The Upper Sandusky girls soccer team used a late goal to defeat Kenton, 2-1, after holding off a surge by the Wildcats in the closing minutes. The Rams (3-0) got the winning goal in the 75th minute from Brooke Miller.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale was not very sharp Saturday in its girls soccer opener. That didn’t have much impact on the outcome – a 4-0 win over Continental – but Falcons coach Andrew Snook said his team needs to improve.

BEALLSVILLE — It wasn’t the opponent Hardin Northern expected to open its season against and the bus ride was much longer than the Polar Bears wanted, but the result was a good one. Hardin Northern cruised to a 54-8 victory over Beallsville on Saturday in its football season opener.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Landon Bartlett scored on a penalty kick with 3:28 remaining to help Kenton complete a comeback from two goals down in a 3-2 boys soccer victory against Upper Sandusky on Saturday. Max Pirch scored the tying goal only two minutes earlier on an assist by Luis Villa.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Justin Riegle scored five goals and assisted on the other as the Riverdale boys soccer team picked up its first victory of the season, 6-3, against Miller City on Saturday night. Riegle scored three times in the first half to give the Falcons (1-1-1) a 3-0 lead, but it was not until he scored two more late goals that Riverdale put it away.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley split a pair of volleyball matches Saturday. The Rams defeated Continental 25-22, 25-21.

PANDORA — Hardin Northern was edged on the road Saturday in nonconference volleyball with Pandora-Gilboa topping the Polar Bears 23-25, 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13. Shelby Alloway led Hardin Northern with 15 kills and 29 digs.

ADA — Ada scored a late equalizer Saturday to earn a 1-1 home girls soccer draw against Marion Harding. Harding took the lead 15 minutes into the game on a shot from outside the 18-yard box by Marlena Stinson.

LIMA — Ridgemont swept a tri-match Saturday, defeating Waite and the host team, Lima Perry. The Gophers edged Perry in three games, 25-16, 20-25, 25-22 behind a team-high 14 kills from Aislinn McCullough.

BUCYRUS — Riverdale and Bucyrus alternated sets, but the Falcons won first and last in a 25-22, 16-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-9 victory against the Redmen on Saturday. Araeha Dodge had 10 kills on 29-of-32 hitting, and Carrol Pauley was 33-of-34 hitting with eight kills.