COLUMBUS — Ohio State scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to pull away from visiting Ohio on Saturday night, 37-9. The Buckeyes are now 3-0 on the season and will have a bye week next week before opening Big Ten play at Washington on Sept. 27.
OTTAWA — Ottawa-Glandorf welcomed some of the region’s top programs to Ottawa Memorial Park on Saturday morning for the 28th annual Blue & Gold Invitational, which featured 160 runners in both the boys and girls races.
BLUFFTON — The Jefferson Wildcats (1-3) opened Northwest Conference (NWC) play on the road Friday night, but the Bluffton Pirates (4-0) proved too much to handle, pulling away for a 49-6 victory.
MARIA STEIN — The St. John’s Blue Jays (0-4) traveled to Maria Stein on Friday night to face the Marion Local Flyers (4-0) in a Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) clash. Marion Local earned a 61-0 victory, marking their 68th straight win and 42nd consecutive MAC victory.
CONTINENTAL — Two Putnam County League (PCL) boys soccer heavyweights locked horns on a gorgeous late-fall Friday night as Ottoville paid a visit to Continental. In the end, the Big Green rallied in the second 40 minutes to earn a 1-1 draw.
FORT JENNINGS — The Fort Jennings Musketeers (2-4-1) hosted the Miller City Wildcats (6-1-2) on Friday evening for a Putnam County League (PCL) boys soccer matchup that ended in a 1-1 draw.
OTTAWA — The Fort Jennings Musketeers and Ottoville Big Green boys golf teams joined Kalida at Moose Landing Country Club on Friday evening for a Putnam County League (PCL) tri-match.
BLUFFTON — The Jefferson Lady ‘Cats (3-8) opened Northwest Conference (NWC) play on the road Thursday night, falling in straight sets to the Bluffton Lady Pirates (25-6, 25-8, 25-19). Bluffton improves to 8-3 with the win.