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It' ONU 72 - Geneseo 55 - 'Bears headed to the finals Saturday

Record crowd of 1,325 watch the game
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 10, 2017

COMPLETE GAME ACCOUNT BELOW

By Monty Siekerman
Here's an update on Friday night's women's basketball tournament games at ONU.

ONU advanced to Saturday's game against Christopher Newport. A record crowd of 1,325 watched the game, which is a crowd record for women's basketball at ONU,

First game
Hope owned the first half, but third quarter beat them. Hope had a chance to tie the game with 8 seconds remaining.

Final score
Chris Newport 79
Hope 75

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ONU faces Geneseo State tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Earlier contest features Michigan and Virginia teams
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 10, 2017

The tournament continues this weekend at ONU.

Ohio Northern hosts the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Sectionals this weekend. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for ONU students, seniors and children.

Here's the schedule:
• 5:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Hope (Michigan) vs. Christopher Newport (Virginia)

• 7:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Ohio Northern University vs. Geneseo State (New York)
8 p.m. - Saturday, March 11

• Title game - winner advances to Division III Final 4

The Final Four contests are March 17-18 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Sumner advances at state meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS - Ada junior wrestler Chase Sumner won his first round match in the 138 lb. bracket at the Div. III state meet Thursday in Columbus at the Schottenstein Center.

Sumner is now 39-3 this season after winning his lone match of the day. 

Sumner started out in the 16-man draw as a three seed against sophomore Billy Luft, a sophomore from Newark Catholic who came in as the two seed from the Coshocton district with a 37-7 record.

Sumner pinned Luft at 1:10 to advance to the quarterfinals against Gavin Stilke, the top seed in that quarter of the draw. 

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ONU spring sports return to winning

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 10, 2017

As ONU athletic teams near the end of their spring trips, the Polar Bears, for the most part, returned to their winning ways. Here's a run down on the latest from South Carolina and Florida.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team posted its third consecutive victory as it defeated Albion (Mich.) Thursday morning at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

The Polar Bears improve to 11-2 overall, while the Britons fall to 3-4 overall.

Ada's Mackenzie Wills won 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5 singles and won at doubles.

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Here's the weekend Division III basketball pairings

ONU faces Geneseo State Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 9, 2017

No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern will host the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament Sectionals this weekend. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for ONU students, seniors and children.

Here's the schedule:

5:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Hope (Michigan) vs. Christopher Newport (Virginia)

7:30 p.m. - Friday, March 10
Ohio Northern University vs. Geneseo State (New York)

8 p.m. - Saturday, March 11
Title game - winner advances to Division III Final 4

 

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Bad day for ONU sports

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, March 9, 2017

ONU sports teams were on the short end of the stick on Tuesday's competitions in the South during spring break. Maybe it was because the Polar Bears were out of their  northern environment. Briefly, here are the results, if you care to read doom and gloom:
Men's tennis falls to Drew, 7-2, in Hilton Head, S.C.
Men's golf trails Thomas More (Ky.) after the first day of dual match play in Charleston, S.C.
Women's lacrosse looses 18-0 to Kean (N.Y.) in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Men's lacrosse beaten 12-7 by Guilford (N.C.) In Greensboro, N.C.
Baseball. drops 10-5 to St. John's Fisher (N.Y.) in Auburndale, Fla

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