LUCASVILLE — It was back to work and it turned out to be business as usual. After opening the season with two wins a week ago, the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings were able to get back on the softball field and beat the Lucasville Valley Lady Indians 9-2 on Saturday. Brenna Tibbs pitched a 3-hitter as she struck out 11, walked one and only one run was earned. “We haven’t played for a week so it was good to see how well we played,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Jeff “Odie” Estep. “Tibbs

RACELAND, Ky. — The second inning proved to be the tipping point for both the Fairland Dragons and Raceland Rams on Friday night, as the Rams used the big inning to take control and go on to win 12-2 in five innings at the Raceland Baseball Complex. After falling behind 2-0, the Dragons threatened to get on the board in the second inning. Cyrus Cummings drew a walk and Eli Pine reached base on infield error. Then Landon Evans mvoed the runners up a base with a sacrifice bunt.

COAL GROVE — You could almost hear Phil Harris singing the first part of this Jungle Book song: “Look for the Bare necessities, the simple Bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife.” With Rylee Bare on the mound, the Coal Grove Lady Hornets had no worries as she pitched her team to a 6-1 win over the Minford Lady Falcons on Thursday. Bare went the distance to get the win as she struck out 11, walked one and gave up just two hits. Bare also went 3-4 with two r