It’s a story former Kenton High School athletic director and football coach Mike Mauk hoped would never have to be written about him. But after years of defeating opponents on the football field – first in Ohio for more than 30 years and at Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri, the past two years – Mauk recently earned perhaps his greatest victory.

FOREST — The Tree Town Festival is adding an “Under the Lights” 3-on-3 soccer tournament this year. Sponsored by the Riverdale High School boys soccer team, it will be held July 8 at Gormley Park with the first game starting at 7:30 p.m. following the parade. Registration is $60 per team with a maximum of four players per team. The …

The third annual Hardin Northern Polar Bear Legacy golf outing is scheduled to take place July 9 at Veterans Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. The outing will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $50 per person or $200 for a four-person team. The cost includes 18 holes of golf, lunch and …

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont is hosting a softball clinic for girls ages 7-18 on July 31 at the high school softball field. There are three choices for campers. The most comprehensive runs from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and includes pitching, hitting and fielding as well as learning games and drills. Lunch will be provided and the cost is $25 The …

BELLEFONTAINE — The Benjamin Logan boys basketball program is hosting a youth camp for all boys entering the third through sixth grade. Camp will run June 28-30 and will be from 9 a.m. to noon in the Ben Logan High School gym. Campers are asked to register by June 22 and registration forms and information can be found on the …

Hardin County will have 10 athletes representing it at the State Games for Special Olympics, which take place June 24-26 at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. These athletes will compete in several events including mini javelin, softball throw, 25-meter walk, 50-meter run, 100-meter run, 200-meter run and the 800-meter run.

WORTHINGTON — Ben Logan’s Coreen Crosby won her age group over the weekend at the Worthington Summer Classic Track and Field Multi Event Competition. Crosby placed in the top three in all seven events of the heptathlon to take first place in the womens 17-18-year-old division.

The Kenton Wildcats Elite won first place in the under-12 travel division at the Bluffton American Cup soccer tournament recently. Members of the team include (front row, from left) Seth Manns, Joel Bowman, Ethan Yoder and Aiden Wood;

The Veterans Memorial Park Golf Club will host the members medal play this Saturday and Sunday. If you plan on playing you need to sign up in the Pro Shop before Thursday.

Four years ago, Brice Fackler was graduating from Kenton High School and getting ready to head off to Kent State for his freshman season as a tight end for the Golden Flashes.