As a sophomore, Ada’s Zach Beaschler was just happy to be there when he competed at the Division II state tennis tournament last spring. In his second go-around at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason this weekend, the Bulldog junior hopes to win a match or two.

The Polar Bear Legacy golf outing – a four-person golf scramble – will be held on Saturday, July 8 at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. Registration is at 7:30 a.m., and tee-off is at 8:30 a.m. with a shot gun start.

Now that the district track meet is over and the regional meet is this week, the remaining competitors on the Kenton High School track team have one goal in mind: putting forth their best efforts in Piqua on Thursday and Saturday and seeing where that takes them.

Receiving Kenton High School Athletic Booster Awards during the school’s spring sports award program on Tuesday night were (from left) Hanna Legge (softball), Heath Houser (baseball), Austin Buroker (boys track) and Alex Howard (girls track).

Receiving special awards at the Upper Scioto Valley spring sports program were (front, from left) Miranda Webb, softball coaches award; Rylee Leonard, softball best defense and most improved; Chloe Hunsicker, Ram award; Haley Hunsicker, top offensive player;

Former Kenton High School quarterback Maty Mauk is going to get a chance to show what he can do in the Canadian Football League. The 2012 KHS graduate reached a free agent deal on Monday with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, according to reports on Twitter that have been retweeted on Mauk’s page.

BLUFFTON — The men’s and women’s soccer teams at Bluffton University will host a Soccer Day Camp from June 12 through June 15. The camp is open to girls and boys ages 5-13, with sessions taking place from 6-8 p.m. each evening.

The second farm White Sox defeated the Dodgers 11-6 on Tuesday. The White Sox were led at the plate by Karsen Sprang, who had a home run, a triple and a single.

Miranda Gibson has been an integral part of the Kenton High School track and cross country teams the past four years, including being a member of the regional qualifying 4 by 100 meter relay teams the past two springs. The Kenton senior signed a National Letter of Intent last week to take her talents to and continue her education at Wilmington College in the fall.

ADA — Ada High School graduate Kendra Paul will be among seven members of the Ohio Northern men's and women's outdoor track and field team competing at the 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor National Championships beginning Thursday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.