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Kauffman is perfect as Tigers open with rout

The same formula that led West Liberty-Salem’s softball team to an undefeated regular season worked to perfection again Wednesday in the Tigers’ Division III sectional tournament opener. more...
WL-Salem fights off Northridge

In sloppy conditions that made even the normally routine play a challenge, West Liberty-Salem’s baseball team survived a battle with Northridge on Wednesday in a Division III sectional semifinal game. more...
WL-Salem moves up to take top spot in latest state softball poll

After several weeks at number two, West Liberty-Salem’s softball team moved up to the top spot in this week’s Division III state coaches poll. more...
Chieftain offense unloads for 17-1 rout of Milton-Union

Bellefontaine’s baseball team started Division II sectional tournament play with a bang Tuesday as the Chiefs buried Milton-Union 17-1 in five innings at Blue Jacket Park. more...
Fast start lifts Raiders over Indian Lake

Attempting to rally against Benjamin Logan’s hard throwing Jeremiah Kerns is not an easy task for the opposition. more...
Pirates rally for victory

Riverside pulled out a 7-6 win in the bottom of the seventh inning against visiting Jackson Center on Tuesday in first-round Division IV sectional baseball tournament action. more...
Ben Logan dodges Falcons to move on

Benjamin Logan’s softball team took advantage of its scoring opportunities Tuesday to knock off visiting Graham 4-2 in a Division II sectional tournament opener. more...
Laker boys sit in first after opening day of CBC track and field meet

Central Buckeye Conference track and field favorites Tippecanoe and Bellefontaine are not out to a sizable lead after day one of league action at Northwestern. more...
WL-Salem girls in first after opening day of OHC meet

West Liberty-Salem’s girls track and field team got off to a strong start Monday in its quest for another Ohio Heritage Conference title. more...
Lakers clinch share of CBC softball crown

Indian Lake’s softball team picked up its 20th win of the season Monday, and in the process, the Lakers clinched a share of the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River division title. more...
Chiefs’ Morrison no-hits Greenon

Sophomore pitching standout Kara Morrison fired a no-hitter Monday as host Bellefontaine blitzed Greenon 13-0 in five innings in a Central Buckeye Conference softball game. more...
Raiders fall, but get piece of league title

Benjamin Logan’s baseball team came up on the losing end at Tippecanoe on Monday, but the day ended with some good news for the Raiders. more...
Chieftain netters grab win

Bellefontaine’s boys tennis team wrapped up the regular season in fine fashion Monday with a 5-0 victory over visiting Stebbins in Central Buckeye Conference action. more...
Tigers now 25-0 after sweep of Pirates

Host West Liberty-Salem combined potent hitting with dominating pitching to roll to a doubleheader sweep of Riverside in non-league softball action Saturday. more...
Raiders take two from WL-Salem

Benjamin Logan’s baseball team recorded a pair of wins over host West Liberty-Salem in a doubleheader Saturday. more...
Ridgemont girls take first at quad-meet

Ridgemont’s girls track and field team won a quad-meet Friday, while Aaron Jolliff set a new school record in the 100 for the Gopher boys. more...
Bellefontaine’s Durflinger wins compact feature at Shady Bowl

Bellefontaine’s Justin Durflinger provided a local highlight at Shady Bowl Speedway on Saturday by winning the compact feature. more...
Bellefontaine boys take title at King Classic

The rain did little to deter Bellefontaine’s boys and girls track teams Friday during the King Classic at West Liberty-Salem. more...
Tigers hold off Fairbanks for 7-4 victory

West Liberty-Salem’s baseball team held on for a 7-4 win Friday over visiting Fairbanks in a non-league matchup. more...
Hatchers honored for their contributions to the local bowling community

As cornerstones of the local bowling community for many years, any bowling Hall of Fame in Bellefontaine would be missing something if Rick and Jill Hatcher were not in it. more...
Lakers’ Krouse to play football at Bluffton

Indian Lake’s Russell Krouse was not ready to stop playing football when his senior season ended last October. more...
Chiefs gain revenge over Kenton Ridge

Bellefontaine’s baseball team rebounded from Monday’s 9-7 loss to Kenton Ridge with a 5-3 win over the Cougars in the rematch Tuesday at Blue Jacket Park. more...
Raiders wrap up sweep of Falcons

Benjamin Logan wrapped up a huge two-game sweep of visiting Graham on Tuesday with a 10-2 victory in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game. more...
Bellefontaine unable to tame Cougars in rematch

A determined Kenton Ridge team rebounded from Monday’s loss to Bellefontaine with a 5-0 victory over the host Chiefs on Tuesday in Central Buckeye Conference softball action. more...
Graham clips Ben Logan in eight innings

Graham broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the top of the eighth inning to edge host Benjamin Logan 4-3 on Tuesday in a Central Buckeye Conference softball game. more...
Chieftains win tri-meet with Indian Lake, Tecumseh

Bellefontaine’s boys and girls track and field teams battled past visiting Indian Lake and Tecumseh on Tuesday in a tri-meet at Dodd Stadium. more...
Chieftain netters blank Warriors in CBC action

Bellefontaine’s boys tennis team barely had to work up a sweat Tuesday as the Chiefs dominated visiting Northwestern 5-0 in a Central Buckeye Conference match. more...
WL-Salem ousts Triad in eight innings

West Liberty-Salem’s softball team wrapped up league play in dramatic fashion Monday afternoon. more...
Tigers top Cards for outright OHC title

West Liberty-Salem’s baseball team made a bold statement Monday in the final Ohio Heritage Conference game of the season. more...
Indian Lake pitcher perfect in win over Knights

Having already thrown a no-hitter this season, Indian Lake pitching standout Jill Wildermuth went a step further Monday by firing a perfect game to lead the Lakers past host Greenon 11-0 in five innings in a Central Buckeye Conference matchup. more...
BHS softball team topples Cougars

Kenton Ridge is having all kinds of problems against Logan County softball teams. more...
Chieftain netters handle Braves

Bellefontaine’s boys tennis team handled host Springfield Shawnee 4-1 Monday in Central Buckeye Conference action. more...
Tigers, Lakers get top seeds for sectional softball tourney

A pair of local softball teams were rewarded with number one seeds for the upcoming sectional tournament during draw meetings Sunday. more...
WL-Salem girls, BHS boys win titles at Urbana

The track and field teams of Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan and West Liberty-Salem each showed they are some of the best in the area Saturday at the Urbana Classic. more...
WL-Salem clinches share of OHC title

While West Liberty-Salem’s baseball team still wants to win an outright Ohio Heritage Conference title, the Tigers have ensured themselves of a least a piece of the championship. more...
Tigers move to 21-0

There is no slowing down the West Liberty-Salem softball team. The Tigers improved to 21-0 on the season Friday with a 10-1 win over host Southeastern in an Ohio Heritage Conference softball game. more...
Chiefs ground Falcons for CBC softball win

Bellefontaine’s softball team used a five-run fifth inning to pull away for a 9-3 win over visiting Graham in Central Buckeye Conference play Thursday. more...
Lakers drop state-ranked Kenton Ridge

If anyone had not yet noticed what Indian Lake’s softball team is doing this season, they likely will know now. more...
Bellefontaine unable to get on track against Graham

Visiting Graham jumped out with three runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed en route to a 5-2 win over Bellefontaine on Thursday in Central Buckeye Conference baseball action. more...
Indian Lake track and field teams sweep tri-meet

Indian Lake’s girls and boys track and field teams earned wins Thursday as they won a tri-meet against Benjamin Logan and Covington. more...
Chieftain netters take down Knights

Bellefontaine’s boys tennis team got back on the winning track Thursday with a 4-1 victory over host Greenon in Central Buckeye Conference action. more...
Tigers wrap up outright OHC softball crown

West Liberty-Salem’s softball team earned a league championship trophy for the fourth straight year Wednesday with an 8-0 victory over host Mechanicsburg in Ohio Heritage Conference action. more...
Ridgemont girls, boys take second in tri-meet

Ridgemont’s girls and boys track and field teams finished second in a tri-meet Tuesday against Van Buren and North Baltimore. more...
Kerns duo has big day for Ben Logan baseball team

Jeremiah Kerns was strong on the mound and Lee Kerns went 3-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI to lead visiting Benjamin Logan to a 10-2 win over Stebbins on Wednesday in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game. more...
IL girls, BHS boys win county titles

Bellefontaine’s boys and Indian Lake’s girls track and field programs claimed their spots as the top squads at the Logan County meet on a chilly Tuesday evening at Benjamin Logan High School. more...
Ben Logan moves into first-place tie in CBC Mad River

Benjamin Logan’s baseball team suddenly finds itself in a tie for the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River division lead after a 9-4 win over host Greenon on Tuesday. more...
Emily Detwiler throws no-hitter as Tigers clinch share of OHC

West Liberty-Salem’s softball team continues to overpower its competition. The Tigers, ranked second in the latest Division III state poll, clinched at least a share of the Ohio Heritage Conference title Tuesday with a 19-1 five-inning victory over host Cedarville. more...
Bellefontaine netters get clipped by Kenton Ridge

Bellefontaine’s boys tennis team suffered a tough 3-2 loss to visiting Kenton Ridge on Tuesday in Central Buckeye Conference action. more...
Pirates wrap up outright NWCC baseball title

Riverside’s baseball team wrapped up a Northwest Central Conference title Monday with a 14-4 win in five innings over visiting Ridgemont. more...
Big third inning helps BHS roll to CBC win over Braves

Host Bellefontaine blew the game open with a six-run third inning en route to an 11-4 win over Springfield Shawnee in Central Buckeye Conference baseball action at Blue Jacket Park. more...
Bats stay hot for Chiefs in win over Shawnee

Bellefontaine’s softball team had a big offensive day Saturday in a doubleheader sweep of St. Henry. The Chiefs stayed in a groove at the plate Monday with a 11-1 five-inning victory over visiting Springfield Shawnee. more...
Emerich, Pirates shine in rout of Gophers

Sara Emerich fired a onehitter and Riverside’s offense pounded out 13 hits in a 20-0 five-inning rout of visiting Ridgemont on Monday in a Northwest Central Conference softball game. more...
Hillclimbers slip past BHS tennis team

Host Urbana dominated the middle matches to defeat Bellefontaine 3-2 in a Central Buckeye Conference boys tennis battle Monday. more...
Indian Lake wins Riverside tournament

Indian Lake defeated Jackson Center 5-1 in a first-round game and then knocked off host Riverside 3-1 in the championship game of the Pirates’ four-team tournament Saturday. more...
Chieftains split pair with Garfield Heights

After visiting Garfield Heights won the opener 6-5, Bellefontaine came back to win game two 12-2 in six innings Saturday in a double-header. more...
Bellefontaine boys earn second-place finish at Piqua Invitational

Bellefontaine’s boys and girls track and field teams tested their skills against several quality programs Saturday at the Piqua Invitational. more...
Stapleton grabs AMS win at Shady Bowl

After two weeks of postponements because of foul weather, racing returned to Shady Bowl Speedway on Saturday. The American Modified Series featured headlined the night of racing. more...
Surging Lakers rally past Chiefs

Indian Lake’s baseball program showed this week that it is definitely headed in the right direction. more...
Indian Lake boys win BOSS

Indian Lake’s boys track and field team was at the top of its game Friday winning the Big Orange Shoe Shop Invitational at West Liberty-Salem High School. more...
Schindewolf sends Pirates past Jackson Center 1-0

Sarah Schindewolf made her way around the bases to score Riverside’s only run Friday as the Pirates edge host Jackson Center 1-0 in a non-league meeting. more...
Triad holds on for win

Triad held on for an 11-6 win against visiting Fairbanks Friday in a non-league meeting. more...
A meaningful win for Indian Lake

It was not just a softball game between Bellefontaine and host Indian Lake on Thursday. more...
Pirates clinch share of NWCC baseball title

Riverside had the bats going Thursday to take a 14-4 win over host Waynesfield- Goshen in Northwest Central Conference baseball action. more...
Emerich throws no-hitter for Riverside

Riverside standout pitcher Sara Emerich added another no-hitter to her resume Thursday as she led the Pirates to an 8-1 win over host Waynesfield-Goshen in Northwest Central Conference action. more...
Raiders’ Conley to play hoops at Ohio Northern

Logan Conley perfectly fits the mold of a model student-athlete. He has been a three-sport standout, he is a strong student and is involved in a variety of extracurricular clubs and activities during his time at Benjamin Logan High School. more...
Tim Dernlan tabbed head wrestling coach at Ashland

Former West Liberty-Salem wrestling star Tim Dernlan continues to climb the coaching ladder as he was named the head coach of Ashland University wrestling April 15. more...
Indian Lake sweeps four-team track meet

Indian Lake's boys and girls track and field teams continued to find success Tuesday as both won in a quad-meet at Urbana. more...
Cardinals sting Rams 13-3

Triad’s softball team had little trouble with visiting Greeneview on Wednesday as the Cardinals recorded a 13-3 six-inning win in an Ohio Heritage Conference game. more...
LCC squeezes past Chieftain netters

Host Lima Central Catholic used a trio of three-set wins to pull out a 3-2 victory over Bellefontaine in a boys Central Buckeye Conference tennis match Thursday. more...
Triad races past Rams 11-1 in five innings

Triad’s baseball team got off to a quick start against host Greeneview on Wednesday as the Cardinals rolled to an 11-1 victory in five innings in a non-league matchup. more...
Raiders come alive to surprise Indian Lake

Benjamin Logan’s softball team has been working to put everything together and the Raiders were able to find the winning combination Tuesday. more...
Lakers rebound to edge Ben Logan 4-3

After Benjamin Logan pulled out a 1-0 nine-inning win over Indian Lake on Monday, it was the Lakers’ turn Tuesday for a one-run victory. more...
Riverside boys finish second in tri-meet

Riverside’s Amelia Carter and Seth Parker led the charge Tuesday for the Pirates’ track and field teams in a home tri-meet against Waynesfield-Goshen and Fairlawn. more...
Bellefontaine’s boys tennis squad cruises to CBC victory over Tecumseh

Bellefontaine’s boys tennis team breezed past host Tecumseh 5-0 in a Central Buckeye Conference match Wednesday. more...
Robson sends BL past Lakers in nine innings

Jonathon Robson ripped an RBI double to score Jeremiah Kerns with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday to give host Benjamin Logan a dramatic 1-0 win over Indian Lake in a Central Buckeye Conference baseball game. more...
Pirates rally in seventh inning for 5-4 victory over Fairbanks

Avery Smith came through with the winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap a furious Riverside rally Monday as the Pirates pulled out a 5-4 victory over visiting Fairbanks in Northwest Central Conference action. more...
Wildermuth, Minnich propel Indian Lake over Raiders

Jill Wildermuth fired a two-hitter and Julianne Minnich belted a home run over the center field fence to lead visiting Indian Lake to a 7-0 win over Benjamin Logan on Monday in a Central Buckeye Conference softball game. more...
Fairbanks slips past Riverside 3-0

An opportunistic Fairbanks team came up big in the final two innings Monday to earn a 3-0 win over host Riverside in Northwest Central Conference softball action. more...
Red Devils trip up Chiefs in CBC boys tennis matchup

Tippecanoe, well on its way to the Central Buckeye Conference boys tennis title, continued its dominating play with a 5-0 win over visiting Bellefontaine on Monday. more...


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