TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and held off a late charge to win 74-67 at Heidelberg on Wednesday evening at Seiberling Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears improve to 16-6 overall and remain in the hunt for an Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with an 11-4 record, while the Student Princes move to 9-13, 5-10.
Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) picked up his 10th double-double of the season and the 18th of his career with 19 points and 15 rebounds.
The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team moved back into the top-5 of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings as it was ranked No. 5 in the third weekly edition of the rankings.
The Polar Bears moved back into the top-5 after being ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll. ONU jumped two spots from its No. 7 ranking a week ago.
ONU moved up after strong showings at the Joe Banks Invitational and the Camel City Elite Races this past weekend.
ONU senior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 5 for his efforts at the Camel City Elite Races in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the weekend.
Molinaro earned the honor for the second consecutive week.
The senior had a strong showing at the JDL Fast Track as he finished third overall in the 800-meter run and was the first collegiate athlete to cross the finish line.
ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 5 for her efforts at the Camel City Elite Races in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the weekend.
Richards added another historic and record-breaking day to her resume.
The senior competed in the 800-meter run at the JDL Fast Track where she finished sixth overall, behind two Division I athletes and three professional runners.
For the third time this season, junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
The junior averaged 27.5 points per game in ONU's 2-0 week that featured victories over Baldwin Wallace and Muskingum.
Bruns posted 29 points and six rebounds in the overtime win over Baldwin Wallace and followed that performance up with a 28-point and 14-rebound effort in an 82-69 win at Muskingum.
WAPAKONETA - The Ada girls basketball team received a first round bye and was seeded 10th out of 11 teams at the Allen East/Coldwater super sectional drawings held Sunday at Wapakoneta.
The Lady Bulldog cagers (4-14) will face second-seeded Fort Recovery (15-3) Saturday, February 24 at 8 p.m. at Allen East.
Ada and the Lady Indians both got first round byes for the five-team half of the sectional at AE.
The Ada/FR winner advances to the Wapakoneta district.
