DOLA — Hardin Northern swept Kenton in nonconference volleyball action Saturday. The Polar Bears (10-6) won 25-13, 25-20, 25-11.

VAN WERT — Kenton placed eighth out of 10 teams Saturday in the girls portion of the Van Wert cross country Invitational. Jenna Gibson finished 21st out of 96 runners to lead the Wildcats.

HARROD — Kenton won the Allen East Invite on Saturday in boys golf action. The Wildcats shot 315 to beat Bath by 10 strokes to win the 16-team tournament.

BOTKINS — Riverdale allowed one shot in a non-league girls soccer match at Botkins on Saturday and got back in the win column with a 3-0 shutout. Gabi Rodriguez, Reygan Frey and Aubreah Manns scored for the Falcons (8-2), with Sydney Holderman, Taylor Frey and Kelsay Martin assisting.

Upcoming events at Memorial Park Golf Course are: Oct. 12 the Postal Outing and Oct. 17 the Ron Barker Benefit outing. Sign-up sheets are posted for both events at the course.

VAN WERT — It was a perfect night for one football team at Van Wert's Eggers Stadium on Friday night. Unfortunately for Kenton fans it came at the Wildcats’ expense as the host Cougars controlled every aspect of the game in scoring 31 first-half points on the way to a 38-0 Western Buckeye League victory.

ADA — Ada forced eight turnovers and made a game-changing goal line stand late in the third quarter to help propel the hometown Bulldogs to a 19-7 victory over Columbus Grove in a gritty Northwest Conference clash Friday night. The Bulldogs end a modest two-game losing streak and improve to 3-2 for the season and 1-2 in the conference.

BELLEFONTAINE — Things seemed to be looking pretty good for Ben Logan early in the third quarter Friday night. The Raiders scored a touchdown three minutes into the second half to take a 12-point lead.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Five games into the season, Riverdale continues an agonizing search for its first win after falling 28-19 in a tightly contested matchup against Arlington on Friday night at Baum Field. The Falcons (0-5, 0-3 Blanchard Valley Conference) jumped out to an early lead, but were unable to stop the big play by the Red Devils (4-1, 3-0 BVC), who showed their flash with a special teams touchdown and two offensive touchdowns that came on gains of 30 yards or more.

RIDGEWAY — An outmatched Ridgemont squad could not keep pace with visiting Riverside on Friday night, falling 60-6 to its Northwest Central Conference rivals. The loss is the Golden Gophers’ fourth straight, putting them at 1-4 on the season and 0-2 in the NWCC.