The Ridgemont Boys Basketball team defeated Mt. Gilead in Varsity action Wednesday. The final was 70-50 in favor of the Golden Gophers. Leading Ridgemont was Landon Newland with 30 points, Mason Stuck with 22 and Grant Reppart with 11. The Golden Gophers improved to 9-1 on the season.
Riverdale junior Brenna Farmer has committed to continue her academic and softball careers at Ohio University. Brenna released this statement today: "Grateful is an understatement. I am so excited to announce my decision to continue my academic and athletic careers at Ohio University! The biggest thank you to my family for the countless memories, trips to the field and hours spent in the car throughout this journey. Thank you Coach Ro, Coach T and Coach Stover for showing faith in […]
Riverdale honored Girls Basketball 1000 point Winners Tuesday evening. Congratulations were sent to: Mickie Frey Bonham 1,060, Kayla Brown 1,168, Lacey Kessler 1,204, Heather Huffman Speyer 1,615 and Sydney Holderman Teynor 1,625.
The Kenton Elks Hoopshoot was held this past Sunday Dec. 12, 2021. Here are the participants: Front Row Left to Right: Shawn Layman-Cannode, Gabe Purcell, Henry Newland, Eelyn YoakumBack Row Left to Right: Exalted Ruler Nate Davis, Clayton Perry, Owen Haudenschield, Giovanni Noascono, Loyal Knight Ryan Yoakum
A basketball in Kenton that was stopped due to a power outage this past Saturday has been scheduled to resume. According to information from Athletic Director Brett Purcell, the Riverdale at Kenton girls game will resume at 6pm on Thursday December 30 at the Kenton High School. The game was postponed following the first quarter of the Junior Varsity contest on December 11 due to the power outage.
The Kenton wrestling team placed 7th out of fourteen teams with just five wrestlers at the 34th Annual Bucyrus Pool Tournament. Elgin High School won the tournament with eighteen wrestlers scoring 210.0 points. Karson Davis, Logan Brown, Anthony Hunt, Gavin Manns and Matthew Handel were the only wrestlers that competed at the tournament. Karson Davis competed in a six man round robin bracket at 113 lbs and posted wins over Cameron Blasetzky of Monroeville by Inj. Default and Olivia Gill […]
The Kenton Boys Varsity Basketball team defeated Ben Logan 52-40. The Wildcats got off to a fast start as Tyson Lawrence hit three 3 pointers in the first period. Lawrence and Jarrett Jolliff ended the night with 11 points each. Both Colby Quay and Gavin Payne ended the night in double digits as well with 10 a piece. Gunnar Stout had 5 points, Kooper Johnston had 3 points and Trevor Robinson rounded out the scoring with 2 points. The Kenton […]
The 2021 Carey Blue Devils are the Division VI State Football Champions. Carey took down reigning champion Coldwater 26-14 in this past Saturday's Division VI state championship game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. It ended a 46-year title drought for the Wyandot County school. Carey's first title came in 1975 after a 15-7 overtime victory over Newark Catholic in the Class A title. A public celebration ceremony was held for the team Sunday afternoon at the school.
Maddie Grappy, a 2021 graduate of Hardin Northern, had her 1000 point jersey unveiled last night at the High School girls basketball game. Congratulations Maddie!
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