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4 ONU wrestlers still in contention 

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017

Four Ohio Northern wrestlers are still alive after the first day of the two-day NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Wrestling Championships on Friday afternoon at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.

Junior Dylan Dolph (Canton/South), sophomore Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and freshmen Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin) and Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) are all in the consolation quarterfinals.

Each man will need three victories without a loss on Saturday to finish third and receive a bid to the NCAA III Championships March 10-11 at LaCrosse, Wis

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Ada swimmer competes at state meet

Klava Katayama finishes 17th in 100 freestyle prelims
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

CANTON - Ada freshman swimmer Klava Katayama finished 17th out of 24 swimmers in the 100 freestyle preliminary heats at the Div. II state meet held Friday evening in the C.T. Branin Natatorium.

 

Katayama finished the 100 free in 53.63 to post the 17th-best time in the three preliminary heats. Her 50-yard splits were 25.39 and 28.24.

 

She just missed making it to the B Finals 100 freestyle race Friday. Only the top 16 finishers by time in an event make it to the finals. 

 

The top eight advance to the A Finals, while nine through 16 compete in the B Finals.

 

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ONU women win by 1, stay alive in tourney; face Wilmington on Saturday

It was a close call against Marietta
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 24, 2017

ONU will play for the OAC crown against No. 3-seeded Wilmington at home in Ada at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA III tourney.

The No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team used a defensive effort to defeat Marietta 61-60 in Thursday evening's Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal round to advance to the OAC Tournament championship on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears move to 26-0 overall with the victory.

With Northern up by one point and Marietta in possession of the final shot, junior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) recorded back-to-back blocks to seal the Polar Bear victory.

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ONU soccer player named First Team All-American

All-time career goals leader
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017

ONU Senior Matt Kinkopf has been named a First Team All-American by D3Soccer.com for the 2016 season.

Kinkopf also garnered First Team All-America honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The senior had a historic season as he led the Polar Bears to their ninth NCAA III Tournament birth in 2016.

Kinkopf is also 4-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and a two-time All-Great Lakes Region honoree.

Kinkopf led the team and conference with 16 goals, 17 assists and 49 points this season.

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ONU men's track heads to OAC meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017

The Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team is set to compete at the OAC championships at Baldwin Wallace University on Friday and Saturday. The meet will feature all 10 teams in the conference.

The Polar Bears have finished in the top-3 at the championships for the last three seasons.

Northern is coming off of a strong weekend as it competed at both the Ohio State Buckeye Tune Up and the Mount Union Tune Up

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Ada's Wyss named 1st team NWC cager

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, February 23, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS - Ada senior guard Haley Wyss was named first team All-Northwest Conference in girls basketball by the league coaches in voting conducted recently at Delphos.

Wyss led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring (14.5 ppg), assists, free throws and three-point field goals. Coming on strong in the second half of the campaign, she topped Ada in scoring in 14 of their 23 games, including the last six in a row.

Wyss also topped Ada in scoring in six of their eight NWC games, with a high of 24 vs. Lincolnview. In conference play, she averaged 13 points per game. Her overall season-high of 26 points came Feb. 14 against Fostoria.

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