It seemed as if every time Hardin Northern made a mistake Thursday afternoon, Kenton took advantage of it. The Wildcats (11-8) drew three walks and all those runners scored. The Polar Bears also committed four errors that led to five unearned Kenton runs as the Wildcats earned an 8-6 nonconference softball victory.

ADA — A pair of big innings powered the Kenton baseball team past Ada 12-4 in nonconference action Wednesday. The Wildcats scored five runs in the second inning and four in the fifth.

ADA — Kenton’s pitching shut down Ada and the offense provided plenty of support Wednesday as the Wildcats earned a 6-0 nonconference softball victory.

McGUFFEY — Maddie Lowery and Bree Mullins homered and had two RBIs each as the Upper Scioto Valley softball team defeated Perry 10-5 in a Northwest Central Conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale plated the game-winning run on an illegal pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a 3-2 win over North Baltimore in Blanchard Valley Conference softball action on Wednesday.

LIMA — Hardin Northern put Lima Central Catholic away with a 10-run fifth inning on the way to a 16-0 victory in a non-league softball game on Wednesday afternoon.

FOSTORIA — The Kenton tennis team won its 11th match of the season on Wednesday, blanking Fostoria 5-0 in a non-league matchup. Winning at singles for the Wildcats was Jake Abbott, who was a 6-0, 6-0 victor over Noah Kitchen at first singles and Kyle Phillips, who defeated Sabian Arana 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan held off Graham 4-2 in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game on Wednesday afternoon. The Raiders, who improve to 18-2 overall and 11-0 in CBC play, received an RBI double from Tyler Tevis and an RBI single from Todd Coleman.

ADA — Bath defeated Ada tennis 4-1 on Wednesday in a match at War Memorial Park. Zach Beaschler grabbed the lone win for the Bulldogs. He defeated Jacob Clark 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley scored all of its runs in the first two innings, including five in the first frame, and then held off Lincolnview the rest of the way for a 6-3 victory in the non-league baseball matchup.