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Huddle up for football youth camp

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 15, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Kade Cortez holds a football (a Wilson football, of course) while others, in the background, play a pickup game, even though the temperature was approaching 90 degrees on Tuesday morning.

The Ada Bulldog Football Youth Camp will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon, July 24-26, at War Memorial Park.

The school staff and players will host a camp for players entering grades 3-8 to develop skills of passing, catching, punting, kicking, tackling and blocking.

Cost is $25. To register call 419-234-7418.

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Golf ends season 49-33-1

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, June 13, 2017

The Ohio Northern men's golf team continued its winning ways during the 2016-17 campaign as it posted its third consecutive winning season under fourth-year head coach Chad Bucci.

Northern posted a record-setting performance at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships as seniors Tyler Davis (Liberty Center) and Blaine Ricketts (Belle Center/Ben Logan) earned All-Conference honors to lead Ohio Northern to a fourth place finish at the championships.

Ohio Northern's 54-hole score of 903 was one shot better then the school record 904 set in 2008.

Both Davis and Rickets earned All-OAC honors for the second time in their careers.

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Richards breaks Div. III record, Molinaro sets school record

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, June 11, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) set a new Div. III record in the 800-meter run and junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) set a new school record in the 800-meter run on Saturdayafternoon at the Music City Distance Carnival.

Richards, who owned the previous Div. III record in the 800-meter run, broke her own record by nearly two seconds as she finished third overall in the event in 2:00.62.

The junior also automatically qualified for the United States Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Cal. and will compete in the 800-meter run.

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Women's lacrosse ends season 3-13

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, June 9, 2017

The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team showed a great amount of growth during the second year of the program in 2017 under 2nd-year head coach Beth Hemminger.

Although Northern posted a 3-13 record overall, the Polar Bears saw tremendous improvement in only the programs second season as a varsity sport.

Sophomore Emily Hershberger (Jackson Township/Jackson) was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio Athletic Conference for her efforts on the field in 2017.

Junior Chelsea Cousins (Lewis Center/Olentangy) earned Academic All-OAC honors for the Polar Bears.

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Here are the spring Ada scholar-athletes

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 9, 2017

The Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes for the spring sport season is now listed determined as follows:

1.  Must be a letter winner in the sport.
2.  Gold Level -- GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 during the season
3.  Silver Level -- GPA of 3.00 to 3.49 during the season

Ada scholar athletes follow:

Boys' Track -- Gold:Nathan Mattson, Noah Mattson, Jake Agin, Larry Zembower, Addul-Gader Bagais, Miguel Jordan, Carson Hissong, Alex Morgan, Nicholas Kamatali

Boys' Track -- Silver: Michael Crouse

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OHSAA announces new basketball and wrestling divisional assignments

Competitive Balance data included in basketball for the first time
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 9, 2017

New divisional assignments for the 2017-18 winter sports of basketball and wrestling were released Thursday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. For the first time, Competitive Balance roster data was used in determining divisional assignments in basketball, which is the only OHSAA winter sport affected by the Competitive Balance regulation that OHSAA member schools adopted by referendum vote in 2014.
 
The divisional breakdowns in wrestling and basketball were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors June 1 during their June meeting. Additional divisional breakdowns for the 2017-18 winter sports of swimming and bowling will be announced in August.
 

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