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Volleyball wins sixth straight

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

By Caleb Scott

GRANVILLE — The No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team won its sixth straight match as it swept Denison on Tuesday evening at Livingston Gymnasium in Granville.

The Polar Bears improve to 15-3 overall with the victory, while the Big Red fall to 7-5.

Northern was led offensively by sophomore Sydney Bapst's (Grove City) 10 kills.

Sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) added nine kills, while senior Haley Potters (Wheelersburg/South Webster) and freshman Paige Hartings (Coldwater) chipped in eight kills each.

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Eight athletes score as Men's Soccer posts 8-0 victory

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

By Caleb Scott

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team saw eight different athletes score as ONU defeated Anderson (Ind.) 8-0 on Tuesday evening at Kerscher Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-2-1 overall with the victory, while the Ravens drop to 5-4-1.

ONU scored early and often in the contest as senior Grant Cayot (Roanoke, Ind./Blackhawk Christian) scored after the AU keeper mishandled Cayot's shot to give ONU a 1-0 in the second minute of the contest.

Minutes later in the seventh minute, freshman Beelal Hasan (Westerville/Thomas) scored his second goal of the season after finding a ball in traffic and scoring from 10 yards out.

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Pirates edge Ada boys

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada boys soccer team got blanked by Bluffton 2-0 in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday evening.

 

The Bulldog defeat dropped their record to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the NWC.

 

Senior keeper Ace Gamble made four saves in goal for Ada (2-2 home).

 

Bluffton also won the reserve match, 2-0.

 

Ada (5-1 road) visits Riverdale Thursday, Sept. 28.

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Bulldog spikers knock off Knights; Woods sets kill record

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY - The visiting Ada volleyball team won a five-set marathon at Crestview Tuesday night in a battle of Northwest Conference unbeatens.

 

The Lady Bulldogs prevailed 22-25, 27-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-6 to improve to 9-7 overall and 3-0 in the NWC. Crestview fell to 10-3 and 4-1 in the NWC with the five-set loss.

 

Ada senior ace Melina Woods broke her own school record for kills in match (38) with 48 kills, which is the second-highest match total in Ohio high school annals.

 

Woods also added 16 digs and had five blocks.

 

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Football celebrates Homecoming with 35-7 victory over Otterbein

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, September 26, 2017

By Tim Glon

ADA -- Ohio Northern celebrated its Homecoming Weekend with a 35-7 football victory over Otterbein on a warm Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears (2-1 overall, 1-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) used a dominating second half in the victory, holding the Cardinals (3-1, 2-1) to just 40 yards of total offense and one first down in the final 30 minutes.

Meanwhile the ONU offense would gain 243 yards of offense and score 22 points in the second half to put the game away.

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Ada hosts Grove on Homecoming

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, September 26, 2017

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - After spending 80 percent of its season on the road so far, Ada
celebrates Homecoming to kick off the second half against struggling but
dangerous Northwest Conference rival Columbus Grove.

Ada (3-2, 1-1 NWC) posted a 3-1 road record in the first half, thus down
the stretch the Bulldogs will host four of their final five regular season
games at War Memorial Stadium.

When asked whether being back home will help give his team a boost, head
coach Bob Olwin said, "I hope so. It is the last ride for our 13 seniors."

The purple and gold lost their lone home game so far in week three to LCC,
41-21.

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