BUCYRUS — Liberty-Benton has had Wynford’s number in the teams’ last three contests. Not this time around, as the Royals broke open a 14-14 tie by scoring four unanswered possessions in the second half to close the game with a dominating 41-14 victory against the visiting Eagles in a nonconference tilt Friday.

WAYNESFIELD — Riverdale made the trip to Waynesfield-Goshen on Friday night and trounced the Tigers in a game that only lasted one half.

CAREY — McComb looked the part of a state final four team in its season opener at Carey on Friday night. And the Blue Devils looked like a team trying to bounce back from its first losing season in 10 years.

It’s official. The Northern 10 Athletic Conference is an open race in volleyball. Carey made its claim as a front-runner Thursday, knocking off defending champion Upper Sandusky in three sets, 25-21, 25-10, 25-17. It was the Rams’ first N10 volleyball loss.

BUCYRUS — Carson Weinandy shot a 40 to earn medalist honors and lead Mohawk to a 170-213 victory against Wynford in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference golf match Thursday at The Golf Club of Bucyrus. Chet Margraf and Billy Dunlap both finished with 41s, and Nathan Kimmet scored a 48 for the Warriors (3-0, 3-0 N10).

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Hardin Northern had to overcome substantial deficits in each of the last two sets to grab a non-conference volleyball sweep of Riverdale on Thursday. The Polar Bears trailed 20-13 in the second set and 21-16 in the third set before rallying in both for a 25-15, 27-25, 25-22 victory.

SYCAMORE — After taking the first set with ease, Mohawk won two close sets to sweep Colonel Crawford, 25-15, 25-23, 26-24, in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference match Thursday evening.

BELLVILLE — Cameron Brady scored with 9:52 remaining, and Upper Sandusky pressed offensively after that but could not find the back of the net, settling for a 2-2 draw against Clear Fork in a boys soccer match Thursday. Eli Kinley assisted the game tying goal after Grant Handley had put the Colts (1-0-1) ahead with a goal on a header, assisted by Chase Endicott, only three minutes before.

BUCYRUS — Wynford moved to 2-0 in Northern 10 Athletic Conference play with a 25-16, 21-25, 25-19, 25-12 victory against Ridgedale on Thursday. Freshmen Dani Gleespen and Mckinley Britton had five kills each for the Rockets (0-2, 0-1 N10).

CAREY — Carey’s junior varsity golf team split in a tri-match Thursday, shooting a 213. Liberty-Benton scored a 169 that would beat most varsity teams, while North Baltimore finished with a 260.