ONU athletes strong on first day of NCAA DIII national championships GENEVA — Sophomore Maddy Reed earned All-America honors in the women's pole vault to lead a strong performance for the Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team on the first day of the 2017 NCAA Div. III Outdoor National Championships at the SPIRE Institute on Thursday. Read More
Little league: May 26, 2017 The second farm Reds beat the Dodgers 5-3 Thursday night. Leading batters for the Reds were Owen Frey who had a double and 2 singles, Oliver Sneary and Slade Taylor with 3 singles each, Keith Murphy and Raleigh Newman with 2 singles each and Malachi Blankenship and Lucas Klotz with one hit each. Read More
Falcon 3,200 relay, Pauley and Bacon qualify for spots in state track meet TIFFIN — Riverdale’s Carrol Pauley has made the trip to Columbus for the Division III state track meet the past two springs to compete in the discus. While the Falcons senior will have to wait until Friday to find out if she can make it a third consecutive year in that event, Pauley already knows she will be competing in Columbus next weekend after placing third in the shot put during Division III regional competition at Tiffin on Wednesday. Read More
Wildcats to put their 7 on 7 skills on display at national level Over the past decade or so, the Kenton High School football team has become known for its dominance during summer 7 on 7 passing tournaments, bringing home trophies from different tournaments nationally. This summer, the Wildcats once again get a chance to test their skills against some of the nations’ best high school football programs when they travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 48-team 2017 Powerade 7 on 7 Invitational to be held July 13-15. Read More
Beaschler looking for wins during second trip to state tennis tourney 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. Read More
Polar Bear outing July 8 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. Read More
Wildcats ready to see what they can do at regional track meet 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. Read More
Booster award winners 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). Read More
USV award winners 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; Read More
Mauk inks deal with CFL’s Saskatchewan 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. Read More