quarterfinal. The top four singles players and doubles players advance to district competition. Read More
KHS girls 3rd, HN boys 5th at Kenton Invite The host Kenton girls finished third of seven complete teams with 78 points at the Kyle Althauser Memorial Tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. Kierra Krohmer led the way for the Lady Wildcats, finishing eighth of 76 runners in a time of 21:20. Read More
Rams, Longbrake have tough days at districts BOWLING GREEN — Upper Scioto Valley carded a team score of 379 to finish 14th of 18 teams at the Division III district golf tournament at Stone Ridge Golf Course on Thursday. Brady Hipsher carded an 89 and tied for 45th overall to lead the Rams. Read More
Second half goals lift KHS soccer over Elida The Kenton boys soccer team remained the only unbeaten team in the Western Buckeye League with a 3-0 win over Elida on Thursday night. The Wildcats improve to 12-0-1 overall and 6-0-1 in the WBL with matches against Wapakoneta and Bath left next week. Read More