AID — And the race is on. The Northwest Mohawks used an 8-run seventh inning to beat the Symmes Valley Vikings 11-2 on Monday and throw the Southern Ohio Conference race into a near deadlock. Northwest improved to 11-3 on the season and took a half-game lead in the SOC race at 6-1. Symmes Valley is now 5-6 overall and 5-1 in the SOC. Symmes Valley won the earlier meeting between the two teams 2-1 in 8 innings. Chase Kingrey pitched a 5-hitter for the win as he struck out 12 a

AID — Go ahead and make up another Southern Ohio Conference championship banner. The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings rolled past the Northwest Lady Mohawks 10-1 on Monday to clinch the conference softball title. The Lady Vikings are 17-2 overall and 8-0 with a three game lead and only two league games remaining. “One of our goals we set every year is to win the conference and we’ve accomplished that,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Jeff “Odie” Estep. “We want to keep playing well and ke

CHESAPEAKE — Kota Copley was hard to hit. Adyson Copley has done nothing but hit. Sophomore Kota Copley pitched a 2-hitter and junior Adyson Copley racked up her 100th career hit as the South Point Lady Pointers blanked the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Adyson Copley went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple as she reached the milestone hit total. Kota Copley struck out 12 and did not walk a batter to get the win. South Point (10-5,