Kenton defensive specialist Lyndi Taylor scoops out a dig during the first set of the Lady Wildcats’ Western Buckeye League match against Defiance on Thursday night. Results from the match were not received by presstime.

The jockeys and their horses take off at the beginning of the the fifth race of the afternoon session of harness racing at the Hardin County Fair on Thursday.

DEFIANCE — Kenton and Defiance played to a 1-1 tie in a Western Buckeye League boys soccer matchup on Thursday. After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats took the lead two minutes into the second stanza when Hayden Hicks scored off an assist from Landon Bartlett.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan swept Urbana 25-10, 25-9, 27-25 in a Central Buckeye Conference volleyball matchup on Thursday night. The Raiders improve to 4-2 on the season. It was their first league match.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s boys won a cross country tri-meet with Allen East and Cory-Rawson on Thursday afternoon. Led by Eli Weber and Miles Frey’s first and second place finishes, respectively, the Falcons finished with 24 points, while Allen East ended with 31.

BELELFONTAINE — Mailiis Simovart posted a two-under par 34 and Sydney Wesson added an even par 36 to lead the Ben Logan girls golf team to a 169-255 win over Indian Lake at Cherokee Hills Golf Course on Thursday. Also for Ben Logan, Leeah Valentine shot a 47 and Willow Titus a 52, Olivia Hahn carded a 58 and Gabrielle …

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Katelyn Hildebrand and Hanna Breidenbach had two goals each as Riverdale cruised to a 7-0 victory over Columbus Grove in non-league soccer action on Thursday night. Haley Frey, Payton Rodriguez and Paige Rothlisberger added goals for the Falcons, who led 4-0 at halftime.

After a disappointing effort in week one, the Kenton football team got on track with a dominating performance in a 49-13 rout of Celina last Friday. The Wildcats look to make it two wins in a row when they travel to Defiance on Friday night to square off against the 2-0 Bulldogs. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

It will be a test of whether Upper Scioto Valley’s 11 can hold up for 48 minutes against Ben Logan’s depth when the Rams and Raiders match up on the football field Friday night. Both teams look to improve to 2-1 on the season in the game, which kicks off at 7 p.m.

BELLEFONTAINE — The Ben Logan boys golf team edged Kenton Ridge 184-191 in a Central Buckeye Conference boys golf match on Wednesday afternoon. Ethan Ricketts led the Raiders with a 42, while Kaiden Weaks added a 46 and Bryce Loomis and Jacob Mitchell contributed 48s.