ADA — Ada plated six runs in the second inning and added seven more in the fourth frame to pull away for a 16-6 win over Leipsic in a non-league softball matchup on Tuesday afternoon.

DOLA — The Hardin Northern girls track team was second and the Polar Bear boys were third in a tri-meet with McComb and North Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon. North Baltimore won the girls meet with 59 points, followed by Hardin Northern with 54 and McComb with 32.

SIDNEY — Lehman Catholic’s Cole Proffitt limited Upper Scioto Valley to two hits as the Cavaliers pulled away for a 10-0 five-inning victory in a Northwest Central Conference baseball game on Tuesday.

VAN WERT — The Kenton boys and girls track teams finished fourth in a Western Buckeye League quad meet at Van Wert on Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats boys scored 27 points in the meet. Van Wert was first with 78.

VAN WERT — Kaylee Burd hurled a shutout and had the game’s only RBI in the fourth inning to lead the Kenton softball team to a 1-0 victory over Van Wert on Tuesday.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s Carroll Pauley not only broke her school record in the discus during the Falcons home quad meet on Tuesday with Arlington, Liberty-Benton and New Riegle. The Falcon sophomore shattered it.

SIDNEY — The Upper Scioto Valley softball team took advantage of the inability of Lehman Catholic’s pitchers to find the strike zone as the Rams walked 27 times on the way to an 18-2 five-inning Northwest Central Conference victory on Tuesday.

VAN WERT — Kenton got wins from its top singles player and top doubles team on Tuesday night. The Wildcats were unable to pick up a third victory anywhere else as they fell to Van Wert 3-2 in Western Buckeye League tennis play.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan won both the boys and girls sides of its home quad track meet Tuesday. The Raider girls edged Ada 83-78 for first place. Lima Central Catholic was third with 48 points.

COLUMBUS — Hardin County native Dean Pees was honored by Ohio State University with its “A Tribute to Ohio’s Finest” award at a ceremony at OSU on Friday.