Riverdale Black downed Van Buren No. 2, 17-6, in a 12-and-younger softball game Tuesday.

Dominant both in the pitching circle and in the batters’ box, Riverdale junior Taylor Farmer was named to the All-Ohio second team in Division IV by the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association. Farmer was the driving force behind the Falcons’ 15-7 season that included a 9-2 record in the Blanchard Valley Conference.

CAREY — Former Carey high school boys basketball coach C.J. Kin built a winning program in his 14-year tenure. He went 182-130 and had his team above a .500 winning percentage in each of the last 10 seasons.

Upper Sandusky junior Carson Mittermaier and coach Scott Emerick have taken top honors on the All-Daily Chief-Union baseball team. Mittermaier was voted the player of the year, and Emerick was tabbed as coach of the year.

Angeline recently competed in the Berry Soccer tournament in Troy, held in conjunction with the Troy Strawberry Festival.

COLUMBUS — After not being able to reach the podium on either of her first two trips to the Division III state track meets, the third trip was the charm for Wynford senior Ellie Richmond.

COLUMBUS — Riverdale sophomores Josh Hunter and Kyle Evans, senior Chad Pever and junior Joe Lauck reached the podium for the second time Saturday by finishing seventh Saturday in the finals of the 1600 relay in Division III competition at the state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

COLUMBUS — Riverdale sophomore Carrol Pauley made the most out of squeaking into the finals of the Division III girls discus Friday in the state track and field meet. Pauley’s three best throws were here last three, and they moved her from off the podium in ninth to a fourth-place finish with her final effort of 130-10.

COLUMBUS — Running in the state meet, placing third and getting on the podium, breaking your own previous school record and qualifying for the finals in another event is a pretty solid day for any relay team. It was a successful Friday for the 3200 and 1600 Riverdale relay team of Kyle Evans, Joe Lauck, Josh Hunter and Chad Pever at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, medaling in the 3200 and making the finals in the 1600.

COLUMBUS — Mohawk’s Ali Konkle was aiming for a fast start in Division III girls 100 hurdles competition in the state track and field meet Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. She may have been going too fast. The Mohawk senior clipped the third hurdle of the race and went down.