Bellefontaine answered a lot of questions about their young team Friday night as they went to Wapakoneta, avoided the thunderstorms and dispatched the Redskins 45-0 at newly refurbished Harmon Field.

Junior fullback Preaston Artis and senior wing back Justin Baughman each rushed for over one hundred yards and a combined three touchdowns to pace Bellefontaine. After a scoreless first quarter that was highlighted by a Chieftain defensive goal line stand holding the Redskins scoreless after obtaining first and goal from the five yard line, Bellefontaine struck twice in the second quarter.

Artis got the Chiefs on the board for the first time with a four yard romp with 6:31 left in the half. Wapakonta looked like they were going to run the clock out and and head into halftime down 7-0, but a Redskin fumble was recovered by Bellefontaine on the Wapak 23 yard line. Chieftain quarterback Brandon Winter wasted no time finding wide out TJ Garman on a 23 yard fade for a touchdown in the back right corner of the endzone. A shocked Wapakoneta team found themselves down 14-0 at the half.

The third quarter removed all doubt as to who would win the game. Jordan Price kicked a 26 yard field goal and Baughman raced for a 17 yard touchdown run to give the Chiefs a 24-0 lead after three quarters.

Artis scored his second touchdown of the night early in the fourth on a two yard dive and sophomore punt returner Daulton Mosbarger provided the most electric play of the night with a seventy - five yard punt return for a touchdown. Sophomore fullback Jamel Sheley capped off the scoring with a one yard touchdown late in the game to cement a Bellefontaine 45-0 win.

Fullback Preaston Artis and placekicker Jordan Price were named the State Farm Insurance players of the game. Chieftain head coach Jason Brown spoke after the game. Bellefontaine (1-0) hosts Sidney in week two.

Watch Ken Keller and Kevin Braig recap the Chiefs week one victory

The weather played its part in the opening of the High School Football Season, causing many games to delay starting times.

The 98.3 Peak of Ohio feature game between Benjamin Logan and Riverside was even further affected, being canceled and postponed until Saturday evening. Kickoff is set for 7 o'clock on 98.3 WPKO.

On 1390 WBLL, the Bellefonatine Chieftains opened their season with a big bang, routing Wapakoneta on the road 45-0.

State Farm Insurance Players of the Game were Jordan Price (6 pats, 1 fg, several deep kickoffs) and Preaston Artis (119 yards rushing, 2 tds).

You can replay the game at PeakofOhio.com.

The Peak of Ohio exclusive webcast game saw Indian Lake's defense join the Chieftains in posting a goose egg, as the Lakers shut out Spencerville 12-0.

West Liberty-Salam blasted Arcanum 41-7.

Tigers quarterback Zack Woodruff rushed for over 150 yards.

Waynesfield-Goshen knocked off visiting Triad 24-10.

West Jefferson defeated Mechanicsburg 28-14.

Upper Scioto Valley blanked Danbury 52-0.

Vanlue ran past Ridgemont 34-12.

Ada steamrolled rival Hardin Northern 49-7.

Marysville clobbered Marion Harding 39-6.

Northeastern outscored rival Kenton Ridge 44-29.

Springfield Shawnee beat Springfield Catholic 14-7.

London defeated host Urbana 28-20.

Milton-Union cruised past Miami East 48-16.

Coldwater nipped visiting Kenton 29-26.

Ft. Loramie beat rival Minster 21-6.

Sidney shut out perennial power St. Marys 14-0.

Graham surprised Tipp City 28-3.

Falcons tailback Nick VanHoose rushed for 280 yards and three scores.

Anna handled Lehman 38-10.

Rockets signal caller Wes Hunsucker passed for 224 yards and three TDs.

Versailles knocked off Oakwood 33-14.

Many of our local soccer teams were in action last night.

In varsity boys, Bellefontaine blanked host West Liberty-Salem 4-0.

Anthony Vicario, Kraig Strayer, Conner Kellogg, and Jordan Price each scored a goal.

Robbie Ball had two assists and Strayer added an assist.

The Chiefs are 1-1. Their next game will be vs. Urbana.

Indian Lake dropped its season opener 8-1 vs. Botkins.

Nathan Stites scored for the Lakers.

Botkins raced to a 6-0 halftime lead.

In varsity girls, Kenton edged Indian Lake 3-2.

Benjamin Logan fell 7-0 at Tecumseh.

The game was called with 17 minutes remaining in the second half because of weather.

Several local Jr. High teams opened the season.

The Bellefontaine travel team defeated Benjamin Logan White 5-1.

Layne Mentzer scored twice.

Nick Heydinger, Aaron Wisner, and Lane Wisner each added a goal.

Keeper Shawna Smith had 4 saves.

Nick Childs, Parker Neeld, JD Bensman, and Lane Wisner led the defense.

The Benjamin Logan Black team defeated Indian Lake 2 1-0.

Aaron Pennington scored off a cross by Dylan Jakeway with 38 seconds left in the game.

Isaac Bednarki had four saves and teammate Timon Mannings added a save in the win.

Benjamin Logan Gold beat West Liberty 1 2-0.

Indian Lake 1 outscored West Liberty 2 6-1.

Daniel Fry scored two goals to spark the hosts.

Dylan Cline, Connor Davis, Dustin Roby, and Michael Beale added goals.

Andrew Crockett, Fry, Roby, and Cline had assists.Dallas Ball, Lindsey Chismar, Zachary Allison, Ashley Franks, and Triston Teets played well.

Lindy Stapleton scored West Liberty's goal.

The Bellefontaine varsity girls tennis team defeated Tecumseh 3-2 Thursday.

Singles players Susan Scott and Katie Stephens along with the doubles team of Jody White and Jennifer Williams posted wins.

The Lady Chiefs are 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the CBC.

Bellefontaine will host Northeastern on Monday.

The Urbana University football team experienced a bit of déjà vu last night in their season opener against the University of Findlay. In last year’s opener, Findlay shut out Urbana 26-0 at Blue Knights Stadium. Thursday, the Blue Knights fell behind 28-0 in a 42-21 loss at Findlay’s Donnell Stadium.

After being shut out last season, the Blue Knights showed much improvement on offense. However, Urbana’s three late touchdowns weren’t enough after conceding too many first half points. Division II Findlay improves to 11-0 all-time against the D-II newcomers from Urbana.

The home team scored touchdowns on their first two possessions. A missed field goal and a Troy Brookins’ interception in the end zone stymied the Oilers’ next two possessions. Findlay capitalized on a couple Blue Knight turnovers right before the half to take the 28-point lead.

Findlay’s lead grew to 35 at the start of the third quarter after a 5-play 71-yard scoring drive capped by Demetrius Trapps’ 40-yard touchdown scamper.

Urbana got on the board later in the third when sophomore quarterback Evan Gehlert found senior tight end Tariq Kalimullah for a 10-yard touchdown.

At the start of the fourth quarter, the Blue Knights showed some life. They led off the quarter with a 13-play scoring drive to cut the deficit to 35-14. Gehlert connected with sophomore wide receiver Diamond Hart for the 8-yard score.

Findlay’s Demetrius Trapps appeared to stop the Blue Knight threat with his second touchdown run of 40-plus yards, but Urbana refused to quit. Blue Knight Troy Brookins delivered with his second big play of the night when he returned the ensuing Oiler kickoff 87 yards for a score. Urbana then recovered an onside kick to keep hope alive, but a Findlay interception sealed the Blue Knights’ fate.

Despite the loss, several Blue Knights played well. Gehlert completed 19-of-36 passes, for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kalimullah had 8 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown. Wide receivers Ian Iler and Jerrell Leak each had 5 catches for 40-plus yards, and Hart had 3 catches for 39 yards and a score. On defense, senior Shawn Lewis led the Blue Knights’ charge with 13 tackles. Linebackers Larry Shivers and Travis Brisco each contributed 10 tackles and a sack, and linebacker Chad Kinkead chipped in with 7 tackles.

The Blue Knights are off until next Saturday when they host the Bobcats from West Virginia Wesleyan College in their home opener. Kickoff is slated for noon at Urbana’s Blue Knights Stadium.

Both Benjamin Logan golf teams were in action last night.

The Lady Raiders lost to Tipp City 168-188 at Cassell Hills.

Although the Raiders lost, they set a new school record (for a team score).

Scoring for the Raiders were: Hali Brewer, 43; Allissa Allford, 44; Bailey Beach, 50; and Domonique Johnson, 51. Other golfers for the Raiders included Katrise Beech with a 56 and Allison Baker hitting a 70.

Coach Mitchell's team is 5-2 on the season and 2-1 in the conference.

The Raiders are back in action on Monday when they travel to Snyder Park for a league match vs. Greenon at 4:30.

The Benjamin Logan varsity boys team defeated visiting Indian Lake 164-173 at Tree Links.

Benjamin Logan's Artie Zell was medalist with a 39.

Mitch Kenoyer fired a 40, Alex Young carded a 41, Blaine Ricketts and Dylan McGarry each shot a 44, and Edward Kenoyer added a 45.

For Indian Lake, Matt Johnson had a 42, Lance Minnich fired a 43, Ross Jenkins and Kyle Gillen each shot a 44, and Russ Hogue tallied a 49.

The JV Raiders won 197-201.

Jordan Sosby paced the winners with a 47.

Benjamin Logan plays at Snyder Park on Monday vs. Northwestern.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity girls soccer team opened their season with a 2-1 win over Urbana Tuesday night.

Shonda Gieseke and Katie Detwiler each scored a goal.

Hannah Ropp and Melany Ward each recorded an assist.

Keeper Alexa Hormann made 14 saves.

The Benjamin Logan boys golf team swept rival Bellefontaine Wednesday at Tree Links.

The Raiders won the varsity match 165-166.

Freshman Blaine Ricketts paced the winners with a 39, Mitchell Kenoyer fired a 41, Alex Young carded a 42, Edward Kenoyer shot a 43, Dylan McGarry recorded a 46, and Travis Ropp added a 47.

Bellefontaine's Christian Garlock was medalist with a 35, including an eagle on the 8th hole.

Caleb Elkins had a 37, freshman Travis Fowler shot a 45, Dylan Davis had a 49, Sean Hartley carded a 52, and Michael Bull added a 63.

Benjamin Logan dominated the JV match 177-208.

Cole Saylor shot a team-best 42, Kameron Newland followed with a 43, Jordan Sosby had a 44, and Tanner Johnson added a 48.

Rossi Clark was low man for Bellefontaine with a 48, Landyn Butler had a 52, Ryan Rogan shot a 53, Logan Scott had a 55, Ross Leasure recorded a 56, and Gage Scott added a 57.

Benjamin Logan will host Indian Lake Thursday.

Bellefontaine is back in action next Monday as they travel to Reid Golf Course to face Kenton Ridge.

The Bellefontaine Girls Golf squad finished on top Wednesday against the North Union Wildcats, 191-206.

The Chieftains were lead by medalist Morgan Conley with a 38, followed closely by Megan Markley's finish of 39.

Mary Langenfeld fired a 54, Hillary Rader shot a 60, and Haley Cooper finished with a 61.

In 6th, 7th, and 8th grade co-ed soccer, Kemba blanked Moulton Gas 10-0 Tuesday night.

Makenzie Brunswick led the offense with five goals.

Anthony Gibson scored twice.

Rosie Hyden, Jessica Davis, and Alivia Martin each added a goal.

Teammates Keeaira Wooten, Zachary Brackney, Deja Peterson, Elizabeth Martin, Jenna Frannin, and Joshua Robbins played well.

The Benjamin Logan varsity boys soccer team started off their season with a 2-0 win over visiting Marion Pleasant Tuesday.

Ben Rorrer started the scoring after chipping in a Paul Scales pass in the 15th minute of play. Billy Simpkins then scored when Dale Allen slotted a ball through the defense to make in 2-0 at the half.

The Raiders controlled possession in the second half to preserve the shutout.

Arron Jenkins had to make just 2 easy saves to record his third career shutout which ties a school record.

The girls also started off their season with a 4-0 win at Ada. Scoring for the Lady Raiders were Krista Young with 2 goals, and Jordan Millsap and Monica Mannings with a goal apiece.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity boys golf team defeated Riverside 158-174 at Cherokee Hills Tuesday.

WLS standout Ben Rutan was medalist with a 36.

Following Rutan was Ryan Meister with a 37, Greg White with a 42, Chris White with a 43, Ryan Ropp with a 45, and T.R. Nisonger with a 46.

The win improves the Tigers to 4-0. Their next match is set for Saturday at the Lost Creek Invitational, hosted by Allen East.

Several cross country teams competed at the Indian Lake Early Bird Invite Tuesday at Old Field Beach.

Bellefontaine won the varsity boys meet with 56 points.

Mechanicsburg was second (77 points), Ottoville was third (81 points), and West Liberty-Salem came in fourth (92 points).

Lawrence Miller paced the Chiefs by finishing fourth. Teammate Todd White came in fifth.

The Benjamin Logan boys finished in seventh.

Senior Logan Leis led the Raiders with a third place finish.

Other top finishers were Tyler Ahle in 20th, Paul Larsen in 31st, Zach Creamer in 38th, Joel Penhorwood in 45th, Jarred Campbell in 56th and Jake Pehorwood in 59th. Also finishing for Benjamin Logan were Kyle Vandyke in 64th, Evan Daugherty 90th place, Steven Watson in 100th, Adam Kavanaugh in 105th, Sean Daugherty in 125th, Drake Brunner in 127th, and Logan Glauner in 128th.

Colin Wilson led West Liberty-Salem with an 8th place showing, followed by Matt Vogel in 9th, Aaron Scott in 13th, Jerrod Yoder in 29th, Alex Adams in 36th, J.J. Birt in 43rd, D.J. Patterson in 47th, Zak Teets in 60th, Kelby Wallace in 63rd, Storm Shipp in 79th, Zane Esch in 84th, Eric Zirkle in 95th, Zak Esch in 97th, and Cody Allen in 118th.

The Laker boys were led by Jacob Varney, who finished 48th.

Freshman Brad McIntire was 52nd, junior Neill Schwieterman was 67th, junior Nick Bozman came in 107th, and freshman Seth Mackesy was 122nd.

Ottoville won the varsity girls meet (64 points).

West Liberty-Salem took second (77 points), Tecumseh was third (98 points), and Indian Lake finished fourth (99 points).

Meghan Vogel paced the Big Orange with a 4th place showing.

Fellow freshman Shawnda Henault came in 5th.

Also in the top 30 were Savanna Shipp in 20th, Jordan Smith in 22nd, Jasmine Smith in 26th, and Sarah Williams in 30th.

Rachel Watt paced the Lady Lakers with a 14th place finish.

Ashley Albright was 15th, Kayla Beltz came in 16th, Emily Gardner was 19th, Melissa Bell was 35th, and Taylor Norviel came in 40th.

The Bellefontaine girls placed fifth.

Senior Katie King ran to a second place finish.

Jessica Haushalter was 28th, Libby Hill was 31st, Sarah Phillips was 32nd, Katie Vetorino finished 43rd, Leann Miller was 44th, Bethany Harshfield was 50th, Sierra McGranahan finished 52nd, Taylor Angle was 53rd, Noelle Dunn was 55th, Sarah Bechtel came in 63rd, and Stephanie Winslow placed 73rd.

In junior high, the Benjamin Logan boys came in third place.

Standout David Wenger won the race.

Kyler Young finished third, Trent Rees was 18th, Troy Sellhort was 34th, Austin Ahle came in 46th, Alex Bickham finished in 47th, Jonathan Maxwell was 53rd, Mason Cline was 54th, and Jordan Scales was 57th.

The West Liberty-Salem boys finished 4th.

Chris Buschur came in 9th, Nicholas Yoder was 11th, Adam Zirkle came in 21st, Alex Steiner was 28th, and Michael Lehman was 31st.

The Bellefontaine Middle School boys placed 6th.

Storm Harman finished 15th, David Guajardo was 24th, Collen Pulfer came in 25th, Kale Sterling was 35th, Parker Neeld came in 42nd, Jay Clemens was 50th, Dacota Hollar was 55th, Dalton Short came in 58th, Zach Bodenmiller was 63rd, and Keith Wisecup came in 65th.

Four Indian Lake boys did well in the junior high race.

Seth Rice was 44th, Jacob Frost was 45th, Josh Hower came in 60th, and Tyler Avila placed 64th.

The Bellefontaine Middle School girls team finished second.

Madisyn Norris won the meet and teammate Alyssa Strickland finished third.

Sarah Vetorino was 25th, Ashly Goodwin was 28th, Olivia Martin was 35th, Dani Champion came in 37th, Caitlyn Varian was 44th, and Madison Butler finished 49th.

The Indian Lake junior high girls came in fourth.

Ericka Embry finished 2nd, Samantha Harshbarger came in 14th, Sydney Bollinger was 15th, Dianna Meek placed 30th, Karen Miller was 36th, Brandi Niebuer was 41st, Josie Taylor came in 42nd, Brittney Zachariah placed 43rd, and Bailey Dickerson was 45th.

The Bellefontaine varsity boys soccer team opened their season at Marysville last night.

The Monarchs defeated the Chiefs 7-1.

Marysville used a fast start and led 5-1 at the half.

Kraig Strayer scored Bellefontaine’s goal on a long throw in from Robbie Ball.

Head coach Steve Henry said, “I thought our team played well for the first part of the game. We moved well off the ball and we seemed confident. But all of that left us soon after they scored their 1st goal - midway through the first half. From then on, we struggled to find our offensive form, while Marysville had their way with our defense. I really love this game though. They always have a good team, and it really helps to keep us grounded going into the season. When we can consistently compete and win in this game, we will know that we have made the next step as a program. But until then, we'll keep working."

The JV Chiefs fell 3-0 at Dodd Stadium.

Bellefontaine will visit West Liberty-Salem Thursday night.

The Bellefontaine varsity girls tennis team won its first match of the season with a 4-1 win at Dayton Stebbins Monday.

Susan Scott and Katie Stephens won in singles.

The doubles teams of Heather Devine and Allison Amey along with Jody White and Jennifer Williams were also winners.

The Lady Chiefs (1-2, 1-0) host Tipp City today.

The Lady Raiders played in a tri-match at Tree Links Monday against Riverside and Shawnee.

The Raiders beat both teams scoring a 199 while Shawnee posted a 219 and Riverside scored a 221.

The medalist of the match was Hali Brewer who carded a 44 with one birdie.

Allissa Allford shot a 46, Dominique Johnson shot a 53, Katrise Beech shot a 56, Bailey Beach had a 57, and Allison Baker had a72.

Scoring for Riverside were Heather Comer with a 50, Paige Atterholt with a 55, Erin Krisher with a 56, Chelsea Purtee with a 60, Bailey Robison with a 63, and Allie Selhorst with a 64.

The Raiders travel to Cassel Hills on Thursday for a tough match against Tipp City.

The Bellefontaine Chieftain Golf team shot a winner on Monday at Liberty Hills against the Urbana Hillclimbers.

The varsity squad scored on top, finishing 159-186 against the Hillclimbers.

Caleb Elkins was the medalist for the match, scoring a 36. Christian Garlock finished with a 37, Dylan Davis and Michael Bull both shot a 43 and Travis Fowler and Sean Hartley both fired a 46.

The junior varsity also came out on top against Urbana, 189-235.

Rossi Clark was medalist for the J.V. with a 43. Ryan Rogan came in under Clark with a 47, Ross Leasure fired a 48, Landyn Butler sank a 51, Mason Coleman shot a 59 and Caleb Ballinger finished with a 61.

Notables on the Hillclimbers were Derek Cobb and Karl Singer, both shooting a 39.

Bellefontaine faces off with Benjamin Logan Wednesday at Tree Links Golf Course. Thursday's match against Dayton Stebbins has been moved to September 22 at 5 p.m.

The Logan County Braves competed in the Special Olympics Area 2 Softball Sectional Tournament this weekend, winning both matchups to advance to the state softball tournament on September 19th in Oregon, Ohio.

Logan County Braves: 12
Miami County: 5

Logan County Braves: 11
Montgomery County: 4

Shady Bowl Speedway hosted one of the biggest DWARF car races in Ohio Saturday.

Brandon Bayse of Covington won the third annual Evans-Hostetler Dwarf Car Classic. He outlasted 25 other drivers to capture the $450 prize. The event pays tribute each summer to Max Evans and Bill Hostetler, two pioneers in Ohio dwarf car racing.

Daniel Wirick, Craig Curtis, Jon Wylie, and Eric Hoffman rounded out the top five.

The Shady Bowl weekly stockers were also part of the racing card.

The 25 lap Modified main saw Rob Yelton of Quincy start near the rear of the fully inverted field in his Ed Tapp owned openwheeler. He quickly took the lead and won the feature.

Jim Lewis Jr. was second, Don Skaggs was third, Rodney Roush came in fourth, and Gregg Jackson finished fifth. Brock Coyer and Yelton were heat winners.

The 20 lap Sport Stock main was won by Ross Klingelhoffer in the Mark Heath owned Monte Carlo sponsored by The Pines. The win was the first of the season for Klingelhoffer.

Larry Adams, Chad Fiessinger, John Smith, and Aaron Pippin rounded out the top five. Buck Purtee carried the checker for the eight-lap heat race.

The 20 lap Compact main was a repeat of the last month and a half, as Mason Patrick in his Kirby Auto Parts Ford dominated the race to post still another win. It was a clean sweep for Patrick, as he set fast time and won his heat in addition to his feature win.

The feature run down saw Kyle Stager second, Kevin Campbell third, Josh Sage fourth, and David Yoder fifth. Campbell also was a heat winner.

This Saturday (8/29) the Bowl will host the "Iron Man 40" for the Sport Stocks, Late Models, Modifieds, Compacts, Pro-4’s, and Dwarf cars. Racing will start at 7.

SHADY BOWL SPEEDWAY RESULTS 8/22/09

Evans-Hostetler Classic Results

Heat winners: Craig Curtis, Brandon Bayse, Bill Hostetler

B-main: 1. Chad Goff, 2. Troy Hoffman, 3. Todd Getz, 4. Max Evans, 5. Mike Arnott, 6. Stephen Bobek, 7. Rick Ayers, 8. Kevin Ayers, 9. Donnie Eaton

Feature: 1. Brandon Bayse, 2. Daniel Wirick, 3. Craig Curtis, 4. Jon Wylie, 5. Eric Hoffman, 6. Todd Getz, 7. Pat Bobek, 8. Brad Damewood, 9. Mike Arnott, 10. Chad Goff, 11. Landon Hidy, 12. KD Knoedler, 13. Bill Hostetler, 14. John Bailey, 15. Bob Bayse, 16. Jerry Damewood, 17. Dave Wylie, 18. Eric Hoffman, 19. Max Evans, 20. Stephen Bobek

MODIFIEDS:

Fast qualifier: Chad Poole 13.89

Heat winners: Brock Coyer and Rob Yelton

Feature 25 laps: 1. Rob Yelton 2. Jim Lewis Jr. 3. Don Skaggs 4. Rodney Roush 5. Gregg Jackson 6. Chris Parker 7. Mike Siders 8. Mike Pippin 9. Brock Coyer 10. Austin Troyer 11. Brad Williams 12. Paul Henry 13. Brian Brandyberry 14. Chad Poole

SPORT STOCKS:

Fast qualifier: Rodney Roush 14.92

Heat race winner: Buck Purtee

Feature 20 laps: 1. Ross Klingelhoffer 2. Larry Adams 3. Chad Fiessinger 4. John Smith 5. Aaron Pippin 6. Rodney Roush 7. Richard Roush 8. Buck Purtee 9. Jesse Gade 10. "Older Than Dirt" Roush 11. Chris Abbott

COMPACTS:

Fast qualifier: Mason Patrick 16.47

Heat winners: Kevin Campbell and Mason Patrick

Feature 20 laps: 1. Mason Patrick 2. Kyle Stager 3. Kevin Campbell 4. Josh Sage 5. David Yoder 6. Kelsey Flynn 7. Brian Temple 8. Robert Roush 9. Carlos Williams 10. Carroll Neese 11. Shawn Massey 12. Brian Beach 13. Jim Massengill

The Mac-O-Chee Quarter Midget Racing Association hosted two nights of racing at the Lions Club Park in West Liberty this weekend.

Friday evening was the third event in the Friday Night Shootout Series in which all feature winners received a specially-designed checkered flag. During the coin flip following the heat races, for the third time, tails came up, resulting in a full field inversion.

Noah Barker slowly made his way to the front in the Junior Rookie class over younger brother Camryan Barker and Crystal Wood.

In Junior Honda, Tyler Garner led the field to the checkered flag with Hayden Wren and Jeffery Wren rounding out the top 3 trophy positions.

Logan McPherson, Chase Dean and Daniel McPherson worked their way through the field for the top spots in Senior Honda with Chase able to capture the win over Logan and Daniel in Light 160.

In Heavy Honda, Ethan Mullet and Nathan McCauley from the Buckeye Club edged out Mac-O-Chee Driver Jared Rupert, however Jared was able to reverse his position for the win in Heavy 160 over Ethan and Nathan.

For the weekly points event on Saturday, several racers were able to capture their second win of the weekend. In a combined class of Junior and Senior Rookies, Noah Barker was the winner of the Junior Rookie class, with Josh Thompson capturing the Senior Rookie event.

Ryan Barr was able to move in position from the outside front row to lead to victory in Junior Honda over Jeffery Wren., Jr. & Clay Siegel.

Pole sitter Logan McPherson took the lead and did not look back in the Senior Honda division over 2nd & 3rd place trophy winners Chase Dean and Drew Myers.

In a last lap move, Jared Rupert captured the win in Heavy Honda over Ethan Mullet and Deanna Heitzman. In an exciting, special 40 Lap feature race that saw multiple lead changes, Chase Dean captured the win with Daniel and Logan McPherson coming in 2nd & 3rd, respectively.

In a close battle in Heavy 160, Ethan Mullet edged out Nathan McCauley and Jared Rupert for the win.

Mac-O-Chee drivers will be traveling to Xenia over Labor Day weekend to participate in the 5th leg of the Mid Ohio Series.

Racing action returns to the West Liberty Lions Club Park for a 3-day event, starting on Friday, September 11th with the Friday Night Shootout Series, continuing with a regular weekly event on Saturday, September 12th and finishing on Sunday, September 13th with the 6th and final leg of the Mid Ohio Series. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.macochee.org.

Over 200 runners competed in the BOSS Run at Lions Park in West Liberty Saturday.

The West Liberty-Salem cross country program hosts the run each August.

Here are the results:

10K Men Top 5: 1st Isaiah Bragg 35.53, 2nd Eric Thatcher 37:37, 3rd Earl Zilles 37:54, 4th William Foster 38:25, 5th Lawrence Miller 39:48

10K Women Top 5: 1st Erica Thatcher 42:59, 2nd Vanessa Wilkins 46:04, 3rd Betsy Yates 46:26, 4th Susan Lamson 48:15, 5th Hillary Seely 48:58

2.4 Men Top 5: 1st Jon McMaken 12:46, 2nd Colin Wilson 13:15, 3rd Matt Vogel 13:23, 4th Aaron Scott 13:29, 5th David Wenger 14:02

2.4 Women Top 5: 1st Meghan Vogel 14:58, 2nd Shawnda Henault 14:59, 3rd Jordan Smith 15:50, 4th Savanna Shipp 16:22 5th Rachel Routzong 16:26

10 & under one mile fun run winners: Boys - Neil Markin 5:56. Girls - Olivia Ames 6:08

The high school cross country season starts Tuesday with the Indian Lake Early Bird Invitational at 4:30.

Youth soccer season opened Saturday.

Finals included:

Coed grades 6-7-8:

Gill Cleaning edged Kiwanis 1-0.

McKenzie Patton scored the lone goal.

Kemba blanked Donatos 10-0.

McKenzie Brunswick, Anthony Gibson, and Rosie Hyden sparked the Kemba offense.

Deja Peterson, Keeaira Wooten, and Olivia Martin shined on defense.

Coed grades 4-5:

Benedetti's blanked Shear Changes 5-0.

Goals were scored by Katie Harmon, Chloe Camper, Brooklyn Fry, Emily Mitchell, and Justin Clayton.

BYSA girls grades 2-3

Swartz Family Eyecare outscored All-Around Awards 5-3.

Abbi Adelsberger scored twice and Olivia Robbins, Alex Camper, & Madison Roberts each tallied goals for the Swartz team.

Caitlyn Shumaker of All-Around Awards led all scorers with a 3-goal effort.

Boys 2-3 grade

JC Sports outscored Buckeye Wash-n-Tan 8-2.

Jack Clement and Slava Makarov each scored three goals.

Simon Stolly and Tate Schmittauer each added a goal.