MOUNT BLANCHARD — Carrol Pauley smashed 16 kills Monday and assisted on eight others as Riverdale rolled past Vanlue, 25-19, 25-14, 25-17, to move back to .500 on the season. Pauley was a perfect 33-of-33 hitting and went 31-of-31 setting.

MORRAL — Sydney Kin fired 17 kills on 25-of-26 hitting and added six blocks as Carey rolled to a 25-10, 25-12, 25-9 victory against Ridgedale on Monday. Hannah Zimmerman had six kills, and Jessica Johnson was 13-of-13 serving with four aces and six digs.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s offense did enough damage last week against Bowling Green for two games. So, the Buckeyes defense made sure to do its part in its second contest of the season against Tulsa on Saturday.

TIFFIN — Trevor Cook was third in the Division III-A race to lead Carey to a third-place finish in the boys Division III-A race to lead area teams Saturday in the Tiffin Cross Country Carnival at Hedges-Boyer Park.

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk volleyball team won its fifth straight match, all of them in three-set sweeps, with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-23 victory against New Riegel on Saturday. The Warriors (7-2) got 11 kills, nine digs and three aces from Destini Oler, while Addie Thiery added eight kills and four digs.

Tori Damron had seven kills, but it was not nearly enough in Upper Sandusky’s 25-18, 25-12, 25-18 loss to volleyball power Monroeville on Saturday. Damron was 10-of-12 hitting, and Rachel Martin went 11-of-12 hitting with four kills.

BELLEFONTAINE — The girls soccer contest between Riverdale and Ben Logan was a bit of a mixed bag for the Falcons. Riverdale did grab a 3-0 win, but coach Andrew Snook wanted his players to use the game as a tune-up for Wednesday’s key conference showdown against Liberty-Benton, and that didn’t happen.

SPENCERVILLE — Riverdale’s girls finished in third place Saturday in the Spencerville Invitational. St. Henry was the Red Division winner with 28 points, with Covington the runner-up with 45 points.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s defense held the fifth-ranked team in the state in check, but Archbold managed a first-half goal that was good enough for a 1-0 victory in a boys soccer match Saturday. The Blue Streaks (5-0-1) got a Denver Beck goal at the 15:21 mark in the first half after a corner kick produced a scramble for the ball in front of the net.

NORTH BALTIMORE — Trey Bame shot an 81 to lead Carey to a third-place finish Saturday in the North Baltimore Tiger Invitational at Birch Run Golf Course. The Blue Devils shot a 339 to finish behind Van Buren with a 298 and Lincolnview with a 331 in the 12-team field.