BELLEFONTAINE — The Ben Logan baseball team gave Springfield Northwestern an extra out in the bottom of the second inning and it proved costly for the Raiders in a 4-1 Southwest District sectional loss to the Warriors on Thursday afternoon.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Trailing Riverdale by three runs after four innings, Arcadia scored two runs in the fifth inning and three more in the seventh to rally for a 6-4 Division IV sectional championship over the Falcons on Thursday afternoon.

TIFFIN — Riverdale plated four runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally for a 5-3 victory over Columbian in a non-league softball game on Thursday afternoon. Alison Donaugh had three hits with an RBI and Brooke Walter had two hits with a double and an RBI to lead the Raiders. Alyssa McCloud also had two hits with an RBI.

WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta pitcher Brady Erb tossed a one-hitter and the Redskins found their swing in the late innings on the way to a 7-1 victory over the Wildcats in a sectional semifinal baseball contest on Wednesday afternoon.

ARCADIA — Justine Messmer’s solo home run in the top of the sixth inning proved to be the difference as Riverdale held off Arcadia 3-2 in a Blanchard Valley Conference softball game on Wednesday afternoon. The Falcons led 2-1 after plating single runs in the first and second innings before Messmer’s home run put them ahead 3-1. Arcadia’s Caity Cramer hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to get the Redskins back within a run, but after Arcadia got runners on second and third base with two outs, Riverdale pitcher Alison Donaugh recorded a strikeout to end the game.

DOLA — Hardin Northern outscored Arlington 9-8 in a non-league softball contest on Wednesday afternoon. The game was tied 5-5 when Hardin Northern plated four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

DEFIANCE — The Kenton track teams had several athletes finish among the top eight in events completed on Wednesday at the Division II district track meet at Defiance. Scoring points for Kenton were Kaden Miller, who tied for seventh in the pole vault with a leap of 12-0, and Bryce Ellis, who was eighth in the long jump (19-10).

TIFFIN — Ridgemont scored early, but Calvert tallied the late runs in a 3-2 Division IV sectional victory over the Gophers on Tuesday afternoon. Ridgemont plated its runs in the top of the first inning before host Calvert scored three times in the bottom of the sixth.

The second farm Indians defeated the Reds 19-5 on Wednesday. Leading the way for the Indians was Braylen Miller with a home run and 2 singles. Domanic Sloan had 2 triples and a single, Jayce Bordner had a triple and 2 singles, Tatum Dale and Emma Kaylor both had a double and 2 singles, Nolan Asman had 3 singles, Eliannah Miller, Dakota Hale-Adkins and Stewart Kaylor all had a double and a single, Brendan Potter had 2 singles and For the Reds, Dylan Hamlin had a double and a single, Daniel Britton, Gabe Purcell and Leighton Wirble all had 2 singles and Judah Hudgel had a double.

DOLA — Cory-Rawson scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally for a 7-4 victory over host Hardin Northern in a Division IV sectional baseball contest on Tuesday afternoon. After falling behind 3-0 after the top of the first inning, the Polar Bears plated single runs in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings to grab a 4-3 advantage, setting the stage for the Cory-Rawson comeback in the seventh frame.