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Emily Richards wins two national NCAA titles

Rewrites the ONU record books
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 13, 2017

Junior Emily Richards(Delaware/Hayes) became the first athlete in Ohio Northern school history to win titles in two events at the same NCAA Championship meet on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track & Field Championships at North Central (Ill.) College.

The Polar Bears finished tied for fifth place with 26 points in the team standings.

After qualifying for both the 800-meter run and 1-mile run finals on Friday afternoon, Richards opened Day 2 of the meet with a first place finish in the 1-mile run in 4:51.51, beating the next closest competitor by nearly three seconds.

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Anticipated snowstorm cancels ONU-Bluffton baseball game

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 13, 2017

 The Ohio Northern baseball game with area-rival Bluffton, scheduled for Tuesday at Wander Field, has been postponed due to the impending snowstorm expected to hit the area on Monday.

The makeup date has yet to be determined.

The Polar Bears posted a 6-4 record on their Spring Break trip to the Orlando, Fla., area last week and are scheduled to return to action Friday-Saturday with a 3-game series at Thomas More (Ky.)

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ONU weekend sports wrap up

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 13, 2017

Molinaro named All-American

NAPERVILLE, Ill.— Junior Matt Molinaro(Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLasalle) was named an All-American and National Runner Up in the 800-meter run as he competed on Day 2 of the NCAA Div. III National Championships at North Central (Ill.) College on Saturday afternoon.

Molinaro qualified for Saturday's finals with the fastest time heading into the second day.

The junior finished second and earned All-America honors in a personal best time of 1:51.53.

Softball wins 2

ADA -- The Ohio Northern softball team wrapped up its Spring Break trip with a pair of pitching duel victories on Saturday.

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Here's the Division I NCAA men's tournament bracket

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 12, 2017

Did your team make the NCAA men's basketball tournament cut?
Find out - here's the brackets.

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ONU historic season comes to an end

"I'm really proud of my team and how we fought tonight," said head coach Michele Durand. "We fought to the end and didn't give up. We had a great season and these girls have nothing to be ashamed of."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 12, 2017

The No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team saw its historical season come to an end on Saturday evening at the ONU Sports Center in the Elite 8 round the of the 2017 Women's NCAA Div. III Basketball Tournament.

The Polar Bears end the season 30-1 overall, while the Captains continue on the the Final Four and improve to 29-2.

Four players scored in double figures for ONU led by junior Amy Bullimore's (Morrow/Little Miami) 19 points.

Bullimore also added game-high's in rebounds (7) and blocks (2).

Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career as she tallied 14 points and added three assists and two steals.

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Christopher Newport wins this one

CNU 76 - Ohio Northern 66
Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, March 11, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Here's an update on the Ohio Northern vs Christopher Newport women's basketball game underway tonight.

Ohio Northern cut the lead to 4 points with under three minutes to play and the crowd went wild, but the tide turned and Christopher Newport advances to the Division III final four.

• Final score - Christopher Newport University (Virginia) 76
                       Ohio Northern University 66

• End of third quarter Christopher Newport 51 - ONU 42.

• End of first quarter 18-18.

During second quarter ONU shots wouldn’t go in, while Christopher Newport hit 3-pointers after 3-pointers.

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