URBANA — Zane Collins hurled a two-hitter, striking out 17 batters as Ben Logan defeated Urbana 5-2 in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game on Monday.

Kenton Midget Football will be doing early signups throughout May at the Home Run Memorial Park. Signup dates at the ball park are as follows: Monday, May 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Early signups are necessary to plan for the upcoming season schedule. People can contact any …

ARLINGTON — Alex Risner singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Arlington a 3-2 victory against Riverdale in a key Blanchard Valley Conference softball game Monday.

ADA — The Ada softball team lost a pair of games, both by 3-1 scores, to Van Buren on Saturday. Van Buren (12-5) scored a run in the top of the first inning in the opener and led the entire way.

WAYNESFIELD — Waynesfield-Goshen scored early and often on the way to a 20-0 win over Hardin Northern in a Northwest Central Conference baseball game on Saturday afternoon.

LIMA — Shawnee pulled away with a seven-run sixth inning in a 12-2 rout of Kenton in Western Buckeye League baseball action on Friday afternoon.

DOLA — The Upper Scioto Valley boys and the Riverdale girls finished first in the 12-team Hardin Northern Invitational on Saturday. In the boys meet, the Rams won three events and added second-place efforts in two others on the way to tallying 108 points to edge Riverdale, which finished with 99 1/2 points.

Shortly after 1:30 Saturday afternoon, it seemed as if it was going to be a bad day for the Kenton softball team. The Wildcats had already lost the first game of a doubleheader to Liberty-Benton, 7-3, and then allowed four runs in the top of the first inning of Game 2.

BELLEFONTAINE — The Ben Logan baseball team swept a doubleheader from West Liberty-Salem on Saturday, taking game one 10-1 before winning the nightcap 7-3.

CALEDONIA — The Riverdale softball team split a pair of games on Saturday, dropping a 4-3 decision in eight innings to host River Valley before defeating Centerburg 13-0 in five innings.