Lady Raiders fall in sectional semifinals TROTWOOD — A fourth quarter Ben Logan rally came up short as Milton-Union held off the Raiders 39-36 in a Division III sectional girls basketball matchup at Trotwood Madison High School on Wednesday night. The Raiders, who were seeded No. 8, finish their season with a 16-7 record. Read More
USV girls ousted from sectional COLDWATER — New Knoxville ended the Upper Scioto Valley girls basketball season, defeating the Lady Rams 60-26 in a Division IV sectional semifinal contest at Coldwater High School on Wednesday night. The No. 11 seeded Rams end the season with a 5-18 mark. Read More
Gophers squeak past Parkway in 3 OTs HARROD — The Ridgemont girls basketball team needed two overtimes to defeat Parkway the first time the two teams met in December. On Tuesday night it took even longer, as the Division IV sectional matchup went into a third extra four-minute session before the Gophers pulled away for a 59-52 victory over the Panthers. Read More
ONU men top Capital in OAC tourney semifinal ADA — Ohio Northern pulled away in the final 10 minutes to post an 81-60 victory over Capital in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center. The third-seeded Polar Bears (18-8 overall) advance to Thursday's semifinals and will play at No. 2 seeded Marietta, while the sixth-seeded Crusaders end their season at 11-13. Read More
Lady Polar Bears move on in OAC tournament ADA — Lindsey Black scored a career-high 17 points to lead No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern to a 76-60 victory over Wilmington in the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center. Read More
Ottoville cruises by HN PAULDING — Top-seeded Ottoville took control in the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a 58-8 victory over Hardin Northern in a Division IV sectional girls basketball matchup on Tuesday night. Hardin Northern finishes its season with a 3-20 mark. Read More
Rams defeat Allen East in regular season finale McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley got off to a fast start and then put the game away in the third quarter in a 68-42 victory over Allen East in a non-league boys basketball contest on Tuesday night. The Rams, who finish their regular season at 18-4, jumped ahead 20-6 eight minutes into the game and 31-16 at halftime, before outscoring the visiting Mustangs 21-12 in the third quarter. Read More
Civic agenda: February 20, 2018 TUESDAY, FEB. 20 Ada council – 6:30 p.m., council chambers Read More
Katayama ready for 2nd state swim meet ADA — Ada’s Klava Katayama is only a sophomore, but when it comes to experiencing the Ohio State Swimming Championships she already is a veteran. Katayama will be competing in the Ohio Division II meet, which features the top high school swimmers in the state, for a second straight year when she travels to Canton on Thursday to swim in the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Read More
HN 7th grade girls win NWCC title LIMA — The Hardin Northern seventh grade girls basketball team defeated Ridgemont 27-21 in the Northwest Central Conference junior high championship game on Saturday. Katie Good had 10 points to lead Hardin Northern, while Kylee Legge had 6 points, Aubry Smith finished with 4, Blair Hipsher and Ava Hopson had 3 each and Belle Wilson chipped in with a free throw. Read More