Ashley Zupancic, first-year pharmacy resident at ONU, checks the blood pressure of a client on Wednesday during a free health screening in Bluffton through the ONU HealthWise mobile clinic. The clinic's next visit to Ada is at the Ada Public Library from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30.
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BEXLEY — Senior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) netted a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for her first career double-double in a 68-65 loss at Capital at the Capital Center on Friday evening.
Dirksen was 8-for-16 from the floor and 4-for-8 from 3-point range to lead the Polar Bears (10-7 overall, 4-6 Ohio Athletic Conference).
ONU also got 12 points from junior Abby Weeks (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame), 10 points and eight rebounds from junior Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) and eight points from freshman Lexi Jacobs(Wapakoneta).
By Cort Reynolds
CONVOY - For the first 10 minutes at league favorite Crestview Friday night, the Ada boys' basketball team hung close, trailing just 15-13.
But then the Knights reeled off a 25-2 run over the next six minutes to end the half with a 40-15 lead, and they cruised to a 65-35 Northwest Conference victory.
The Bulldog boys fell to 2-11 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the defeat, while the Knights improved to 11-1 and 3-1 in league play with the decisive victory.
By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - Five members of the Ada varsity wrestling team competed at the two-day, 30-team Van Buren Invitational meet Friday and Saturday.
Ada finished 26th with nine points. Eastwood won the team title with 210 points, followed in second by Allen East with 150 points.
Five teams had to withdraw Saturday due to the very inclement weather conditions.
Bulldog senior Noah Arnett went 2-2 in the heavyweight division to lead Ada.
Men's award
Ohio Northern junior Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) has been tabbed the Ohio Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week for the fourth time in his career.
The Ohio Northern swimming and diving meet at Oberlin on Saturday has been canceled due to the anticipated Winter Storm Harvey.
The Polar Bears' battle with Baldwin Wallace on Friday night at 7 pm at the ONU Sports Center is still on as scheduled.
Check back to ONUSports.com for more details as they become available.
Mary K. Vermillion, 97, died on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at 10:14 a.m. at her son’s residence in Ada.
What started as a 2-hour delay became a "school closed" day for Ada schools. The school closed announcement came at 8:14 a.m. for Wednesday, Jan. 23.
BEXLEY — Senior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) netted a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for her first career double-double in a 68-65 loss at Capital at the Capital Center on Friday evening.
The Icon spotted OHIO 4 in the ONU McIntosh parking lot on a blue Chevrolet truck.
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