ST. MARYS — Kenton’s day got off to a rough start Saturday at the Western Buckeye League wrestling tournament when the Wildcats found out that two of their top wrestlers would not be competing for a WBL title.

SPRINGFIELD — Graham won 11 of 14 weights Saturday at the Central Buckeye Conference wrestling tournament to cruise to the title.

MOUNT VICTORY — Several missed opportunities from the free-throw line cost the Ridgemont Golden Gopher boys a chance to solidify a lead against Northwest Central Conference foe Lehman Catholic on Friday night.

Kenton and Elida battled point for point for the first eight minutes of their Western Buckeye League basketball battle on Friday night. The visiting Bulldogs drilled three consecutive 3-pointers to jump-start a 14-0 run to open the second quarter and were in control the rest of the way as Elida cruised to a 57-44 victory.

DOLA — After going more than three years without a conference win, Hardin Northern seemed poised to get its second conference victory in a week Friday. The Polar Bears led Waynesfield-Goshen by a dozen points heading into the fourth quarter, but things did not go Hardin Northern’s way from there.

CELINA — Kenton struggled Friday at the first ever Western Buckeye League bowling tournament. The boys placed eighth in the tournament and the girls finished ninth.

MCGUFFEY — Chase Rose and Wayne Lowery had 18 points each and Upper Scioto Valley outscored Riverside in all four quarters on the way to a 62-45 Northwest Central Conference victory over the Pirates on Friday.

ADA — Bluffton scored the first 11 points Friday night and went on to defeat Ada 41-27 in Northwest Conference boys basketball. The Bulldogs (9-9) responded with a 7-0 run to close the quarter, but could not overcome the Pirates, who led 15-11 at halftime before outscoring Ada 26-16 over the final 16 minutes.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Liberty-Benton made 30-of-56 shots from the field in a 73-39 win over Riverdale on Friday. The Eagles (13-4 overall, 8-1 Blanchard Valley Conference) led 16-10 after the first quarter, 42-22 at halftime and 63-33 at the end of the third quarter.

BELLEFONTAINE — Urbana outscored Ben Logan by 25 points in the first half on the way to a 58-38 victory over the host Raiders in Central Buckeye Conference play Friday night. The Raiders, who trailed 15-8 after one quarter and 39-15 by halftime, were paced by Grant Ricketts’ 14 points. Nolan Robson and Austin VanBuskirk added 7 each.