McCOMB — McComb scored three times in the first inning and added three more runs in the fourth inning on the way to a 7-0 Blanchard Valley Conference baseball victory over Riverdale on Wednesday.

Van Wert outscored Kenton 9-5 in a Western Buckeye League baseball game on Tuesday night. The Wildcats, who fall to 7-5 on the season and 0-4 in WBL play, led 2-0 after one inning, but could not match the Cougars (9-4, 3-2) the rest of the way.

RIDGEWAY — Hardin Northern scored the final 10 runs Tuesday to pull away for a 16-4 Northwest Central Conference softball victory over Ridgemont. The Polar Bears (9-2, 6-0 NWCC) pounded 20 hits off Ridgemont pitcher Sara McFadden, including three home runs.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont scored 19 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to put away Hardin Northern in a 30-1 Northwest Central Conference baseball contest. The Gophers were aided by eight Polar Bear errors, which led to 15 of their 30 runs being unearned.

ST. PARIS — Zane Collins was sharp on the mound for Ben Logan on Tuesday, hurling a two-hitter while striking out 15 batters, as the Raiders defeated Graham 2-1 in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game.

ST. PARIS — Nine errors proved costly for the Ben Logan softball team on Tuesday afternoon as the Raiders fell to Graham 7-5 in Central Buckeye Conference action. The Raiders, who led 2-0 after one inning, gave up all seven runs over the final three innings.

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.