VANLUE — Holly Wilson scored 30 points as Hardin Northern pulled away from Vanlue for a 44-23 non-conference win in girls basketball action Wednesday night.

BELLEFONTAINE — Nikki Current had 26 points and 8 assists to lead the way as Ben Logan took control early in a 76-45 win over Mechanicsburg on Wednesday.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Holding an eight-point lead with under two minutes remaining, Riverdale had to fend off a late surge from Bucyrus to hold on for a 53-51 boys basketball victory Tuesday night.

MARION — Kenton knocked down 11 three-pointers and outscored Marion Harding in all four quarters on the way to a 67-36 win over the host Presidents on Tuesday night.

LIMA — The Ada boys swam to seventh place and the Kenton boys were 13th in the 19-team Holiday Invitational at the Lima YMCA on Tuesday afternoon.

BELLEFONTAINE — Trailing Lima Temple Christian 44-43 with one minute left in the game, Austin VanBuskirk drained a three-pointer from the top of the arc to put Ben Logan ahead on Tuesday night.

WAPAKONETA — Riverdale placed four players in double figures on the way to a 60-55 win over Marion Local in a semifinal girls basketball matchup at the Wapakoneta Holiday Classic.

Every year, Hardin County athletes make their mark not only locally, but on the state and national scene as well and 2016 was no exception. And as another year comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at some of the top local sports moments of 2016.

McGUFFEY — Holding a 14-point lead after three quarters, Upper Scioto Valley looked to be well on its way to an easy non-conference boys basketball win Friday night.

Cole Houser went 4-0 to win the championship at a 126 pounds as the Ben Logan wrestling team finished ninth in the 18-team East Central Indiana Classic on Friday.