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.

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.

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.

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.