USV seeded second, Kenton placed No. 3 at girls tourney draws Upper Scioto Valley earned the No. 2 seed in the girls basketball Division IV Wapakoneta district. The Lady Rams (13-3) will play No. 14 Perry in a first round sectional matchup at Allen East High School at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 21. Read More
Four Wildcat grapplers 4th at WBL tournament LIMA — Four Kenton wrestlers finished fourth as the Wildcats ended up ninth as a team at the Western Buckeye League tournament this past weekend. Finishing fourth for the Wildcats were Mason Rhoades, Brady Beaman, Brian Blankenship and Noah Eikenbary. Read More
Sumner selected NWC’s top wrestler SPENCERVILLE — Ada junior Chase Sumner won the 138-pound weight class for the second year in a row and was voted the Northwest Conference wrestler of the year to lead the Bulldogs to a fourth place finish at the NWC tournament on Saturday. Read More
ONU women remain unbeaten NEW CONCORD — The No. 6-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team clinched at least a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with an 86-78 victory at Muskingum on Saturday. The Polar Bears stay undefeated on the season at 21-0 overall and improve to 14-0 in the OAC. Read More
Quick start propels Miller City over Falcons MOUNT BLANCHARD — Miller City took control early, outscoring Riverdale by 29 points in the first half on the way to a 61-31 boys basketball victory over the host Falcons on Saturday night. The visiting Wildcats led 21-3 after eight minutes and 38-9 by halftime as they improved to 11-4 this season. Read More
Lady Raiders topple IL on senior night BELLEFONTAINE — The Ben Logan girls basketball team defeated Indian Lake 56-34 to wrap up its third consecutive Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division crown on Saturday. Darian Rockhold had 12 points and Savannah Pavoni added 11 to lead the Raiders, who improve to 13-7 overall and 8-3 in CBC play. Read More
Polar Bear men win ADA — Senior Devon Allen scored four of his game-high 24 points in the final 28 seconds to lead Ohio Northern to a 101-96 men’s basketball victory over Muskingum on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears (14-7 overall, 12-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) run their winning streak to nine games and remain in first place in the league standings. Read More
BL cheer qualifies for state DUBLIN — The Ben Logan competition cheer team competed at regionals on Saturday and qualified for the state competition. The state competition will be held March 5 at Ohio State University. Read More
Titans hold off Wildcats in 4th quarter One thing teams are finding out against the Kenton boys basketball team this winter is that it’s never safe to let up against the Wildcats. Ottawa-Glandorf found that out on Friday night as they watched a 22-point fourth quarter lead evaporate to five before hanging on for a 71-64 Western Buckeye League victory. Read More
Rose, Dotson lead Rams to win McGUFFEY — In the final game on their home court, Upper Scioto Valley seniors Chase Rose and Trevor Dotson led their team to a 60-33 boys basketball win over Waynesfield-Goshen Friday night. Dotson recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Rose’s 17 points were a game-high as they helped improve the Rams’ record to 12-5 overall, 5-1 in the Northwest Central Conference. The Tigers drop to 1-15, 1-4. Read More