MOUNT BLANCHARD — Coby Miller had a goal and an assist to lead Riverdale to a 2-1 win over Van Buren in a North Central Ohio Soccer Association boys matchup on Thursday night. The Falcons also received a goal from Tyler Hart.

MOUNT VICTORY — Ridgemont got past Lima Temple Christian in four games 25-16, 25-12, 21-25, 25-18 in a Northwest Central Conference volleyball matchup on Thursday. Ridgemont improves to 8-5 on the season and 3-3 in the NWCC. LTC is now 2-17 and 1-5.

MIAMISBURG — Mailiis Simovart carded an 89 to lead the way as the Ben Logan girls golf team shot a 376 to finish third at the Division II district golf tournament at Pipestone Golf Course.

After humbling losses the past two weeks, the Kenton football team will try to regain its swagger when it travels to Shawnee on Friday night. It won’t be easy. After giving up 70 and 60 points and more than 300 yards on the ground against St. Marys and Van Wert the past two weeks, the Wildcats (3-3 overall and 3-2 in the Western Buckeye League) will have to stop another running threat in Indians’ quarterback Johnny Caprella if they are going to get back in the win column.

Mistake-free football is the goal Hardin Northern coach Mike Dennis has for his team in fighting to get a win against Elgin at home Friday night. While the Polar Bears and the Comets come into the game with identical records (2-4 overall, 1-2 in the Northwest Central Conference), they are coming off very different weeks.

CINCINNATI — The Ben Logan boys golf team shot a 366 to finish 11th of 21 teams at the Division II district meet at Glenview Golf Club on Wednesday. Ethan Ricketts carded an 85 to lead the way for the Raiders.

McGUFFEY — After making it to districts and coming up short each of the past two years, Upper Scioto Valley senior Brady Hipsher came into this golf season with a goal of qualifying for the state tournament. While he gets a shot to make that a reality on Friday when he compete in the Division III district tournament at Stone Ridge in Bowling Green, the Ram senior will have the company of his teammates on the course as the USV team also will be taking its shot at the state tournament.

Rocco Longbrake is hoping the third time will be the charm for him when he plays in the Division II district golf tournament at Red Hawk Run in Findlay on Thursday. The Kenton High School senior, who made it to districts as a member of Kenton’s district qualifying teams in 2015 and 2017, is hoping this will be the time where he is able to finish among the top golfers in the field and earn a trip to next week’s Division II state tournament in Columbus.

After a rough first set in which the Kenton volleyball team gave up 15 points in a row, the Wildcats rallied to win game two against Shawnee 25-20. However it was all Indians over the final two games as Shawnee topped the Wildcats in four games 25-12, 20-25, 25-9, 25-14 in a Western Buckeye League match on Tuesday night.

ADA — Chris Reyes had three goals and Jon Allen added two goals as Ada blasted Tiffin Columbian 9-1 in a non-league boys soccer matchup on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs, who improve to 6-5 on the season, also received goals from Jacob Poling, Jacob Okuly, Nick Kamatali and Wes Allen.