CANTON - Ada sophomore Klava Katayama finished 16th in the 50-yard freestyle finals of the 42nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday evening.
Katayama swam the 50-yard free B finals in a time of 24.71, finishing eighth in the B finals heat. The top eight from the prelims Thursday competed in the eight-swimmer A Finals.
"We're both pretty happy that she made it back to the finals for the first time," said Ada head coach Tanner Holke. Katayama took 17th at state in the freestyle last year.
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton ended the first half on a 19-3 run and cruised to a 60-30 win over local rival Ada in the Northwest Conference boys basketball season finale Friday night.
The purple and gold finish the regular season 4-18 overall and 2-6 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Pirates improved to 10-12 and 4-4 in league play after the victory.
"We did not come ready to play," said Ada second-year head coach Dre White.
ONU sophomores Betsy Naugle (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and Rachel Shipman(Noblesville, Ind.) led the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team to its second consecutive victory and a home-opening 15-8 victory over Trine (Ind.) on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-0 overall, while the Thunder fall to 0-1.
Northern was led in the contest by Shipman as she recorded four goals, while Naugle posted three scores.
Fifteen different players scored goals to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team in a 19-3 non-conference victory over Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears wrapped up their season-opening three-game home stand with a perfect 3-0 record, outscoring their opponents 54-14, while the Presidents fall to 0-3.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) posted top three finishes in their respective weight classes to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team on the final day of the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships on Saturday at Knowling Fieldhouse, hosted by Wabash (Ind.)
Top-seeded Barcaskey finished runner-up at Heavyweight with a 3-1 record and sixth-seeded Nelson won his third place match at 165 and finished with a 4-1 record.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell to No. 2-seeded Marietta 85-68 on Saturday afternoon in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears will await the NCAA III Selection Show on Monday, Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. to see if they earn an at large bid to the 2018 NCAA Div. III Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Polar Bears fall to 23-5 overall, while the Pioneers move to 24-4 and earn the OAC's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Div. III Women's Basketball tournament with the victory.
