Ada sweeps singles play in win over Upper UPPER SANDUSKY — Ada swept all three singles matches on the way to a 4-1 tennis win over Upper Sandusky on Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs did not surrender a game in singles play as Zach Beaschler defeated Clay Burger 6-0, 6-0; Cade Mullins was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Landon Ramos and Isaac Spar topped Justin Blackburn 6-0, 6-0. Read More
Bassmasters have tough day at Grand Lake The Trophy Bassmasters held its second club tournament of 2018 at Grand Lake St. Marys recently with very meager results. Fifteen anglers spent an 8-hour day on the big inland lake and could only muster six keepers and 8.55 pounds total for the day. Read More
Polar Bears hang on to advance by Arcadia ARCADIA — Hardin Northern held off a late-inning Arcadia rally for a 9-8 win over the Redskins in an opening-round sectional softball matchup on Monday afternoon. The Polar Bears jumped ahead 4-1 after one inning and 9-3 after four innings before Arcadia put a single run on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth and scored two more runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to get within one. Read More
Lady ‘Cats get past Raiders in nine innings BELLEFONTAINE — Kenton scored seven runs in the top of the ninth inning on the way to a 14-7 softball win over Ben Logan on Monday afternoon. After the Wildcats scored four runs in the top of the first inning, Ben Logan tied the game with two runs in the first and second innings. Read More
Swing thoughts: May 8, 2018 There is a tie for first place in Spring League action at Memorial Park Golf Course. The team of Brad Hanna, Dean Brim, Luey Hanna and Judy Brim and the team of Robbie Longbrake, Matt Bailey, Don Dodds and Kim Butcher are both atop the standings with a 9 under par. Read More
Middle school: May 8, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — The Ben Logan Middle School girls track team had four first place finishes and three second place efforts on the way to 113 points and a second place finish as a team at the Central Buckeye Conference meet on Monday. Read More
Little league: May 8, 2018 The second farm Blue Jays defeated the Padres 5-0 in Kenton Little League action on Monday afternoon. Hitters for the Blue Jays were Izic Bixler with three hits, Slade Taylor with a double and a single, Abby Schlegel, Kellen Good and Zayden Kennedy with two hits each and Addy Hites and Gabe Mosley-Reed with singles. Read More
Kenton girls, Ada boys finish third at Ada Invitational ADA — The Kenton girls were third and the Wildcat boys were fourth to lead area teams at the 16-school Ada Invitational on Saturday. Led by Lauren Johnson’s first place throw of 131-1 in the discus, the Lady Wildcats finished with 75 points. Van Wert won the meet with 115 points. Read More
Gophers win regular season finale, 16-2 RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont scored nine runs in the first inning on the way to a 16-2 win over Delaware Christian in its final regular season baseball game on Saturday afternoon. Austin Elsasser led the way for the Gophers at the plate with three singles. Read More
Polar Bears suffer 13-2 setback to Lehman SIDNEY — Lehman Catholic broke open a tight game with nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on the way to a 13-2 win over Hardin Northern in a Northwest Central Conference baseball game on Saturday. Both team plated two runs in the first inning before Lehman scored single runs in the second and third inning to take the lead and then broke the game open in the fourth. Read More