BELLEFONTAINE — Benjamin Logan High School senior Grant Ricketts will be taking his golf game next season to the University of Findlay. Ricketts signed his letter of intent on Wednesday to play golf at the Division II school where he will major in computer science to pursue a career in cyber security.

Upper Scioto Valley recently held its winter sports award program and handed out special awards to some of its athletes.

DOLA — Hardin Northern placed third Thursday on both the girls and boys sides of a quad track and field meet the Polar Bears hosted. On the girls side, Arlington won with 92 points.

DOLA — At a dual track and field meet earlier this month, Hardin Northern junior Andrew Stump uncorked a 39-plus foot throw to win the shot put. Then he walked out of the shot put area, did some stretching and won the 100-meter dash.

DeGRAFF — Riverside scored the final four runs Thursday to top Hardin Northern 4-2 in Northwest Central Conference softball. The Polar Bears (7-4, 6-2 NWCC) scored twice to take the lead in the second inning.

DeGRAFF — Riverside defeated Hardin Northern 11-0 in five innings Thursday in Northwest Central Conference baseball. The Pirates scored four runs in the first, five in the fourth and ended the game with a pair runs in the bottom of the fifth.

LIMA — Upper Scioto Valley jumped out to an 11-run lead and held on to defeat Temple Christian 18-13 in Northwest Central Conference baseball Thursday. The Rams scored three runs in the top of the first and eight in the second for the 11-0 lead.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale baseball rallied from a 7-0 deficit in the first inning and won its seventh straight game, 9-8, against McComb on Wednesday.

RIDGEWAY — Hardin Northern got an RBI double from Micheala Curtis in the top of the eighth inning to grab a 5-4 victory over Ridgemont in Northwest Central Conference softball Wednesday. Shelby Alloway led off the top of the eighth with a singe and went to second when Ashton Dye drew a walk.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to put away Hardin Northern, 14-4, in a five-inning victory in Northwest Central Conference baseball Wednesday.