Ada’s Sumner wins DIII sectional LIMA — Ada’s Chase Sumner is looking to make a repeat trip to the Division III state wrestling tournament in a couple weeks. The junior, who finished fourth in Ohio at 138 pounds last winter, took the first step to getting back to Columbus on Saturday by winning the Lima Central Catholic sectional crown in the 138-point weight class. Read More
KHS’s Eikenbary 3rd at sectional CLYDE — Kenton freshmen Mason Rhoades and Noah Eikenbary both finished in the top four at the Clyde Division II sectional wrestling tournament on Saturday. Eikenbary finished third at 195 pounds, while Rhoades ended up fourth at 113 pounds. Read More
ONU women claim OAC tourney crown ADA — With an Ohio Athletic Conference tournament championship on the line, Ohio Northern’s Lindsey Black stepped up when her team was on the ropes. Black converted on a bucket and went 4-of-4 from the free throw line to give the Polar Bears a 61-51 lead with just under two minutes to go, propelling ONU to a 70-55 win and the OAC tournament crown. Read More
Juniors step up as Falcons top Edison LEXINGTON — With their senior scorers sitting with foul trouble, Riverdale got a push from a pair of juniors. Lexie Wright had 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven steals; and Reygan Frey chipped in 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lift the fourth-seeded Falcons over No. 7 Edison, 60-51, in a sectional final Saturday at Lexington. Read More
Wildcats pick up WBL win at Celina CELINA — With the sectional tournament just a few days away. Kenton coach Matt McCullough is feeling pretty good about how his Kenton Wildcats are playing. Read More
BL’s Arn 12th in 50 free at state meet CANTON — Ben Logan sophomore Macy Arn dropped .02 seconds off her time from the prelims to finish 12th in the 50 freestyle at the Division II state swim meet on Friday. The sophomore swam a time of 24.66 seconds in the finals to finish fourth in the B heat. Read More
VB pulls away from Falcons in 2nd half VAN BUREN — Trailing nine to Van Buren at the half, Riverdale was outscored 20-4 in the third on its way to a 62-29 loss in boys basketball action Friday night. The Blanchard Valley Conference loss closes out the Falcons’ regular season at 5-17 overall, 3-8 in the league. Read More
CG edges Ada, 37-34 COLUMBUS GROVE — After outscoring Columbus Grove 8-7 in the third quarter, Ada trailed by a single point. But it was Columbus Grove who gained the upper hand in the final quarter, nudging Ada as the scoreboard hit all zeros, 37-34, in boys basketball action Friday night. Read More
Area grapplers advance to sectional semifinals LIMA — Ada’s Chase Sumner and Damien Cameron both advanced to the semifinal round of the championship bracket on the first day of Division III sectional wrestling competition at Lima Central Catholic on Friday. Sumner won his first two matches by pin at 138 pounds, while Cameron, competing at 113 pounds, had a bye in the first round before winning by pin in his quarterfinal match. Read More
Masonic pool results The White team defeated the Black team in Masonic Pool Tournament play Thursday night. The White team now leads the tournament by 11 points. Read More