COLUMBUS GROVE — Mission accomplished for the Ada volleyball team. The Bulldogs came into the season with one goal – claiming a third straight Northwest Conference volleyball championship.

Since moving to Hardin County, Troy Roberson has become a fixture in the Kenton community. He performs nearly daily at the corner of the Subway parking lot, strumming his guitar and waving to passing motorists.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Gabi Rodriguez’s penalty kick with about seven minutes left lifted Riverdale to a 2-2 tie with visiting Swanton on Monday night as the Falcons twice overcame one goal deficits in a non-league girls soccer matchup.

The Kenton boys and Riverdale girls came away with the top spots at the Hardin County 5k cross country meet at the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton on Monday. The Wildcats took the top spot with a score of 44 in the boys race.

Kailey Keng, 6 (left) and Katie Keng, 4, concentrate on painting their pumpkins Saturday morning at the first Mount Victory Pumpkin Festival.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — In a matchup of inexperienced teams, Riverdale proved more able to control the flow of play. The Falcons took a 2-0 lead against the wind off a pair of handballs in the first half, and held possession in their opponent’s half for much of the second in a 3-1 victory over Upper Sandusky on Saturday.

In the 1960s, the Andy Griffith Show took its viewers to the mythical setting of Mayberry, N.C. Like many Americans, the four Loeffert boys became to know Andy, Aunt Bea, Opie, Barney and the endless supporting characters that brought the country charm to the village.

Senior Haylee Bushong, right, was crowned the 2017 Kenton High School homecoming queen prior to the Wildcats 43-37 win over Lima Shawnee. Crowning Bushing was KHS’s 2016 homecoming queen Daisy White.

Mackenzie McManus and Nolan Pelger were selected as the 2017 Benjamin Logan homecoming queen and king. The Raiders won their homecoming contest against Tecumseh by a score of 32-21.

Kenton and Shawnee made a lot of big plays during Friday night Western Buckeye League contest. The host Wildcats made one more play when they needed to, however, as time ran out on a late fourth quarter drive that could have given the Indians the lead and Kenton held on for a 43-37 homecoming win at Robinson Field.