The Kenton girls basketball team stayed within striking distance of Arlington and trailed the state-ranked Red Devils by three points twice with a minute left to play in the battle of the two-loss teams on Saturday afternoon.

ADA — The Kenton boys basketball team was sharp on both ends of the floor on Saturday night as the Wildcats took control against Ada with a 24-6 second quarter run and never looked back on the way to a 73-40 victory over the host Bulldogs.

BELLEFONTAINE — Host Ben Logan was ninth and Riverdale finished 17th at the Ben Logan Raider Wrestling Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Mitch Current won the 182-pound championship for the Raiders, defeating Lehman Catholic’s Jace Champerlain 7-6 in the championship bout.

MARION — Freshman Noah Eikenbary placed fourth to lead the Kenton as the Wildcat grapplers placed 17th in the team standings at the Sally George Invitational at Marion Pleasant High School this past weekend.

Connie Dyer (right) of the Deep Roots Garden Club, delivers books to Cristal Lyle, librarian at the Alger Public Library. Dyer is a member and chairperson of the club’s education committee.

Walking up the stairs shared by two downtown Kenton buildings is a step back in time. Uncovered from mounds of plastic positioned to drain water from a leaky roof are the remains of a clothing retailer that apparently closed more than 70 years ago.

Annetta Holmes (left) and Mary Lou Haley (right), both of Kenton, were among 45 individuals or organizations recognized for outstanding service to their local fairs at the 92nd Ohio Fair Managers Association annual convention in Columbus.

The Ridgemont student body forms a tunnel to congratulate Goldie and Waldo LeVally after they were honored during Friday night's varsity basketball game with Riverside.

This season, the Kenton Wildcats have tried to dictate the tempo of games and score as many points in transition as they can. It has been a formula that they have had success with as they won eight of their first 13 games, including three in a row.

MOUNT VICTORY — Ridgemont’s inability to convert shots and pull down defensive rebounds in the second half kept the Gophers from making a run at Riverside, falling to the Pirates 57-40 in a Northwest Central Conference matchup Friday night.