After suffering a setback to unbeaten Ottawa-Glandorf last week, the Kenton football team will have to win two of its final three games to reach its goal of having a winning season in Western Buckeye League play. The Wildcats (3-4) get started on that quest Friday when they host Elida.

Upper Scioto Valley is looking for its fourth straight victory and to begin a march toward its first-ever postseason birth, while Hardin Northern looks to get back into the win column after a homecoming loss to Fort Loramie when the Hardin County rivals meet in McGuffey on Friday night.

BELLEFONTAINE — Heading into Wednesday night, three teams had a chance to claim at least a share of the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division boys soccer title and two of them were squaring off at Benjamin Logan High School.

ADA — Liberty-Benton defeated Ada on Wednesday night in girls soccer action to clinch first place in the North Central Ohio Soccer Association.

COLUMBUS GROVE — After graduating seven seniors, the Ada volleyball team entered the 2016 season with an inexperienced group of players and Bulldog coach Melissa Gossard knew there could be some growing pains.

Kenton started each game well against Bath on Tuesday night in Western Buckeye League volleyball. The problem for the Wildcats was Bath finished each game well as the Wildkittens swept Kenton 25-15, 25-17, 25-11.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan’s volleyball team clinched the Mad River Division of the Central Buckeye Conference on Tuesday with a 25-22, 25-6, 25-20 victory over Greenon.

HARROD — The Ada boys soccer team played Allen East to a 2-2 tie in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday afternoon. Brendan Sheridan and Jon Allen netted goals for Ada, while Ace Gamble had two saves in goal.

Hardin Northern’s Nick Bame held off Riverdale’s Antonio Renteria for first place at the finish line, while Kenton held off Hardin Northern for the top boys team spot in the Hardin County cross country meet Monday night.