MOUNT VICTORY — Priscilla Howland had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way as Ridgemont pulled away to a 63-47 girls basketball victory over Fairlawn on Tuesday night. The Gophers jumped ahead 23-16 after one quarter and led 31-22 at halftime and 43-36 after three quarters before pulling away with a 20-13 advantage in the final eight minutes.

DOLA — Quinn Stewart-Evans made two free throws with 1.6 seconds left in the game to rally Hardin Northern past Calvary Christian 39-38 on Tuesday night. The Polar Bears trailed 11-8 after one quarter and 24-12 at halftime before outscoring the visitors 16-6 in the third quarter and 11-8 in the final stanza.

DOLA — After making just one field goal over the final 12 minutes of the first half in Monday’s boys basketball game against Hardin Northern, Ridgemont had to find some offense in the second 16 minutes if the Gophers were going to pick up their second victory in three nights.

Elida defeated Kenton 34-27 in a Western Buckeye League wrestling dual match on Monday night. Winning for the Wildcats were Noah Eikenbary who pinned Koby Smith in 1:48 at 195 pounds and Mason Rhoades, who claimed a 14-9 decision over Ethan Grimm at 120 pounds.

The Hardin County Family YMCA Sea Dragons (385 points) were first overall in the tri-meet Saturday against Findlay YMCA Frogs (162 points) and Fostoria Y Gators (160 points). Both the girls team and the boys team earned first place.

ADA — Ohio Northern University hosted one of five regional competitions in the Miami Valley Kids Wrestling Association on Sunday. The Kenton Youth Wrestling Team had 32 wrestlers compete in eight-man brackets against kids from Miami East, Northridge, Sidney, Wapakoneta, Lima Bath, Greenon, Bluffton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Elida, Allen East, Clarke Shawnee, Cory Rawson, St. Marys, Ada and Lima Central Catholic.

Hosting a youthful Allen East squad less than 24 hours after Kenton’s most lopsided loss of the season, Wildcat basketball coach Matt McCullough wanted to see his boys basketball team take care of business early on Saturday night. He got his wish as the Wildcats opened up an eight-point lead after eight minutes and stretched it to more than 20 points by halftime in pulling away for an 81-50 victory over the Mustangs.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — After Ridgemont’s Priscilla Howland had been held scoreless in the first half with her team trailing 22-19, she found her stride and put up 24 second-half points against Riverdale Saturday afternoon, helping the Gophers to a 61-46 victory.

LIMA — Four area swimmers advanced to district competition during Division II sectional action at the Lima YMCA on Saturday. In the girls meet, Ada sophomore Klava Katayama qualified for districts in two individual events, winning the 100 butterfly (58.89 seconds) and touching second in the 50 free (24.72 seconds).

There will be several rematches when sectional basketball action tips off in two weeks. In the Division II Ohio Northern district, Kenton was seeded No. 6 and will meet No. 9 seeded Bath in the Findlay sectional at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28.