As her sophomore season on the University of Rio Grande volleyball team came to a close, Kenton High School graduate Brooke Bostelman knew she had a difficult decision to make. Bostelman ultimately decided to stop playing volleyball to focus on school.

The Hardin County Family YMCA announces an additional opportunity to sign up your child for fall soccer season. Sign-up and registration materials will be available this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the lobby at the Kenton Kroger. Fall soccer is for all youth ages 4 and up (U-6 through U-15). Cost for fall soccer is $45 for Y …

RUSHSYLVANIA — The 12th annual Rushsylvania Rockets 5K is Saturday, August 6 at 8 a.m.

Capital University womens basketball coach and Ridgemont graduate Dixie Jeffers leads a defensive drill Tuesday at the Dixie Jeffers Hardin County Basketball Camp. Approximately 40 girls from grades four through nine came out to learn from the Hall of Fame coach, who is the winningest coach in Ohio Athletic Conference history.

There will be a meeting tonight for any Kenton Middle School girl, entering seventh or eighth grade, who are interested in playing soccer this fall. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Kenton High School cafeteria.

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 …