BLUFFTON — Ada and Ridgemont played to a 233-233 tie at Bluffton golf course on Thursday. Lyndon Root shot a 54 to lead the Gophers and earn medalist honors. Ada’s Brevin Sizemore carded a 55.

Jackson Rohrs had three touchdowns to lead the way as Upper Scioto Valley defeated Ridgemont 42-0 in middle school football action on Thursday. Also putting the ball into the end zone for the Rams were Connor Sanders with two touchdowns and Dakota Blauvelt with one.

ADA – Ohio Northern University is planning a memorable Homecoming for 2017. “Bringing Memories Out of the Shadows” is the theme for ONU’s Homecoming events Sept. 22-24. The annual festive event offers an opportunity for former students to return to campus and connect with their alma mater.

Ada keeper Anney Archer picks up the ball before a Van Buren player put a foot on it during the North Central Ohio Soccer Association match on Wednesday.

After a 1-3 start to the 2017 campaign, the Kenton football team hopes to begin turning its season around when it hosts St. Marys for a Western Buckeye League contest in the friendly confines of Robinson Field at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Ben Logan football coach Jeff Fay cherishes opportunities like the one his team has Friday night when it hosts Bellefontaine. That’s because when his 2-2 Raiders take on Central Buckeye Conference’s Kenton Trail Division favorite Bellefontaine, he feels very few people give his team much of a chance of keeping the score close, let alone of beating their Logan County rivals for a second straight season.

WAYNESFIELD — Led by Brady Hipsher’s 74, the Upper Scioto Valley boys golf team shot a 358 to place third at the Northwest Central Conference tournament on Wednesday at Prairie View Golf Club in Waynesfield. Lehman Catholic won the tournament with a 338 and also finished in the top spot in the final season standings, with USV in second.

OTTAWA — With a score of 417, the Riverdale boys golf team placed eighth out of nine teams in the Blanchard Valley Conference tournament on Wednesday at Country Acres Golf Club in Ottawa. Van Buren won the competition with a 304, while Liberty-Benton came in second at 349 and Hopewell-Loudon had a 351 to place third.

Kenton won all three singles matches to pull out a 3-2 non-league girls tennis win over River Valley on Wednesday. In singles play, Mykaela Schriber defeated Maggie Dennis 7-5, 6-3; Abby Hartshorn topped Grace Payne 6-0, 6-1 and Kelsey Flowers topped Sara Fohl 6-0, 6-1.

DELPHOS — The Ada boys golf team placed ninth out of nine teams with a score of 469 at the Northwest Conference tournament at the Delphos Country Club on Wednesday. Ada also finished ninth in the final season standings.