Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, December 29, 2017
GALLATIN, Tenn. — Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored 28 points and senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) added 20 points to lead Ohio Northern to an 84-64 men's basketball victory at the Music City Classic on Friday afternoon at Volunteer State (Tenn.) Community College's Pickel Field House.
The Polar Bears (7-3 overall) also got 17 points and a career-high nine rebounds from freshman Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) and a career-high 10 points from sophomore Austin Allemeier (Elida).
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 29, 2017
By Cort Reynolds
WAYNESFIELD - Ada defeated host Waynesfield-Goshen 45-38 in the semifinals of the inaugural Border Battle girls' basketball tournament Thursday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs advance to the finals and improved to 2-6 with the victory, while the Lady Tigers fell to 2-7 and into the consolation game after the defeat.
Junior guard Raina England poured in a career-high 18 points to pace Ada to victory. The Bulldogs outscored W-G 27-16 over the middle quarters to provide the impetus to victory.
A 19-12 second quarter outburst gave Ada a 24-20 halftime edge, and they held onto the lead from there.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, December 29, 2017
The tipoff times for the Border Battle boys basketball games tonight have been changed.
The USV vs Allen East game will begin at 5 p.m.
The Ada vs Waynesfield game will begin at 7 p.m.
The games will be played in Waynesfield. One ticket is good for admission to both games.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 28, 2017
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team excelled in the classroom during the Fall semester to cap off a successful 2017 campaign under 14th-year head coach Mark Batman.
The Polar Bears posted a cumulative team grade point average of 3.42.
Northern also saw 12 of its 26 players named to the Dean's List during the Fall semester.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
By Cort Reynolds
WAYNESFIELD - The Ada boys' and girls' basketball teams will compete in the inaugural "Border Battle" holiday basketball tournament Dec. 28-30 at Waynesfield-Goshen High School.
Local rivals Ada, Allen East, Upper Scioto Valley and host W-G will compete in the four-team tournaments, with eight games taking place over three days between the rival school's boys and girls varsity squads.
The event will culminate in the girls and boys title contests Saturday evening, Dec. 30.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
By Cort Reynolds
ROCKFORD - Ada senior Chase Sumner won the 145-pound bracket and most valuable wrestler titles at the Parkway Invitational Saturday, leading the Bulldog grapplers to a solid third-place finish at the 12-team event Saturday.
Sumner went 4-0 to improve his record to 14-0 this season, and was voted by the coaches as tourney MVP. He also won the same honor at the Lincolnview Invite Dec. 9.
Parkway won the event with 199.5 points, followed by second-place Spencerville with 164 points. The Bulldogs took third with 150, followed by Delphos St. John's (122.5) and Hicksville (104).