Riegle nets five as Falcons get year’s 1st boys soccer win 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. Read More
Rams split pair McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley split a pair of volleyball matches Saturday. The Rams defeated Continental 25-22, 25-21. Read More
Polar Bears edged 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. Read More
Bulldog girls draw 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. Read More
Gopher volleyball wins pair of matches 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. Read More
Falcon volleyball tops Bucyrus in five sets 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. Read More
Raiders split pair of volleyball matches BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan split a pair of home volleyball matches Saturday, topping Triad and losing to North Union. Ben Logan (1-2) picked up its first win of the season by a 25-15, 25-18 score. Read More
Swing thoughts: August 31, 2015 Upcoming events at Memorial Park Golf Course are the Battle of the Big Horns on Sept. 19 and the 13th annual Masters on Sept. 27. Fall Leagues start the week of Sept. 14 with Monday night and Sept. 16 for the Wednesday night league. Read More
Smith leads Gophers to opening victory RIDGEWAY — Three first-quarter rushing touchdowns from Cameron Smith set the pace for the rest of the game in Ridgemont’s 43-12 season-opening win against the Vanlue Wildcats on Friday night. The win was not only the first of the season for the Golden Gophers, but it was the first under new head coach Todd Burris. Read More
Ada pulls away from USV late in big win McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley junior Austin Sloan took a handoff on the first play from scrimmage in the second half and ran for a 48-yard touchdown to pull the Rams to within 15 points of Ada on Friday night in the football opener for both teams. Read More