PORT CLINTON — Kenton High School’s Claire Oates knew she had a spot in the state tennis tournament locked up before her district semifinal matchup with top-seeded and defending state runner-up Olivia Rorhbacher of Perkins on Saturday morning.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Practice paid off for Riverdale in one area Saturday morning. Nathaniel Hughes curled in a corner kick for a goal early in the first half, and it was good enough for the Falcons to take a 1-0 victory against Upper Sandusky in a boys North Central Ohio Soccer Association match.

ADA — Kaitlyn Long tied the Ada school record with five goals Saturday in the Bulldogs’ 7-2 victory over Paulding. It was Ada’s second straight win and the Bulldogs (2-10-2) are 2-1-1 in their last four matches.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale won a close first set before taking its non-league volleyball match in three against Waynesfield-Goshen on Saturday, 25-23, 25-5, 25-17. Taylor Farmer was dominant from the service line for the Falcons (9-12), going 31-of-32 with seven aces.

DOLA — Hardin Northern swept Vanlue in nonconference volleyball Saturday. The Polar Bears (15-6) won 25-16, 25-10, 25-16.

Ada earned the highest seed for the volleyball postseason among area teams. The Bulldogs (19-2) are the No. 2 seed in the Division IV Ottawa District.

MILLER CITY — Taylor Frey scored both goals for Riverdale in a 2-2 draw in a non-conference girls soccer match with Miller City on Saturday. Liz Klear and Kasey Tripp had goals for the Wildcats (5-7-3).

Riverdale earned the second seed in the Division III Findlay District for girls soccer. The Falcons will host their first postseason match on Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. against the winner of No. 12 Ada and No. 8 Mansfield Christian.

Riverdale grabbed the third seed in the Division III Tiffin boys soccer district during the draw on Sunday. The Falcons open postseason play Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. when they host the winner of Liberty-Benton and Ada.