ROCKFORD — After watching an early lead disappear in the middle two quarters, the Ridgemont girls basketball team took control in the fourth quarter to rally for a 50-41 win over Lincolnview in the opening night of the Parkway Holiday Tournament on Thursday.

ROCKFORD — Parkway defeated Ridgemont 88-50 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Parkway Holiday Tournament. Jayden Street had 25 points to lead the Gophers, who fall to 0-8 on the season. Ridgemont plays G.C. Christian in the consolation game at 4:40 p.m. today.

RICHWOOD — North Union outscored Riverdale in all four quarters on the way to 69-46 boys basketball victory over the Falcons on Thursday night.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan got off to a quick start, taking a double digit lead after eight minutes and then pulled away in the second half for a 51-29 victory over Riverside on Thursday night.

The Ben Logan boys varsity bowling team rolled a season-high team score against Graham on Thursday, but still fell to the Falcons 2,578-2,535.

While there were no state titles in 2017, Hardin County teams and individual athletes still shined throughout the year. Highlighting area teams in the county in 2017 were the Kenton boys soccer and the Ada volleyball teams. The Wildcat boys, playing their season in honor of deceases teammate Layton Rogers, had the most successful season in school history, finishing at 16-2-1 and at second in the WBL and in the district, losing only to regional runner-up Elida.

DOLA — Four of Riverdale’s eight losses on the season have been by less than 10 points. So in the Falcons’ boys basketball contest against Hardin Northern on Wednesday, a 16-point halftime lead gave them the opportunity to finally put their foot down and get their first win.

BELLEFONTAINE — For the second time in two games this season the Ben Logan girls basketball team got off to a quick start against Elgin before holding on in the second half for the victory on Wednesday night. The winning margin was a little more comfortable this time as the Raiders built a 15-point lead by halftime on the way to the 63-50 victory.

BUCYRUS — It looked like another slow start may doom Riverdale’s girls basketball team. Then it didn’t and then it did again, but it in the end, the Falcons topped Bucyrus, 54-49, in a nonconference game of huge momentum shifts.

MCGUFFEY — Ben Logan used its pressure to spark a quick start and the Raiders never looked back on the way to an 85-45 victory over Upper Scioto Valley in a non-league girls basketball game on Saturday. Led by Nikki Current’s 24 point and 9 rebounds, the Raiders opened with a 13-0 run in the first two minutes of the game.