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MIAMISBURG — Lehman Catholic couldn’t keep up with Cincinnati Madeira in a Division III district semifinal on Thursday at Miamisburg High School’s Holland Field.

XENIA — Botkins had another strong season come to an end in a Division III district semifinal on Tuesday.

CENTERVILLE — Sidney faced a tough task playing state-ranked Centerville on its home court in a Division I district semifinal on Wednesday and had its season end.

TROY — Sidney put together a good drive in the first quarter to tie Troy but couldn’t keep up the rest of the way on Friday in a Miami Valley League game.

SIDNEY — Sidney was inconsistent defensively against nonconference games in regular season but contained a persistent Chaminade-Julienne in a Division I sectional final on a windy and rainy Thursday night.

ANNA — Anna was hoping to perform better on defense against Botkins in a Division III sectional final on Thursday and did. They’ll look for a repeat performance on their home field this Monday.

By Andrew Bowsher

All over Ohio villages and cities are in full-swing with fall and Halloween festivals and events including corn mazes, pumpkin patches and haunted houses, trails and caves. For individuals to plan their attendance a list of events was compiled, using www.ohio.org, www.ohiohauntedhouses.com, local city/village government websites and Facebook event pages, so no one misses out on these fun fall opportunities in the area.

SIDNEY — They all haven’t been easy, but Lehman Catholic has amassed one of the largest winning streaks of all Dayton-area Division III teams.

ANNA — Anna secured its third consecutive outright Western Ohio Soccer League title and its sixth and seven years with a dominating win over Spencerville on Thursday, two days after a tournament tune-up in a nonconference match against West Liberty-Salem.