BLUFFTON — Carey baseball fell behind, 7-0, at Bluffton on Wednesday in a 9-4 non-conference loss. “The problem was we weren’t ready to go,” Blue Devils coach Joey Roark said. “That will be the last time that happens.”

DOLA — Riverdale’s boys and girls were winners in a season-opening quad meet Tuesday at Hardin Northern. The Falcons boys topped the Polar Bears, 97.5-81.5, with Arlington scoring 56 points and Lima Temple Christian finishing with 19 points.

Tiffin Columbian swept Upper Sandusky, 5-0, in a boys tennis match Tuesday. The Rams’ closest match was at No. 2 doubles.

CALEDONIA — The Wynford boys track and field team was a winner in its season-opening meet Tuesday at River Valley. The Royals scored 82 points to top the host Vikings (68) and Cardington-Lincoln (18). River Valley was the girls winner with 79 points, with the Pirates edging the Royals, 46-31, for second. Cole Fortner (100 dash, 11.5), Cole Heinlen (800 …

MORRAL — Carey’s girls track and field team dominated a quad meet Tuesday at Ridgedale. The Blue Devils topped the host Rockets, 130.5-66.5, for first place, with Ridgemont holding a 40-11 advantage on Elgin for third place.

KENTON — After being held to six runs in a season-opening doubleheader against Bellevue on Saturday, Upper Sandusky’s offense exploded for 12 runs in the sixth inning of a 19-8 softball victory against Kenton on Monday. The Rams (1-2) led 7-5 at the time, having scored two or more runs in each of the three innings prior after Kenton took an early 3-0 lead.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Trey Miller was thrilled to be in an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel on opening day. The rest of the Falcons were more happy to start the season with a walk-off win.

SYCAMORE — With only seven combined hits, neither Mohawk nor Wynford got much offense going in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball opener Monday, but the Warriors made the most of their chances, taking a 4-1 victory.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale edged Carey, 2-1, in a non-league softball game Monday to start the season with a win. The Falcons got on the board early by way of an inside-the-park home run by Janessa Taylor in the second inning.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk had a pair of double-digit innings while taking a 26-4 season-opening softball victory Monday against Wynford. The Warriors (1-0, 1-0 Northern 10 Athletic Conference) plated 11 runs in the first inning and 13 in the third, while scoring two runs in between.