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Ohio Northern women's track and field team finished first at Joe Banks Invitational

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, February 6, 2017

The No. 16-ranked Ohio Northern women's track and field team finished first of 15 teams at the annual Joe Banks Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) led the Polar Bears in the meet as she set a new school record and ran the sixth fastest time in Div. III history in the 800-meter dash and finished second overall in 2:08.83 behind 2016 Div. II 800-meter run National Champion Carsyn Koch. 

"This was a nice meet to win," said head coach Jason Maus. "We had a lot of new girls meet some conference and All-Ohio marks and its nice to be able to do that at home. This team is starting to see some things come together."

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Joe Banks Invitational at ONU

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, February 6, 2017

Indoor track and field athletes from 15 colleges and universities competed in the annual Joe Banks Invitational Saturday at the ONU Sports Center, drawing a large crowd seated in the bleachers and a full "infield" of competitors waiting for their event to be called.

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Lady Bulldogs to face county rival at sectionals

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, February 6, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

WAPAKONETA - The Ada girls basketball team was seeded 10th out of 14 teams at the Allen East/Bath super sectional drawings held Sunday at Wapakoneta.

The purple and gold (7-11) face a rematch with 11th-seeded county foe Hardin Northern Tuesday, February 21 at 7 p.m. in Bath.

The Lady Bulldogs beat HN 56-43 in Ada back on January 2 behind a 19-5 second quarter. 

"The draw went pretty much as expected," said Bulldog third-year head coach Bill Taflinger.

The Ada/HN winner faces Minster (16-2) in one sectional final Saturday night, Feb. 25at Bath for the right to advance to the Wapak district.

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Bulldog boys edge Polar Bears

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, February 6, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

DOLA - Visiting Ada held off a late rally and last-second shot to defeat county rival Hardin Northern 58-55 in a hard-fought boys basketball contest Saturday night.

The non-league victory upped the Bulldog record to 4-13, while the hard-luck Polar Bears fell to 2-15 with their 13th straight defeat. "We will take it," said Ada first-year head coach Dre White. "It definitely feels good to win. It was a big night for Hardin Northern, so we knew they would play hard. Give them credit, they shot well."

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Wrestling drops dual meet at No. 9 Baldwin Wallace in battle of OAC unbeatens

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 4, 2017

By Tim Glon

BEREA – The Ohio Northern wrestling team dropped a 33-6 dual meet at No. 9-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Fridaynight at Ursprung Gymnasium in a battle of Ohio Athletic Conference unbeatens.

The Polar Bears falls to 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the OAC, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 20-3, 4-0.

Sophomore Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) got ONU on the board with a 7-5 decision at 157 pounds.

Freshman Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area)won 5-2 at heavyweight to wrap up the match.

The Polar Bears will stay in Berea overnight as several of the reserves and a few starters will compete in the Baldwin Wallace John Summa Invitational on Saturday.

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Women's basketball plays away on Saturday

The undefeated ONU women's basketball team will take on Muskingum at 3 p.m. on Saturday in New Concord.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 3, 2017

Saturday's Contest: Ohio Northern enters Saturday matchup ranked No. 6 in both the D3Hoops.com poll and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll. The Muskies are 10-10 overall and 6-7 in the OAC.  Northern is coming off of a 68-43 victory over Baldwin Wallace at ONU on Wednesday.

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