RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont fell 58-6 to Lakota in Friday night’s non-conference football contest, dropping the Gophers to 1-2 on the season. Despite the 52-point loss, Gophers coach Todd Burris is still encouraged by what he’s seeing from his young team.

LAKESIDE — After grabbing a 19-14 halftime lead over Danbury, Hardin Northern was outscored 14-7 in the second half, falling 28-26 on Friday night. The non-conference loss drops the Polar Bears to 1-2 on the season, while the Lakers climb to 2-1.

Kenton defensive specialist Lyndi Taylor scoops out a dig during the first set of the Lady Wildcats’ Western Buckeye League match against Defiance on Thursday night. Results from the match were not received by presstime.

The jockeys and their horses take off at the beginning of the the fifth race of the afternoon session of harness racing at the Hardin County Fair on Thursday.

DEFIANCE — Kenton and Defiance played to a 1-1 tie in a Western Buckeye League boys soccer matchup on Thursday. After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats took the lead two minutes into the second stanza when Hayden Hicks scored off an assist from Landon Bartlett.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan swept Urbana 25-10, 25-9, 27-25 in a Central Buckeye Conference volleyball matchup on Thursday night. The Raiders improve to 4-2 on the season. It was their first league match.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s boys won a cross country tri-meet with Allen East and Cory-Rawson on Thursday afternoon. Led by Eli Weber and Miles Frey’s first and second place finishes, respectively, the Falcons finished with 24 points, while Allen East ended with 31.

BELELFONTAINE — Mailiis Simovart posted a two-under par 34 and Sydney Wesson added an even par 36 to lead the Ben Logan girls golf team to a 169-255 win over Indian Lake at Cherokee Hills Golf Course on Thursday. Also for Ben Logan, Leeah Valentine shot a 47 and Willow Titus a 52, Olivia Hahn carded a 58 and Gabrielle …

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Katelyn Hildebrand and Hanna Breidenbach had two goals each as Riverdale cruised to a 7-0 victory over Columbus Grove in non-league soccer action on Thursday night. Haley Frey, Payton Rodriguez and Paige Rothlisberger added goals for the Falcons, who led 4-0 at halftime.

After a disappointing effort in week one, the Kenton football team got on track with a dominating performance in a 49-13 rout of Celina last Friday. The Wildcats look to make it two wins in a row when they travel to Defiance on Friday night to square off against the 2-0 Bulldogs. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.