The Yellow Springs High School girls soccer team lost 3–0 to Miami Valley on Saturday, Aug. 29, and then fell hard at 9–0 against Tecumseh on Monday, Aug. 31. The scores did not tell the whole story, however, and Monday’s game appeared more balanced than Saturday’s. The girls start their season off 0–2.

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Registration for Yellow Springs Youth Recreational Soccer League begins Saturday, Aug. 29, 10:30–11:45 a.m. at the newly renovated Morgan Fields north of the Yellow Springs High School football stadium. Players and their parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to attend. Participants who are unable to attend are asked to call the coordinator for the appropriate age group listed below for registration forms.

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The Yellow Springs High School golf team fell behind in a tri-match at home at Locust Hills Golf Course on Monday, Aug. 24, and also lost to Bethel on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The Bulldogs’ season record is 1–6, and the team is 0–4 in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

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The 24th Annual Village Fun Run will be this Sunday evening, Aug. 23. The annual 2-mile jaunt around town for all runners, joggers and walkers will begin at 6:30 p.m. Registration will start at 5:30 p.m.

A memorial and celebration of life will be held for former resident Petronella Benton on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m., at the home of Nate Cornett and Lisa Wolters, 165 Brookside Drive, Yellow Springs. Friends and acquaintances alike are invited to attend.

A memorial service for Richard (Dick) Miller will be held Sunday, Aug. 30, at 3 p.m., in the Glen Helen Building. After the service all are invited to a reception in the lobby to view a retrospective show of Dick’s long art career.

Simeon Andrew Willis of Yellow Springs died on Wednesday, Aug. 12. He was 81. He was born Sept. 29, 1927, the son of the late Perry and Birdie Shope Willis.