Riverdale High School soccer standout Haley Beltz (center) will attend Tiffin University and continue her athletic career by playing soccer for the Dragons. Pictured with Haley are her parents Tim and Stacey Beltz.

Upper Scioto Valley will be playing to clinch the Northwest Central Conference championship when its hosts Elgin on Friday. The Rams (14-3 overall, 6-0 in the NWCC) hold a one game lead over the second-place Comets (14-3 and 5-1) with two league games left on the schedule.

ADA — The No. 15-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team saw four athletes score in double-figures as the Polar Bears defeated Heidelberg 90-44 at the ONU Sports Center on Wednesday evening. The Polar Bears improve to 20-2 overall and 14-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Student Princes fall to 4-18, 2-13.

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and held off a late charge to win 74-67 at Heidelberg on Wednesday evening at Seiberling Gymnasium. The Polar Bears improve to 16-6 overall and remain in the hunt for an Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with an 11-4 record, while the Student Princes move to 9-13, 5-10.

MOUNT VICTORY — Trailing by 11 points early in the fourth quarter and struggling to find a way to stop Ridgemont post player Priscilla Howland, Kenton girls basketball coach Ryan Miller decided it was time for his Lady Wildcats to turn up the heat on the Lady Gophers.

Cleveland Indians radio play-by-play announcer Jim Rosenhaus and senior vice president of public affairs Bob DiBiasio discuss the state of the team and baseball during a question and answer session at Ohio Northern University on Tuesday morning.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley jumped out to a big lead early and then held on in the second half for a 69-57 victory over Lehman Catholic in Northwest Central Conference boys basketball action on Tuesday. The Rams led 25-10 after eight minutes and 42-21 at halftime before being outscored 36-27 in the second half, including 14-6 in the third quarter.

BELLEFONTAINE — Indian Lake overcame a slow start with strong second and fourth quarters to pull away for a 61-49 victory over Ben Logan in a Central Buckeye Conference boys basketball matchup on Tuesday night. The Raiders jumped ahead 17-9 after eight minutes before Indian Lake rallied with a 24-11 second quarter advantage to grab a 33-28 lead at the intermission.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — A big second quarter was the spark for Arlington as the Red Devils defeated Riverdale 76-61 in Blanchard Valley Conference boys basketball action on Tuesday night. Leading 16-15 eight minutes into the game, the Red Devils outscored Riverdale 22-8 in the second quarter to take a 38-23 lead into halftime.

MONROEVILLE — Monroeville took an early lead and then held off Hardin Northern the rest of the way for a 46-35 non-conference girls basketball victory on Tuesday night. The host Eagles jumped ahead 16-6 eight minutes into the game and held a 24-16 halftime lead before putting some space between themselves and the Polar Bears with an 11-6 third quarter advantage.