March 2018

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AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team fell in a thrilling matchup against RIT (N.Y.) 6-5 before defeating Nichols (Mass.) 5-1 in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-3 on the year, while the Tigers move to 2-0 and the Bison fall to 1-5.

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ADA — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team posted a convincing 17-5 victory over Hanover (Ind.) on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-1 overall, while the Panthers drop to 0-6.

Junior Max Weese (Columbus/Hilliard Darby) led the attack offensively, scoring four goals in the win, while sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) posted a 3-goal, 3-assist effort in the win.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Junior Maddy Reed (Piketon) earned All-America honors in the pole vault to lead Ohio Northern on the first day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.

Reed finished fifth out of 16 vaulters, clearing 3.85 meters, to earn All-America honors for the second time Indoors and her third time overall.

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team dropped a 9-5 decision to WPI (Mass.) on Friday afternoon before defeating Saint Joseph's (Maine) convincingly, 14-4 during its spring break trip at the Sunkissed Games in Kissimmee, Fla.

The Polar Bears move to 8-2 on the year, while the Engineers improve to 7-3 and the Monks fall to 2-8.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) earned All-America honors with a fifth place finish in the 5,000-meter run to lead Ohio Northern on the first day of the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.

McVey rallied on the final lap, passing four runners to improve from ninth to fifth place, and finished in 14:34.21.

This is his first appearance at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. He was seeded 15th with a school record time of 15:31.11.

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CLEVELAND — Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey(Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) both made their first career wrestling debuts at the Div. III Wrestling Championships as they represented Ohio Northern on day one of the 2018 Div. III Wrestling Championships at the Cleveland Public Auditorium on Friday.

The Polar Bears made their first appearance at the championships since the 2015 Championships in Hershey, Pa.

In his first match of the day at bout No. 57, Nelson dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 3-seeded Zach Wilhelm of Stevens (N.J.). 

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New cheer performed at King Horn Gym

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By Monty Siekerman
There’s a new sports cheer and it was devised by none other than a member of the Ottawa-Glandorf school board.

The antics were displayed at the O-G girls basketball game on Tuesday at King Horn Gym in Ada. Will this catch on nationwide like The Wave did a few years ago? Maybe...

The “inventor” says the cheer doesn’t have a name yet. The Ada Icon suggests calling it “Bowling for Baskets” or “The Wobbler.”

Here’s how it works:

Matt Molinaro and Emily Richards

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For the second time in their respective careers, seniors Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) and Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) swept the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Men's and Women's Track Athlete of the Year awards.

The duo both earned the honor during the 2016 indoor season and are the only pair of Great Lakes Region teammates to earn the honor in the same season since it began in 2006. They are also the only pair of teammates to earn the honor on two occasions during the same season.

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Bryce R. Baney, 26, died suddenly on March 4, 2018, at Bluffton Hospital. Bryce was born Feb. 23, 1992 in Findlay, Ohio, to R. Tadd and Kimberly (Peters) Baney who survive.

Bryce attended Cory-Rawson High School. He was employed at Ada Technologies Inc. Bryce was a gun enthusiast who enjoyed target shooting and collecting knives.

Survivors include: two brothers, Colt (Ashleigh) Baney of Ada, Brock (Alycia) Baney of Findlay; niece and nephews, Kaleigh, Adria, Tysen; one great niece Lilliana; maternal grandmother, Joleen Peters of Findlay, paternal grandmother, Eileen Baney of Fostoria, paternal grandfather, Ron Baney of North Baltimore.

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