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Women’s soccer at home Friday, Saturday

This Weekend's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's soccer program returns to Kerscher Stadium to close a three-game home stand Friday, September 14 and Saturday, September 15 when the Polar Bears welcome in Trine (Ind.) and Alma (Mich.) for non-conference affairs ... Friday night's contest is set to begin at 7 p.m. against the Thunder while Saturday's matchup with the Scots is slated for a 5 p.m. kickoff ...

ONU vs Wilmington at home Saturday

Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is the final game of a 3-game home stand to open ONU's 2018 season. ONU is 533-492-36 in 124 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .518. ONU is riding a modest 4-game winning streak, which includes the final two games of the 2017 season.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 15th season at ONU with a 98-48 record. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 137-60 in 18 seasons overall and is 14-0 against WC.

Zach Beaschler one of three frosh on ONU men's tennis team

Season launch is this weekend

Outstanding Ada High School tennis player Zach Beaschler has joined the ONU men’s tennis team. He is one of three freshmen who will challenge the returners for starting spots this season.

The men's tennis program is set to kick off the 2018-19 season with a trip to the two-day Oberlin Invitational this Saturday and Sunday.

They will then take on NCAA Division II foe Findlay (Sept. 22) and compete in the ITA Central Regionals in Saint Louis, Missouri (Sept. 28-30) to complete the fall portion of their schedule. The spring schedule will be announced later.

Bulldog golfers second in tri match

By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA - The Ada golf team split a non-conference tri-match Wednesday evening at Pike Run Golf Club in Ottawa.

Leipsic won the match with a total of 192 strokes. Ada finished second with 212 strokes, follwed by Lima Senior (242).

Junior Alex Morgan shot 51 to lead the Bulldogs. Sophomore Brevin Sizemore carded a 53, while senior Austin Amburgey and junior Ethan Hull each posted a 54.

Senior Rob Allison registered a 58 while freshman Kamron Wilkerson shot 64.

Leipsic's Mason Tadena was match medalist with a score of 43 on the par-35 back nine at Pike Run.

The Bulldogs improved to 6-21 overall with the split. Leipsic is 6-13.

Hornets sting Ada girl kickers

By Cort Reynolds

RAWSON - The visiting Ada girls soccer team lost 7-1 at Cory-Rawson Wednesday evening.

Ada fell to 3-4 overall with the defeat.

C-R scored early on a through ball that got past the Ada defense to grab a 1-0 edge. About 10 minutes later, the Lady Hornets extended the lead to 2-0 on a similar goal and the score that way into halftime.

"It was pretty evenly matched for the first 15 minutes," said Bulldog head coach Doug Poling. "We played on our heels the rest of the first half."

Ada tallied its lone goal early in half two when Katie Butterfield put a through ball by Timberlyn Blankenship into the back of the net.

Men’s soccer wins

POWELL — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team scored in the second minute and tacked on two more late goals to defeat No. 19 Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday evening at Olentangy Liberty High School.

The Polar Bears improve to 2-2-1, while the Battling Bishops are 3-1-0.

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