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Bluffton trims Ada girls' in NWC encounter

Maddie Gossard leads Ada with 10 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 8, 2017

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Bluffton authored two big first half runs to build a comfortable lead and never looked back in posting a 61-26 win over Ada in the Northwest Conference girls basketball opener Thursday evening.

The purple and gold fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat, while the Lady Pirates improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in league play after the win.

Ada crept within 18-12 late in the first period after a 12-footer by freshman Miranda Wills. Next, Pirate post Libby Schoodt sank a putback with a second left in the opening stanza.

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Women's soccer finishes #8 nationally in Division III

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 7, 2017

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team was ranked No. 8 in the final United Soccer Coaches Poll. Northern (20-2-2 overall) jumped from No. 14 to No. 8 after making a run to the Elite 8 round of the 2017 NCAA Div. III Women's Soccer Tournament.

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ONU men 92, Wilmington 83

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 7, 2017

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team stayed on top of the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 92-83 victory over Wilmington on Wednesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-2 overall and are 2-0 in OAC play, while the Quakers fall to 3-4, 0-2.

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ONU women 65, Wilmington 44

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 7, 2017

WILMINGTON — Junior Tori Wyss (Ada) and senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) led the No. 15-ranked women's basketball team to a 65-44 victory at Wilmington on Wednesday night at Raizk Arena.

The Polar Bears (6-1 overall, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) stay perfect in the OAC and extend their winning streak to six games.

Wyss scored a career-high 14 points and Bullimore had her fourth double-double of the season and the 25th of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds for ONU.

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Lady Bulldogs nip HN at horn

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 7, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

DOLA - Ada senior Maddie Gossard sank a short bank shot as time expired to give the Lady Bulldog basketball team a 34-33 non-conference victory at county rival Hardin Northern Tuesday evening.

 

Winless HN scored a basket with 7.9 seconds left to regain the lead, 33-32. After a timeout, junior point guard Raina England broke Polar Bear pressure and passed to Teara Coulson, who dished to Gossard on the right side for her winning shot at the buzzer.

 

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Two Northern football players receive region honors

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Ohio Northern senior linebacker Zach Schmerge (Wapakoneta) and sophomore running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) were named Second Team All-North Region for 2017 by D3football.com.

Schmerge is now a 3-time All-Region honoree, earning Second Team honors in 2016 and Third Team in 2015.

He is also a 3-time First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and has led the Polar Bears in tackles for each of the past three seasons.

This year, he led the team and was fourth in the OAC with 94 tackles.

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