Left, Kenton High School basketball coach Matt McCullough talks to his group of kindergarten through sixth grade students during the first day of the annual Wildcat basketball camp on Monday morning.

Kenton’s Reed Cook pushes the ball past a Ben Logan defender during the Kenton Cup 7-on-7 soccer tournament on Saturday morning.

The weekly winner in the Tuesday Senior League at Memorial Park Golf Course was Wayne Moon. Mike Fink was second and John Connolly was third. Norm Newman continues to be the season leader and Doug Camper is still in second place. Wayne Moon’s victory this week moved him into third place. Wayne also was the weekly golf skills winner with the fewest number of putts.

After two years in the district, Kenton City Schools athletic director Joey Day is moving on. Day confirmed Friday that he has accepted the position of athletic director at Marysville High School. The move is pending approval of the Marysville Board of Education on June 20.

FOREST — The Riverdale Soccer Club will be hosting tryouts for U15 and U13 co-ed travel teams. Boys and girls born in 2005, 2006 and 2007 are invited to tryout for U15, and 2007, 2008 and 2009 for U13.

The 2019 Kenton High School mini cheer clinic for students in grades K-8 will be held July 29-Aug. 1 on the high school lawn and inside the gymnasium. During the clinic, students will learn the important basics of cheerleading from KHS cheerleaders and coaches.

The Kenton 2 11u softball team was defeated by Lakeview 13-4 on Monday. Pitching for Kenton was Clara Kemmere, Aubree Clark (2 strikeouts) and Lyla Gammon. Hitting was Kaiden Gammon with a single and stolen base.

The Trophy Bassmasters continued their 2019 fishing season as they traveled to West Harbor on Lake Erie for one of the most anticipated events of the year. For one tournament a year the club uses the same scoring system as the popular Major League Fishing series on TV. Every bass 12 inches and over is recorded and scored then immediately released during the tournament day giving each angler unlimited numbers they are allowed to catch and count toward their daily total.

A Kentonite has been chosen as the state’s top athletic director for 2019. Brett Purcell, who is the athletic director at Waynesfield-Goshen High School, was selected as the Athletic Administrator of the Year by the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA).

The major league Braves defeated the Red Sox 25-1 Wednesday night on Pepsi Field. Carson Bash went the distance on the hill for the Braves giving up just two hits, while also chipping in with a double and a single at the plate. Zaiden Lawrence rocked a triple, while Karsen Sprang launched a double. Bam Bam Wilkinson ripped two shots down the left field line for a double and a triple. Other hitters for the Braves included Xavier Gammon, Oliver Sneary, Jack Whitmer, Micah Bowman, Tayvion Glispie, Gavin Sealscott and Raleigh Newman with singles.