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!
The Kenton Wildcat Bowling Team fell to Wynford 2100 to 2266 in the opening game of the season Monday night. Kenton was only down 31 pins after Game 1 but Wynford opened up their lead after Game 2. Time constraints limited the match to 3 Baker Games and that wasn't enough for the Wildcats to catch the Royals. Leading the Wildcats was Devin Hastings - 384. That was followed by Spencer Anglemyer - 365, Stone Sauber - 325, Adam Hopkins […]
Congratulations to senior Lexi Miller on committing to Bluffton University to continue her soccer career.
A Riverdale Cross Country athlete is getting a send-off today as she heads state competition this weekend. Allison Woodruff placed 17th at the regionals last weekend to advance. At 2 this afternoon, Riverdale students and staff will be outside cheering her on as she heads to Columbus. Deputy Sheets and the Forest Police Department will lead the way as they make the loop around the front of the building. All of us at WKTN say good luck to her at […]
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the pairings for the regional quarterfinals of the football playoffs. In Division VII Region 26, the Upper Scioto Valley Rams will be at Lima Central Catholic this coming Saturday night. The Rams advanced after shutting down Lima Perry in the first round. The first and second round games are hosted by the better seeded team. Neutral sites will be used beginning with the third round (regional semifinals) November 12-13. Kickoff will be […]
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