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Ada boys golf defeats county rival

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, August 10, 2017

Ada golfers earn first win

By Cort Reynolds

 

KENTON - The Ada boys golf team defeated county foe Ridgemont at the Kenton Golf Course Wednesday to earn their first victory of the young season.

The Bulldogs beat the Gophers 247-259 in a tight dual match.

"It's very nice to get a win early in the season," said Ada head coach Jason Campbell. "It will help make practice better and more fun; you have to enjoy the wins when you get them."

Ada was led by junior Jake Colwell, who shot a career-best 57 over nine holes to take third individually in the dual match.

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Women's golf opens season hosting the ONU Classic

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, August 10, 2017

The Ohio Northern University women's golf team will open its 2017 fall schedule by hosting the ONU Classic Sept. 2-3 at Colonial Golfers Club under fifth-year head coach Chad Bucci.

The Polar Bears will also play in tournaments at Ohio Wesleyan, Heidelberg and Wittenberg in the fall season for a total of eight rounds of competition.

The spring schedule is expected to be released in February. Check back to ONUSports.com for more details as they become available.

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Ada linksters open season

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, August 9, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE - Crestview won a three-team golf match of Northwest Conference foes to tee off the 2017 season Monday.

The Knights finished first wth 188 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (206) and Ada (262).

Ada was led by freshman Brevin Sizemore, who shot a nine-hole score of 62. Juniors Austin Amburgey and Rob Allison each carded a total of 66. Junior Jake Colwell contributed a score of 68.

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Women's soccer prepares for 2017 campaign with Europe trip

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, August 9, 2017

The Ohio Northern women's soccer program recently returned from a preseason trip to Europe in preparation for the upcoming 2017 season.

The 11-day trip featured sightseeing in four different countries, providing both an educational and competitive experience for the team.

After arriving in Europe on the second day of the trip, Northern visited Mozart's birthplace before touring Saltzburg, Austria and competing in its first contest of the trip.

ONU would wrap up the day with a contest against FC Bergheim, a top-division Austrian Club Team, where the Polar Bears dropped a hard-fought decision 2-0.

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Kelly named ITA Scholar Athlete for 2016-17 season

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 4, 2017

Lynn Kelly (Mason) has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete for the 2016-17 season.

Kelly, a nursing major, earned the honor for the second team in her career.

The junior is a 2-time Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree as well as a 2-time All-OAC honoree, earning both accolades most recently during the 2016-17 season.

Kelly posted a 5-2 record in singles play and was 8-3 for Northern in doubles play, playing primarily at No. 1 singles and doubles.

Northern posted seventh consecutive winning season as it went 22-5 in 2016-17 under 16th-year head coach Scott Wills.

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ONU linebacker from Wapak named Preseason All-America

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Ohio Northern senior linebacker Zach Schmerge (Wapakoneta) was named Second Team Preseason All-America for the upcoming 2017 season by D3football.com.

Schmerge is a three-year starter and a two-time First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree at middle linebacker for the Polar Bears.

He was also named Second Team All-North Region by D3football.com last season and Third Team All-North Region in 2015.

Schmerge led the team and the OAC with 103 tackles as a junior in 2015 after being second in the league with 111 tackles as a sophomore in 2015.

Last year, he was named Preseason All-American by The Sporting News magazine.

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