Van Buren began girls North Central Ohio Soccer Association play with a 4-0 victory against Upper Sandusky on Tuesday. The Black Knights (2-1-1, 1-0 NCOSA) scored three times in the first half and once in the second half.

MILLBURY — Four different players scored as Riverdale took a 4-0 victory against Lake in a nonconference boys soccer match Tuesday in Millbury. Ryder Egbert got the Falcons (3-2-1) on the board only three minutes into the match.

BUCYRUS — Mohawk aced Bucyrus 24 times on the way to an easy 25-10, 25-10, 25-11 victory against Bucyrus in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference volleyball match Tuesday at Bucyrus. Kaylee Ward led the Warriors (6-1, 3-1 N10) with seven aces, followed by Madi Chester and Alexa Konkle with five each.

GALION — Devin McCarthy’s four goals were just enough for Galion to take a 4-3 victory against Upper Sandusky in a nonconference boys soccer match Tuesday in Galion. McCarthy scored three times unassisted in the first half — at the 38:44, 25:09 and 18:51 marks — to help the Tigers (1-1-1) take a 3-0 lead.

BUCYRUS — Ridgedale stayed in Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys golf title contention with a 167-174 victory against Carey on Monday at New Winchester Golf Course. Brock Williams medaled and led the Rockets (6-1, 5-1 N10) with a 38, followed by Grant Park with a 39.

NEW WASHINGTON — Upper Sandusky pushed Buckeye Central in each set but fell in a sweep to the Northern 10 Athletic Conference volleyball leader, 25-17, 25-19, 25-20, on Tuesday night. The Rams (1-7, 1-3 N10) stayed close until beyond the midway point of the first set and held a 14-9 advantage in the second set.

COLUMBUS — Saturday couldn’t come soon enough for the Ohio State football team. Amidst all of the adversity, the question was how much everything that has transpired over the past month would affect the Buckeyes, who took the field without head coach Urban Meyer on the sideline, on Saturday.

BUCYRUS — Upper Sandusky’s girls were fourth and the boys were fifth Saturday in the Bucyrus Elks Invitational at the Crawford County Fairgrounds. Buckeye Valley finished with just 25 points to win the girls competition by a wide margin.

KENTON — Kenton netted three penalty kicks on the way to a 4-1 victory over Riverdale in a physical non-league soccer matchup on Saturday night. The Wildcats improved to 6-0 on the season, while Riverdale is now 2-2-1.

Riverdale’s Andrew Kuenzli putts during the Hardin County tournament Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. The Falcons were fourth with a team score of 209.