Our feature game on 98.3 WPKO saw a defensive battle until the last few minutes, when the fireworks erupted.

OHC top dogs West Liberty-Salem and Catholic Central squared off on the 98.3 WPKO game of the week, and it was a war of defensive attrition. The Tigers held on to a late 13-0 lead, only to see CC close it to 13-7 later in the fourth. The Irish then recovered an onside kickoff with less than a minute to play, and after a couple of seat-of-your-pants razzle dazzle plays, advanced to the Tiger 11-yard line with 3 seconds to play. The ensuing pass into the end zone failed, and the Tigers escaped with a 13-7 win and their undefeated record intact, moving to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the OHC, dropping CC to 3-3 (2-1).

Listen to Chad Wilkinson and JP's play-by-play of the exciting finish.

The other OHC-play undefeated team had Mechanicsburg, also now 3-0 in conference play and 4-2 overall, roll over Southeastern 34-13.

Other OHC scores:

Northeastern (3-3 / 2-1) dominated Triad (1-5 / 0-3) 35-7.

Greeneview (2-4 / 1-2) pounded Cedarville 33-6.

In the Central Buckeye Conference, it was homecoming week at Dodd Field, and the Chieftains did not disappoint. Bellefontaine scored early and often, winding up with a court-pleasing 55-20 win over Stebbins. The Chiefs are 6-0 overall and 1-0 in the CBC Kenton Trail Division, while Stebbins falls to 0-6 (0-1) in process of a 26-game losing streak.

Other CBC scores:

Tipp City and Springfield Shawnee brought identical 4-1 records into the game, and the result reflects the records. Tipp scored late to pull within 27-24, and then recovered an onside kick with four minutes left to play. After tying the game with a field goal with 1:42 left, the Red Devils held off a Brave charge, blocking a 17-yard field goal as time expired. Tipp went on to defeat the Braves 34-27 overtime win.

Tecumseh ripped Kenton Ridge 34-0.

Urbana slipped past Ben Logan 14-0

Indian Lake outlasted Northwestern 17-7. The Lakers snapped a four-game skid to move to 2-4, 1-0.

Graham drilled Greenon 48-7.

Other area scores:

Riverside 55, Ridgemont 13

Kenton 62, Lima Bath 0

Fort Loramie 61, Dayton Jefferson 6

Anna 14, St. Henry 0

Lima Shawnee 52, Celina 0

St. Marys 28, Wapakoneta 17

Ada 55, Paulding 6

Fairbanks 28, Upper Scioto Valley 18

Marysville 27, Westerville Central 17

Fairborn 14, Sidney 10

The Benjamin Logan varsity boys soccer team edged host Springfield Shawnee 2-1 last night.

After trailing 1-0 at the half, the Raiders scored twice in the second half.

Cory Leiter tied the game when his long throw in went off the keeper’s hands.

Senior Logan Leis scored the game-winner with about 18 minutes remaining in the game; Patrick Graber had the assist.

The Raiders had not beaten the Braves since ‘99.

Benjamin Logan improves to 4-8 overall and 1-6 in the CBC.

Springfield Shawnee is 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the league.

The Raiders will host Urbana on Monday.

The JV Raiders battled the Braves to a 2-2 tie.

Dan Kuhmer and Kane Barnes each scored and Ben Rorrer assisted on both goals.

Benjamin Logan is 1-6-1.

Jr. High tournament finals:

Indian Lake #1 blanked Indian Lake #2 7-0.

Luke Rode, Dylan Cline, Connor Davis, Dustin Roby, Daniel Fry, Andrew Crockett, and Tyler Rode each had one goal.

Tyler Rode, Cline, and Roby each recorded assists.

Lindsey Chismar and Keepers Triston Teets and Matthew Obenour led the defense.

For Indian Lake #2, Cody King, Zoe Smalley, Brandon Gillen, and Zach Sparks played well.

West Liberty #1 battled West Liberty #2 to a scoreless tie.

Bellefontaine beat Benjamin Logan Black 4-0.

Benjamin Logan Gold tied Benjamin Logan White 0-0.

Two of our local high school golf teams have advanced to the district meet.

The West Liberty-Salem boys team finished fourth out of 15 teams in the Division II sectional tournament at Reid North in Springfield Thursday.

The top four teams advanced to the district tournament at Weatherwax Golf Course in Middletown next Thursday.

The Tigers finished with a total of 355.

Kenton Ridge fired a 326 to win the sectional.

Chris White and Ryan Meister led the Tigers, each firing an 86. Ben Rutan shot an 88, Derrick Overholt fired a 95, and Ryan Ropp added a 99.

WLS head coach Darrin Leichty said, “I’m excited for our kids and our program. Moving on to districts was a goal we set at the beginning of the season. In the middle of the round it didn’t look good, but a solid finish helped us advance. Ryan Meister and Chris White each birdied the last hole and Derrick Overholt drained a long bogey save, which allowed us to sneak past some other tough teams. Even though we didn’t play well individually, our season continues because of the “team.”

The Benjamin Logan girls golf team qualified for the district tournament by finishing fourth in the Division II sectional Thursday at Xenia WGC Golf Course.

Kettering Alter placed first with a 335, Graham shot a 338, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne shot a 343, and the Raiders fired a 396.

Allissa Allford shot a personal best of 83, Hali Brewer fired a 96, Domonique Johnson carded a 108, and Bailey Beach shot a 109. Katrise Beech also played and shot a 118.

The Raiders will travel to Heatherwoode Golf Club in Springboro next Tuesday where they will compete against the top four finishers from the Fairfield, Versailles, and Xenia sectionals.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity volleyball team beat host Mechanicsburg in three games 25-19, 25-14, and 25-10 Thursday night.

Tyler Eckurd paced the Tigers attack with 11 points and two aces, Autumn Klinger had 11 points, Becka Peterson tallied 11 digs and 17 kills, Paige Parker chipped in with nine digs and 17 kills, and Kayla Peterson contributed nine digs and 32 assists.

With the win, the Tigers remain unbeaten with an overall record of 14-0 and 10-0 in the OHC.

The JV Tigers beat Mechanicsburg in three games 25-18, 23-25, and 25-14.

Courtney Milliron notched four aces and 14 points, Tina Caparosa tallied 21 digs and 10 points, Courtney Leach added eight assists, Megan Etgen recorded 11 assists, and Maria Daulton added seven kills.

The Riverside varsity volleyball team defeated Upper Scioto Valley 25-10, 25-11, and 25-14.

Amelia Carter had 16 kills, Sarah Schindewolf recorded four digs and two assists, Brooklyn Purtee tallied five kills and 10 digs, Tory Thompson had five kills and 18 assists, Erica Snapp contributed eight kills and four digs, Abby Heaberlin had four kills and four assists, and Bailey Oliver added five assists.

Riverside improves to 11-3 overall and 6-0 in the NWCC.

The JV Pirates won 25-10, 25-18.

Christine Longbrake had five kills, Morgan Robison recorded three aces and five assists, Ericka Jones and Stephanie Newland had five digs apiece, and Bethany Newland added five aces.

The Bellefontaine eighth grade team defeated Reid 25-20, 25-16.

Carley Strzalka had 10 points and Haleigh Stafford added eight points.

The Chiefs improve to 7-4. They will visit Graham on Monday.

The Mac-O-Chee Quarter Midget Racing Association will turn back the hands of time on Saturday, October 3, as the association celebrates 50 years of racing at Mac-O-Chee with the inaugural “Beauty Bowl Memorial” and Hall of Fame inductions.

The association invites all racers from the past fifty years to bring their families for this special event.

Beginning at 9:30 Saturday morning, current Mac-O-Chee racers will be hitting the track in a battle for the checkered flag in the weekly points race.

Following that event, the track will be open from 2-4:00 p.m. for all children between the ages of 5-16 in the community to come test drive the track car. A parent must accompany them and tennis shoes are required with all safety equipment provided by the club.

Beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday there will be a fish fry dinner sponsored by the West Liberty Lions Club, with all proceeds going straight to the Lion’s Club various community-based projects.

Beginning at 6:00 p.m., opening ceremonies and Hall of Fame Inductions will pay tribute to the families that founded the track in 1959. Our inductees for this year will include: The Donald Yoder Family, with drivers Chris and Steve; The John Plank family with drivers Doug, Darry and Dennis; The James Hostetler Family, with driver Nick; The Frank Peterson Family with driver Curt; The Junior Stewart Family, with driver Ronnie; Driver Larry Flora; Owner Bill Hostetler; and President Phil Black.

The festivities’ will conclude at 7:00 p.m. with Beauty Bowl Memorial races, featuring the Deco classes with open classes comprising the newer engines of today, including Honda and Briggs and Stratton.

The Bellefontaine varsity girls tennis team was defeated by Northwestern 5-0 Wednesday.

The Lady Chiefs are 7-11 overall and 7-8 in the CBC.

BHS will finish their season Monday when they host Kenton Ridge.

The 7th grade Chiefs gained a notch in the win column Wednesday night, beating Benjamin Logan 22-12.

Tristen Tillman scored on a 60 yard run and a 3 yard pass for the Chiefs, and Daniel Boy scored on a 12 yard pass.

Dorean Hughes led the Chiefs in rushing with 110 yards and Chantz Rose led the defense with 4 tackles, 1 sack and 2 tackles for loss.

Joel Spatz led the Raiders offensively with 2 touchdowns and on the defense the Raiders were led by Zane Collins and David Nease.

The Chieftains are undefeated at 4-0, taking on Indian Lake next week; the Raiders are 1-3 and hosting Urbana next week.

Plenty of local volleyball teams were in action on Wednesday night.

The Bellefontaine varsity volleyball team defeated Kenton Ridge in straight games 25-14, 25-10, 25-11.

The Chiefs were led by seniors Kirsten Leasure with 12 kills and 15 digs and Emily Melling with 27 assists and 15 digs.

Jessica Kinchen added 9 kills and 10 digs, Davianna Roberts picked up 16 digs, and Ericka Myers tallied 5 kills and 5 blocks.

The Chiefs are 8-10 overall and will host Benjamin Logan on Tuesday in a Volley for the Cure match.

The Benjamin Logan varsity volleyball team defeated Northwestern 25-22, 25-18, 15-25, and 25-14.

Alexa Coughlin had 13 kills, 3 aces, and 5 blocks.

Sarah Yoder added 9 kills.

Also contributing were Samantha Terrill (6 kills), Taylor Terrill (3 kills), Chelsea Cox (1 kill and 2 aces).

Lauren Stahl had 20 digs.

Also contributing were Caroline Lehmon (15 digs), Brooke Erwin (10 digs).

Tessa Drum recorded 3 aces.

Jessica Davia had 31 assists, 5 kills, and 2 aces.

The Raiders are 10-6 overall and 3-4 in the CBC. They will play Riverside on Monday.

The JV Raiders beat Northwestern in three games 21-25, 25-23, 25-18.

Brooklyn Terrill led the offense with 8 kills and Lauren Bycynski had 5 aces.

Jessica Yoder had 13 digs and Marissa Wilbur tallied 15 assists.

Benjamin Logan is now 7-6.

The Benjamin Logan freshman team defeated North Union at home in straight games.

The Raiders were led by Kylee Smith who served for 14 points, tallied 4 kills, and added 6 digs.

Courtney Stewart followed with 8 digs and 3 kills.

Chelsea Jenkins contributed five kills and four digs.

Meghan Wackerman added six assists in the second game.

The freshman improve to 5-8 and face Covington on Monday.

The Benjamin Logan 8th grade team was also in action on Wednesday night, winning in straight games versus Indian Valley, 25-17 and 25-20.

Sydney Evans led the Raiders with 12 service points, Taylor Quay had 10, and Logan Harris had 1 block.

Benjamin Logan will travel to Possum Middle School on Monday. Game time is set for 5:30.

The Raiders improve to 11-3 on the season.

The Bellefontaine 8th grade team swept Mad River 25-13, 25-20.

Chelsea McLaughlin had six points.

Christina Kinchen and Kameren Haley each added four points.

Haleigh Stafford and Jacey Joseph sparked the offense.

The Chiefs are 6-4.

The Bellefontaine 7th grade team handled Mad River 25-8, 25-16.

Kenzie Brunswick had 13 points.

Georgia Cooper anchored the defense.

Bellefontaine is 7-3.

The Lady Lakers 8th grade volleyball team beat Graham in straight games 25-13 and 25-11.

Brooke Defibaugh shined on defense.

Ashton Faler, Erin Jacobs, Haley Boberg, and Kylie Jenkins were perfect on serving with a combined 26 serves and 7 aces.

Allison Knief and Ashton Faler had 4 kills apiece.

The 8th grade team is 11-2.

The 7th grade Lakers defeated the Falcons in straight games 26-24 and 25-7.

Sydney Miller was perfect on serve receive and tallied 5 aces.

Morganne Faler also had 5 aces and Jordan Risner was perfect serving with 2 kills.

Indian Lake improves to 12-1.

Coming off of a tough loss to Tipp City on Monday, the Lady Chiefs hoped to come back with a win against Springfield Shawnee.

That wasn’t the case on Wednesday night with the Chieftains losing the game 2-1.

The Braves beat the Chiefs with just 3:24 left in the game with a goal by Briana Baise. Also scoring for the Braves was Jenna Thompson at 35:05 in the second half.

The lone goal from the Chiefs was scored on a penalty kick by Regan Price at 14:15 in the second half.

Head coach Mary Smith said the team needs to keep their head up for their next games to be successful.

“I told them that these are one of those times when you can’t change what’s happened, but we need to learn from it,” she said.

The Lady Chiefs were neck-in-neck in the standings with Tippecanoe before Monday’s loss to the #1 team in the Central Buckeye Conference. They are now 9-3-1 overall and 6-2 in the CBC.

The girls take on Dayton Stebbins Monday night and then to Kenton Ridge, who Coach Smith says is their next toughest opponent.

“I know we can beat them, we just have to be ready for them when they get there,” Smith said after Wednesday’s game.

Listen to all of Smith’s comment’s about Wednesday’s game and the team’s upcoming schedule.

In other varsity girls, Indian Lake fell to visiting Urbana 4-0.

The Hillclimbers led 1-0 at the half.

In varsity boys, Bellefontaine ran past host Springfield Shawnee 6-2.

After giving up an early goal, the Chiefs responded and led 4-1 at the half.

Senior Robbie Ball sparked the offense with a hat trick.

Kraig Strayer, Jordan Price, and Anthony Vicario each added a goal.

The Chiefs improve to 9-2-1, 6-1-1.

BHS will host Dayton Stebbins on Monday. It will be Senior Night.

Bellefontaine head coach Steve Henry said, "We needed this type of performance to rebound from the Tipp game. The game was very physical - almost to the point that I felt it was getting out of hand. Our team handled themselves with class, and just kept playing. We went down a goal early in the game, but it didn't rattle us. It actually seemed to wake us up, and from then on we took control."

Urbana defeated Indian Lake 3-1.

The Hillclimbers led 2-1 at the half.

Justin Fry scored for the Lakers.

Urbana had 13 shots on goal, and Indian Lake recorded three shots on goal.

The Lakers are 2-11, 1-7. They will host Graham on Monday night at six o’clock.

Benjamin Logan fell at Northwestern 4-1.

The Warriors led 2-0 at the half and added two more goals early in the second half.

Benjamin Logan is 3-8 and Northwestern is 7-5.

The JV Raiders lost 2-0.

In 2nd and 3rd grade boys soccer, JC Sports defeated Buckeye Wash-n-Tan 3-0 to finish the regular season 8-0.

The defense was led by Quinton Bible, Aidan Sullivan, Sean McClain, Desmond Mundy, Brayden Smith, Jack Costin, Derrick Clark, and Gabriel LeCrone.

The Indian Lake varsity volleyball team defeated visiting Benjamin Logan 26-24, 25-14, and 25-22.

Natalie Cornelius had six aces and eight assists, Sadie Oyer recorded 16 kills and 6 blocks, Becca Cooper delivered 12 assists, and Casey Craft and Lauren Brademeyer each had 14 digs.

The Lakers are 10-6.

For Benjamin Logan, Alexa Coughlin had seven kills, Sarah Yoder and Samantha Terrill each added five kills, Lauren Stahl recorded 16 digs, Brooke Erwin tallied nine digs and four aces, and Jessica Davia had 22 assists and two kills.

The Raiders are 9-6, 2-4. They will host Northwestern tonight.

The JV Lakers won 25-20, 25-19.

Claire Maier had seven digs, Morgan Boswell recorded 12 digs, and Allison Allen contributed 15 assists and 10 digs.

The Lakers are 11-4.

For the Raiders, Jessica Yoder had 10 digs, Ciarra Wirick tallied 5 kills, and Courtney Stewart added three aces.

Coach Hogan’s team is 6-6.

In freshman action, Indian Lake beat Benjamin Logan 25-22, 25-18.

Jessica Green had three kills, Anna Yerian tallied seven digs, and Erika Kysenceder added five kills.

The Bellefontaine varsity volleyball team defeated host Dayton Stebbins in four games (30-32, 25-15, 25-20, 25-19).

Emily Melling had 33 assists, 10 digs, and 6 aces.

Kirsten Leasure and Jessica Kinchen combined for 51 digs and 25 kills.

Davianna Roberts had 18 digs, Whitney Rader tallied seven kills, and Ericka Myers had 9 blocks.

The Chiefs are 7-10 overall. They will host Kenton Ridge tonight.

The Riverside varsity defeated Houston 25-10, 25-16, and 31-29.

Amelia Carter had 10 kills and six blocks, Sarah Shindewolf added four kills and seven digs, Brooklyn Purtee tallied nine kills and 14 digs, Chelsie Hickey had five digs, Tory Thompson had 20 assists and 10 blocks, Erica Snapp added seven kills and 10 digs, Abby Heaberlin tacked on five kills and nine digs, and Bailey Oliver had nine assists.

Houston won the J.V. match in two games 25-13, 25-21.

Karli Lump had 10 digs for Riverside.

Two of our local Jr. High soccer teams earned wins last night.

Indian Lake capped a perfect regular season by defeating West Liberty #1 5-0.

Connor Davis scored two goals.

Daniel Fry recorded a goal and two assists.

Triston Teets and Michael Beale each added a goal.

Dallas Ball and Luke Rode each recorded an assist.

Ashley Franks and Keepers Matthew Obenour and Teets sparked the defense.

The Lakers are 10-0. They open tournament play at Blue Jacket Park on Thursday at 5:30.

Benjamin Logan Gold edged Indian Lake #2 2-1.

Jarrett Wical and Cole Pellger each scored a goal.

Danielle Jaunzemis added an assist.

Michael Fraber and Mylee Monterozza led the defense.

For Indian Lake, Hannah Dye scored.

Brandon Gillen and Zach Sparks anchored the defense.

The Bellefontaine varsity girls tennis team fell at Springfield Shawnee 5-0 Tuesday.

The Lady Chiefs are 7-10 overall and 7-7 in the CBC.

BHS will host Northwestern today at 4:30.

The West Liberty-Salem seventh grade football team lost at Mechanicsburg Tuesday 20-14.

Dylan Leopard had a long touchdown run for the Tigers, and Benjamin Burden had a touchdown run and a two-point conversion run.

The Tigers drop to 3-1-1 on the season. The team returns to action next Tuesday at home against Yellow Springs.

The West Liberty-Salem eighth grade football team defeated Northeastern 30-7.

Taylor Cordell, David Branham, and Levi Spencer had touchdowns.

Cordell and Casey Gay added the two-point conversions.

The Tigers are 4-1 on the season and host Triad next Thursday.

The Benjamin Logan boys cross country team won the Triad Invitational on Tuesday.

The Raiders put together a great team race by placing their top five runners in the top 17 overall places.

Senior standout Logan Leis won the race in a time of 17:05. Other placers were Tyler Ahle 6th place in 18:19, Zach Creamer in 7th place in 18:24, Paul Larsen in 15th place in 19:26, Jarred Campbell in 17th place in 19:37, Joel Penhorwood in 20th place in 19:51, Kyle VanDyke in 25th place in 20:15, Steven Watson in 26th place in 20:17, Jake Penhorwood in 28th place in 20:22, Patrick Graber in 30th place in 20:35, Evan Daugherty in 35th place in 20:47, Bryan Newland in 36th place in 20:53, Adam Kavnagh in 44th place in 21:14, Drake Brunner in 64th place in 22:48, Logan Glauner in 74th place in 23:39, and Sean Daugherty in 81st p lace in 24:24.

The Benjamin Logan Jr. High boys team finished in 3rd place.

The team was led by David Wenger, Kyler Young, and Trent Rees who took 1st, 2nd, and 20th places. Wenger won in a time of 11:21 and Young was second in a time of 12:01 and Rees was 20th in a time of 13:10. Troy Sellhorst finished in 37th in a time of 14:15, Alex Bickham finished in 54th in a time of 15:01, Austin Ahle finished in 58th in a time of 15:30, Mason Cline finished in 61st in a time of 15:47, and Jonathan Maxwell finished in 62nd in a time of 15:55.

The Benjamin Logan varsity girls cross country team placed second in the Triad Invitational with a team score of 50. 

Tecumseh won the meet with a score of 25.

The Raiders were led by the 5th place finish of Courtney Forsythe in a time of 21:31 and the 6th place finish of Vanessa Wilkins in a time of 21:34. The team ran in a tight pack in positions 3 thru 6. In that pack were Kirsten Fultz 14th (24:00), Morgan Allen 15th (24:02), Hillary Lantz 16th (24:04) and Morgan Cline 17th (24:06). Completing the scoring was Amanda Frasure in 29th place in a time of 25:45.

Other finishers included:

Katie Wilson  30th 25:51

Madison Leis  31st  25:54

Brittney Poling  32nd  26:16

Mallory Cira  33rd  26:27

Kelsey Baughman  36th  26:49

Katlyn Brogan  39th  27:23

Mika Griffith  46th  28:13

Nicole McNamara  48th  28:21

The West Liberty-Salem Jr. High boys team finished 4th.

Individual results included:

Chris Buschur    6th     12:24 PR

Nikolas Yoder    10th   12:40 PR

Bryce Yoder      34th   14:09

Alex Steiner      35th   14:11

Michael Lehman 36th   14:14

Adam Zirkle       68th   16:30

Hunter Bieleski   70th   16:38

Zack Henault    72nd   17:26

For the Jr. High Lady Tigers, Brooke Markin finished 8th overall with a time of 13:46, while Morgan Woodruff finished 37th in a time of 16:01 and Grace Edwards placed 60th in a time of 18:12.

The Indian Lake Jr. High teams also competed.

For the boys, Tyler Avila set another personal best time of 17:43 and finished 73rd. Jacob Frost finished 45th with a time of 14:30. Josh Hower finished 64th with a time of 16:05. Seth Rice finished 49th with a time of 14:52.

In the girls race, the Lady Lakers finished 3rd behind Indian Valley and Tecumseh.

Ericka Embry won the meet with a time of 12:46. Samantha Harshbarger finished 16th with a time of 14:28. Sydney Bollinger finished 21st with a time of 14:56. Dianna Meek finished 25th with a time of 15:13. Cortney Stroope finished 28th with a time of 15:22. Brandi Niebuer finished 59th with a time of 18:11. Jennifer Larsen finished 64th with a time of 18:28.  Bailey Dickerson finished 66th with a time of 18:33. Josie Taylor finished 67th with a time of 18:35.

Girls team scores were:  Indian Valley 42, Tecumseh 43, Indian Lake 70, Catholic Central 77, Benjamin Logan 142, Fairlawn 157, Triad 194.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity girls soccer team defeated Northeastern 4-1 Tuesday night.

Ally Culley, Jessica Nieman, Brenna Hayes, and Melany Ward all netted goals for the Tigers.

Alyssa Neff and Addie Hartsel each added assists.

Katie Detwiler made four saves in the win.

The Tigers improve to 7-4-1 overall and 4-2-0 in the OHC.

They will visit Springfield Catholic on Thursday at 5:30.

The Bellefontaine varsity girls tennis team defeated Greenon 4-1 last night.

Singles players Katie Stephens and Cortnie Whisman and the doubles teams of Heather Devine and Allison Amey along with Jody White and Jennifer Williams earned wins.

The Lady Chiefs improve to 7-9 overall and 7-6 in the CBC.

Coach Stein’s squad will visit Springfield Shawnee today.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity volleyball team remains unbeaten after defeating Southeastern in three games 25-22, 25-15, and 25-13 Monday.

Paige Parker had 20 kills and 10 digs.

Tyler Eckurd recorded 13 digs and 11 points with 3 aces.

Kayla Peterson tallied 36 assists, 10 digs, and 8 points.

Becka Peterson added 11 kills, 5 blocks, and 11 digs.

WLS improves to 13-0 overall and 9-0 in the OHC. 

The JV Tigers lost in two games 12-25 and 12-25.

The JV squad is 4-9, 4-5.

Jr. High Finals:

The West Liberty-Salem eighth grade team defeated Springfield Catholic 25-16, 25-19.

Abbey Siegenthaler had four kills.

Mollie Etgen and Taylor Day each added two kills.

Anna Naderer recorded nine points with three aces.

Katie Overholt had nine points.

The Tigers are 3-9. They will host Miami View Saturday morning at ten o’clock.

The Indian Lake eighth grade volleyball team beat Rockway in straight games Monday night 25-13, 25-8. 

The Lakers enjoyed a big night offensively with 21 kills. Erin Jacobs, Brianna Fry, Kylie Speicher, and Kylie Jenkins were perfect on serving. 

The eighth graders are 10-2.

The Lakers seventh grade volleyball team also won in straight games 25-21, 25-16.

Monica Boswell was perfect on serving with five aces and Taylor Dixon was perfect on hitting with two kills. 

The seventh grade team improves to 11-1.

The Benjamin Logan eighth grade team defeated Mad River 25-17, 25-16.

Taylor Quay had nine points, Sydney Evans recorded seven points, and Jen Poling added five points.

The Raiders are 10-3. Coach Reule’s team will host Indian Valley on Wednesday at 5:30.

The Bellefontaine eighth grade team beat Tecumseh 25-14, 19-25, and 25-14.

Jordan Lininger had ten points, Emelee Earick tallied nine points, and Christina Kinchen added seven points.

Casey Scott and Autumn Apgar-Neeld sparked the offense.

The seventh grade Chiefs rallied past Tecumseh 25-27, 25-15, 25-13.

Harley Fuerst had 16 points and Georgia Cooper recorded 13 points.

Kenzie Brunswick led the defense.

Bellefontaine is 6-3. They will host Mad River on Wednesday.

A few of our local high school soccer teams were in action Monday, including two broadcast games.

As featured on 1390 WBLL, the Benjamin Logan varsity girls team defeated visiting Indian Lake 5-1.

Freshman Monica Mannings scored four goals.

Jordan Millsap recorded a goal and two assists.

Larrilyn Yelton added an assist.

Keeper Brooke Richard tallied ten saves.

For the Lakers, Kaylyn Wright scored a goal assisted by Ashley Layman and Kerstin Harmon.

The Bellefontaine varsity girls team fell at Tipp City 2-1.

The Red Devils scored a goal at the 29 minute mark of the first half, and added a goal nine minutes into the second half.

BHS freshman Regan Price scored on a penalty kick with 2 1/2 minutes to go in the game.

Morgan Wilcoxon and Ebony Newman played a strong game at midfield.

Emily Elizondo and Bianca Evans led the Chieftain defense.

The Chiefs are 9-2-1 overall and 6-1 in the CBC.

Bellefontaine will host Springfield Shawnee Wednesday in a varsity only match at 6:00.

The JV Lady Chiefs were defeated by Tipp City 4-0.

As featured on WBLL, host Indian Lake edged Benjamin Logan 1-0 in varsity boys soccer.

Jacob Harshfield scored the game-winner four minutes into the second half.

The Lakers had 12 shots on goal; the Raiders were held to five shots on goal.

Keeper Stanley Beatty made four saves to earn the win.

Raiders Keeper Lars Bothe tallied 11 saves.

Indian Lake is 2-10 overall and 1-6 in the CBC.

Lakers head coach Jon Shoffstall spoke with Charles Runion after the close win.

Listen to the entire postgame interview.

Benjamin Logan is 3-7 overall. The Raiders will visit Northwestern on Wednesday.

Raiders head coach Jamie Hughes said, “We just seem to be struggling finding the back of the net here lately. We had a few very good opportunities in the first half with guys who would normally put the ball away but it just didn't happen for us.  I give Coach Shoffstall and his team a lot of credit, they played very hard and did a great job putting just enough pressure on us to throw our shots off target. We just need to get back on track and believe we can turn this around. We have no time to rest as we have two more road games on Wednesday and Thursday and we'll be out there giving our best.”

The Bellefontaine varsity boys team lost to Tipp City 2-1 at Dodd Stadium.

The Red Devils scored the game-winner with two minutes to go in the game.

Robbie Ball scored in the second half to tie the game.

BHS falls to 8-2-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the CBC.

The Chiefs will visit Springfield Shawnee on Wednesday.

Bellefontaine head coach Steve Henry commented, "Well, this is a heartbreaker! We played a great game, but they just kept attacking at the end and one slipped in late. I'm very proud of the way we went out to win this game from the beginning. They got a cheap goal early in the match, and our defense closed them out for almost the rest of the game. Our midfield played very smart and aggressive which helped our attack through the first 60 minutes. But we faded a little in the last 20 minutes, and they got stronger. If we played them 10 times, I think we could win half of them. It was a great match to be a part of."

The West Liberty-Salem varsity boys golf team edged Bellefontaine 171-179 at Liberty Hills Monday.

Ben Rutan was medalist with a 38 for the Tigers.

Ryan Ropp carded a 40 (including an eagle on the 16th hole), Ryan Meister shot a 44, Chris White and Derrick Overholt each fired a 49, and Greg White added a 50.

For the Chiefs, senior Christian Garlock shot a team-low 41, Caleb Elkins followed with a 42, Sean Hartley recorded a 47, Travis Fowler had a 49, Rossi Clark fired a 55, and Michael Bull added a 56.

WLS is 21-0 overall and 14-0 in league play.

The Tigers will compete in the Division II sectional at Reid North on Thursday at 9:30.

"Under the conditions, I was pretty pleased with how we competed with a very solid West Liberty team tonight,” said Chiefs head coach Ryan Sawmiller. “Hopefully, West Liberty can keep its run going strong throughout the postseason after winning their league with a perfect regular season."

Bellefontaine travels to Cassel Hills to face Tipp City next Monday.

The Chiefs will then be at Reid Park for the Division I sectional next Wednesday, October 7th.

The Benjamin Logan varsity girls golf team finished the regular season by defeating Covington Monday 210-219.

Hali Brewer was medalist with a 46.

Domonique Johnson had a 50, Allison Baker shot a 54, Megan Lattimer had a 60, and Katrise Beech added a 61.

The Raiders will play in the sectional tournament on Thursday at Xenia WGC Golf Course.

The Benjamin Logan varsity volleyball team won 2 out of 3 matches at the Elgin Classic.

The Raiders lost their first match to #4 seed Jonathan Alder 25-15, 25-14.

Alexa Coughlin had 6 kills, Sarah Yoder added 4 kills, Caroline Lehmon and Lauren Stahl had 8 digs apiece, and Jessica Davia had 10 assists.

In their second match, Benjamin Logan defeated Upper Sandusky in straight games 25-22, 25-18.

Coughlin had 8 kills, Cox added 4 kills, Stahl had 8 digs, and Davia recorded 19 assists.

In the third match, Benjamin Logan defeated Hilliard Darby 23-25, 25-12, 25-15.

Coughlin had 18 kills, Cox tallied 8 kills, Stahl had 25 digs, and Lehmon added 15 digs.

Davia had 24 assists and 2 aces.

Benjamin Logan moves to 9-5 overall. They will be at Indian Lake on Tuesday.

The Benjamin Logan freshman volleyball team was also in action on Saturday, traveling to Russia.

The Raiders lost their first match to Russia 23-25, 22-25.

Courtney Stewart had 12 digs and 3 aces.

In the second match, Benjamin Logan beat New Bremen 25-14, 25-18.

Ciara Wirick had 15 digs, 5 kills, and 1 stuff block.

The Bellefontaine varsity volleyball team went 2-1 on Saturday.

The Chiefs lost their first match against Brookville in three sets (25-19, 18-25, 11-25), then rallied back to beat Miamisburg (22-25, 25-21, 25-20) and Dayton Carroll (25-21, 25-17).

The Chiefs were led by Emily Melling with 52 assists and 10 aces, Kirsten Leasure with 12 kills and 16 digs, Jessica Kinchen with 24 kills, Davianna Roberts with 25 digs, Ericka Myers with 14 blocks, and Mariah Williams with 12 blocks.

Bellefontaine is now 6-10 overall and will play at Stebbins on Tuesday.

Jr. High finals:

The Benjamin Logan 8th grade volleyball team picked up a pair of wins Saturday in a home tri-match against Fairbanks and Mechanicsburg.

Benjamin Logan beat Fairbanks 25-22, 17-25, and 25-20. They also beat Mechanicsburg 25-15, 21-25, and 25-21.

On the day, Sydney Evans handed out 13 assists, Taylor Quay added 9 kills and 6 blocks, Danielle Jones had 8 service points, and Alex Thompson had 10 kills.

The next game for the Raiders is tonight at Mad River Middle School at 5:30.

The West Liberty-Salem 8th grade team lost to Springfield Catholic 18-25, 25-19, and 13-25.

Katie Overholt served 10 points with 4 aces and Abbey Siegenthaler recorded 9 points and 4 aces.

West Liberty Salem 7th grade team lost to Catholic Central 13-25, 8-25.

Emily Hyland had 2 aces and 1 assist, Hayden Erwin had one kill, and Rachel Ritter had one block.

The Tigers play Catholic Central again at home tonight.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity girls soccer team lost to Southeastern Saturday, 2-1.

Ashton Beikert scored for the Tigers, and Jessica Nieman recorded the assist.

Sarah Iman had 3 saves in goal.

WLS (6-4-1, 3-2-0) will host Northeastern on Tuesday at 5:30.

The Indian Lake varsity girls were shutout by St. Marys on Saturday, 4-0.

Jr. High:

Bellefontaine defeated Indian Lake #2 on Saturday, 7-0.

Aaron Wisner and Jazymn Haley both scored two goals and Shauna Smith, Josh Kratz, and Lane Wisner each had one goal.

Josh Kratz and Ethan Tulis combined for the shutout.

Indian Lake blanked host West Liberty #1 4-0.

Connor Davis scored two goals.

Daniel Fry added a goal.

Dustin Roby scored on a header (pictured).

Fry, Tyler Rode, and Dylan Cline each had an assist.

Emily Teague and Keepers Connor Davis and Matthew Obenour sparked the defense.

The Lakers improve to 10-0.

Kemba Financial Credit Union blanked Gill's Cleaning Saturday, 2-0.

Mackenzie Brunswick and Anthony Gibson both tallied goals.

Benjamin Logan Gold edged Benjamin Logan Black 1-0 in recent Hi-Point action.

Jacob Smith scored the game's only goal.

Ian Fogle recorded the shutout in goal.

Will Kennedy and Lauren Oglesbee led the defense.

U10:

Calvary blanked Huntsville #1 on Saturday, 5-0.

Josiah Kratz scored two goals.

Anne-Marie West, Josh Kilgore, and Braden Studebaker each added a goal.

Sam Kirkpatrick and Darby Eades played excellent defense.

Rylan Studebaker and Parker Grothaus combined for the shutout.

Indian Lake beat Huntsville #1 4-0.

Nikolas Vance scored two goals.

Kaleb Vance scored a goal on a penalty kick.

Ezra Naylor posted a goal and an assist.

Also contributing exceptional play were Georgia Blackburn at midfield and Dallas Eisenhut and Kaleb Knief on defense.

U8:

Huntsville #1 defeated Lakeview #2 Saturday, 2-0.

Derek Cline scored twice.

Kristen Young and Rachael Davis each had an assist.

Chloe Burba and Ashlyn Shaner sparked the offense.

Keepers Cole Overby and Ethan Fulkerson combined for the shutout.

Lakeview #1 C&S Farm Market edged North Logan #1 1-0.

Ethan Shoffner scored the game-winner.

Annabelle Bryant and Anna Peterman combined for the shutout.

Carson Shepherd and Rider Siebeneck played strong defense.

U6:

Indian Lake #1 Holt Automotive beat Calvary 3-0.

Ethan Knief, Paige Wyne, and Devin Miller each scored.

Wyne, Miller, and Ethan Bejarano earned the shutout.

The Huntsville Sharks defeated Lakeview #2 3-0 on Saturday.

Keyton Carruthers, Caden Whitman, and Rece Kimmel each scored a goal.

Colin Burba and Kaleb Hurley led the defense.

2nd and 3rd grade girls:

AcuSport blanked All-Around Awards 4-0.

Aubrey Stolly scored twice.

Eryn Dickerson and Alli Stein each added a goal.

2nd and 3rd grade boys:

JC Sports defeated Scott’s Equipment 4-1.

Salava Makarov, Jack Clement, Jackson Strzalka, and Tate Schmittauer each scored a goal.

Isaac Williams led the midfield defense and Holden Nease was outstanding in goal.

In youth football, the Indian Lake Little Lakers varsity ran past Marion Pleasant 44-8 Sunday.

Coaches say it was a total team effort.

The Bellefontaine Little Chiefs varsity defeated the Bellefontaine Blaze 34-0 Sunday.

In cross country, the Benjamin Logan varsity girls team ran to a 6th place finish on Saturday in Troy, scoring 136 points.

McAuley High School from Cincinnati won the meet with 31 points.

Sophomore Courtney Forsythe led the Raiders with a 6th place finish with a time of 21:03.

Vanessa Wilkins followed in 18th place with a time of 21:52.

Kirsten Fultz was 45th (24:02), Morgan Allen 46th (24:03), Morgan Cline 51st (24:20), Hillary Lantz 60th (24:29) and Amanda Frasure 66th (24:37).

The junior high girls also ran in Troy, and placed 6th.

Emmalee Rumney led the team with a 39th place finish in 15:23. Darien King placed 49th, Jessica Skidmore 65th, Ryan Trout 75th, Madison Rader 87th, and Mylee Monterroza 92nd.

Both teams will compete at the Triad Invitational on Tuesday.

Indian Lake ran at the Lancaster Invite on Saturday.

On a rainy, wet, and muddy course, the varsity girls finished 8th out of 30 teams.

Leading the way for the girls were junior Rachel Watt (30th with a time of 20:53), sophomore Kayla Beltz (33rd with a time of 20:56), junior Emily Gardner (51st with a time of 21:27), sophomore Ashley Albright  (64th with a time of 21:48), senior Taylor Norviel (69th with a time of 21:52), and junior Melissa Bell (132nd with a time of 23:43).

The following girls competed in the open race:  freshman Ellie Schwieterman (101st with a time of 25:07), sophomore Ashley Kawalec (125th with a time of 25:45) and junior Shelby Oda (129th with a time of 26:02).

The boys team finished 23rd out of 28 teams.

Leading the way for the boys were sophomore Jacob Varney (74th with a time of 18:43), freshman Brad McIntire (91st with a time of 19:01), junior Neill Schwieterman (114th with a time of 19:30), freshman Klay Nichols (143rd with a time of 20:27), freshman Seth Mackesy (176th with a time of 22:17), and junior Nick Bozman (184th with a time of 23:11).

Neill Schwieterman, Gardner, Norviel, and Kawalec ran their best times of the year while Varney, McIntire, Mackesy, Nichols, Beltz, Ellie Schwieterman, and Oda ran their best times of their career.

The Lakers will be back in action Saturday as they travel to Kettering to compete at The Firebird Invite.

The Benjamin Logan varsity boys team finished 6th with 136 points at the Troy Invitational on Saturday. The team ran well despite the weather conditions.

Logan Leis finished in 2nd place in a time of 17:01, Zach Creamer finished in 19th in a time of 18:29, Tyler Ahle finished in 26th place in a time of 18:40, Paul Larsen finished in 53rd place in a time of 19:33, Joel Penhorwood finished in 57th place in a time of 19:40, Jarred Campbell finished in 71st place in a time of 20:04, Jake Penhorwood finished in 72nd place in a time of 20:06, Kyle VanDyke finished in 84th place in a time of 20:24, Patrick Graber finished in 85th place in a time of 20:27, Bryan Newland finished in 101st place in a time of 20:50, Evan Daugherty finished in 103rd place in a time of 20:51, Steven Watson finished in 113th place in a time of 21:23, Adam Kavnaugh finished in 119th place in a time of 22:05, Logan Glauner finished in 133rd place in a time of 23:23, Drake Brunner finished in 135th place in a time of 23:51, Trevor Newland finished in 141st place in a time of 25:02, and Sean Daugherty finished in 142nd place in a time of 25:03.

The Benjamin Logan junior high boys team finished in 5th place with 112 points at the Troy Invitational on Saturday.

David Wenger, Kyler Young, and Trent Rees continue to run well with all three of them placing in the top 25 of the race.

Wenger finished in 2nd place in a time of 11:18, Young finished in 4th place in a time of 11:52, and Rees finished in 23rd place in a time of 13:03.

Also scoring for the team were Troy Sellhorst in 52nd place in a time of 15:03, Alex Bickham in 53rd place in a time of 15:08, Austin Ahle in 61st place in a time of 15:32, Mason Cline in 63rd place in a time of 16:02, and Jonathan Maxwell in 77th place in a time of 17:00.

The Bellefontaine Middle School boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Sidney Invitational on Saturday.

The boys finished 2nd out of 4 teams.

The Chieftains were lead by a strong pack runners with Lance Alinson in 10th, Collen Pulfer in 11th, Storm Harman in 12th, Jay Clement in 13th, and Cale Sterling in 14th. Other strong efforts were run by David Guajardo in 19th, Parker Neeld in 23rd, Dalton Short in 25th, Dacota Hollar in 33rd, Michael Stalk in 34th, Cayden DeMent in 38th, and Zach Bodenmiller in 41st.

The BMS girls finished 2nd out of 4 teams.

The Lady Chiefs were once again lead by the terrific combination of 8th grade Alyssa Strickland in 1st and 7th grader Madisyn Norris in 2nd. 7th grader Ashly Goodwin ran a personal best time of 14:19 finishing 9th. Other Lady Chieftain runners were Olivia Martin in 19th, Caitlyn Varian in 21st, Sarah Vetorino in 26th, Dani Champion in 27th, and Madison Butler in 31st.

The BMS cross country teams compete again on Saturday at the Buck Creek Invitational in Springfield.