Ada High School senior Seven Williams (left) and sophomore Kyle Zimmerly show off the bright orange socks the Bulldogs basketball team will be wearing during their final home game tonight. The socks are to bring attention to Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.

ELIDA —Trailing Elida by three points with 22 seconds left, with possession of the ball and a winning Western Buckeye League record on the line, there was no panic in the Kenton Lady Wildcats on Thursday night. After a timeout, Jenna Manns took a pass from Ellie Miller and hit a basket in the paint while being fouled, giving her a chance to tie the game.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale and Arlington meet in a Division IV sectional final matchup a week from Saturday at Hopewell-Loudon. Watching their regular season match on Thursday, one would have thought it was the tournament matchup as both teams played like their seasons were on the line, exchanging the lead 15 times before Arlington used a 7-0 run n the final two minutes to pull for a 72-624 victory.

Kenton’s Marianna Smith gets ready to release the ball during the Western Buckeye league bowling tournament at Hillcrest Lanes on Thursday. Results of the match were not available at presstime.

RIDGEWAY — The Ridgemont eighth grade boys basketball team defeated Upper Scioto Valley 59-43 in semi-final action of the Northwest Central Conference Junior High Boys Basketball Tournament on Thursday night. Landon Newland led all scorers for the Gophers with 28 points while Mason Stuck added 15.

Four area swimmers go into Friday with the goal of qualifying for the Ohio Division II Swim Meet when they compete in district swimming at Bowling Green state University on Friday. One of them, Ada sophomore Klava Katayama is hoping she can earn a return trip to Canton when she competes in two events.

ADA — Despite a career-high 30 points by senior Amy Bullimore, the No. 21-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell to Otterbein 64-56 at the ONU Sports Center on Senior Night. The Polar Bears drop to 20-4 overall and 14-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals improve to 16-8, 12-5.

WESTERVILLE — Senior Nate Burger scored a career-high 41 points to lead Ohio Northern to an 82-68 men's basketball victory at Otterbein on Wednesday evening at the Rike Center. The Polar Bears improve to 17-7 overall and are 12-5 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals are now 1-23 and 1-16.

The Kenton girls basketball team came into Tuesday night’s game with one goal: To play well for the five Wildcats seniors in the final game on their home court. Mission accomplished.

McGUFFEY — Shawnee used a 20-4 third quarter run to break open a close game on the way to a 53-37 win over Upper Scioto Valley in a non-league girls basketball game on Tuesday night. The Indians trailed 12-8 after one quarter and 19-17 at halftime before taking control in the third eight minutes.