MOUNT BLANCHARD — With the score tied at one Thursday evening, Riverdale senior Julia Naus stepped to the plate to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning. She drilled a hit that lifted the Falcons to a 3-1 non-conference softball victory over Kenton.

RIDGEWAY — Nashley Robinson and Priscilla Howland both had two hits and two RBIs and Sydney Totten homered as Ridgemont defeated Perry 8-5 in a Northwest Central Conference softball game on Thursday afternoon.

BLUFFTON — Ada lost its Northwest Conference softball opener Thursday, falling 2-0 to Bluffton.

SPRINGFIELD — Zane Collins had four hits including a double and a triple with an RBI and Brady Bechtel added a two-run double as Ben Logan pulled away for a 6-2 victory over Kenton Ridge in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game on Thursday.

ST. MARYS — Zach Beaschler was the only winner for Ada as the Bulldogs fell to St. Marys 4-1 in a non-league boys tennis match on Thursday afternoon.

BLUFFTON — Brett Rumer pitched a one-hitter as Bluffton smashed Ada 10-0 in a Northwest Conference baseball contest on Thursday.

VANLUE — Vanlue jumped on top of Upper Scioto Valley early, scoring all its runs in the first three innings, and then held off the Rams late for a 10-5 victory in non-league baseball action on Thursday.

RIDGEWAY — Perry scored six runs in the first inning and cruised from there on the way to a 17-0 victory over Ridgemont in a Northwest Central Conference baseball game on Thursday afternoon.

SPRINGFIELD — Kenton Ridge scored runs in every inning but one on the way to a 13-3 victory over Ben Logan in a Central Buckeye Conference softball matchup on Thursday.

Kenton had little trouble with Upper Scioto Valley on Wednesday, scoring five runs in the first inning before closing out the game with three in the fourth and two in the fifth in a 10-0 win over the Rams in a non-league baseball game.