William Britton VFW Post 6817 met on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at 6 p.m. for the purpose of the business for the post with ten members present. A legislative letter was presented for the group to review about H.R. 299, "The Blue Water Navy Veterans.”
RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont avenged a loss to Kenton earlier in the day and defeated the Wildcats in a rematch 16-25, 27-25, 25-17 to claim the championship of the first Keegan McKee Memorial Tournament. The Gophers, who topped Upper Scioto Valley 25-15, 25-9 in their opening round match before falling to the Wildcats 20-25, 25-21, 25-21 in the their second match of the day, improve to 10-6 on the season.
MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale took a two-goal lead early in the second half and then held off Kenton the rest of the way for a 2-1 win in a non-conference girls soccer matchup on Saturday. Riverdale improves to 8-4-2 on the season, while the Wildcats drop to 8-6-2.
MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale and Milan Edison played to a 0-0 tie in boys non-conference soccer action on Saturday night. The game was called at halftime due to lightning and approaching storms.
ADA — Isaac Spar, Chris Reyes and Brendan Sheridan all had goals for Ada as the Bulldogs defeated Paulding 3-0 in a Northwest Conference boys soccer game on Saturday afternoon. Jon Allen added 2 assists for the Bulldogs, while Drew Hadley had 4 saves in goal.
In the Monday Fall League at Memorial Park Golf Course, the team of David Bettinger, Chris Rogers, Cole Weyant, Rick Brown and Tami McFadden hold the lead at 24-under par. The Brad Hanna team and Jordan Johnson team are battling for second place with a 22-under.
LIMA — If Kenton quarterback Jaron Sharp still had any lingering effects of an injury suffered against St. Marys two weeks ago, he didn’t show them on Friday night. The senior was the star of the show on both sides of the ball, throwing for 208 yards with a pair of touchdown passes and running for another 175 yards and a pair of scores offensively, while intercepting two passes defensively to help the Wildcats hold off Shawnee 38-35 in the Western Buckeye League contest.
McGUFFEY — Four turnovers and a strong Riverside rushing attack proved costly for the Upper Scioto Valley Rams, who were shut out 40-0 in Friday night’s Northwest Central Conference contest. The Rams fall to 2-5, 1-3, while the Pirates improve to 4-3, 3-1.
DOLA — Hardin Northern and Elgin combined for 97 points, with the visiting Comets coming out on top, 54-43 in the Northwest Central Conference game on Friday night. After taking a 13-8 first quarter lead, Hardin Northern was shut out by Elgin 16-0 in the second quarter to fall behind 24-13.
NORTH BALTIMORE — After taking a 21-6 first quarter lead, Riverdale battled with North Baltimore in a shootout in the second quarter, taking the halftime lead 56-36. The Falcons managed to hold off the Tigers in the second half, outscoring them 21-6 through the final two quarters to earn the 77-42 win Friday night.
