BLUFFTON — The Ohio Northern volleyball team, ranked 18th nationally, wrapped up the Bluffton Spiketacular with thrilling 5-set victories over DePauw (Ind.) and Bluffton on Saturday afternoon at the Sommer Center.
The Polar Bears (6-2 overall) edged DePauw 25-17, 14-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-6 and got past Bluffton 25-20, 25-10, 22-25, 19-25, 15-6.
Junior Sydney Bapst was Ohio Northern's representative to the All-Tournament Team. Bapst finished the day with 21 kills and four blocks.
ONU head coach Kate Witte notched her 699th career victory in her 29th year at the helm of the Ohio Northern volleyball program.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished 10th of 24 teams at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational Saturday morning at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
The Polar Bears (19-9) scored 260 points and were third among the eight NCAA Division III schools.
Freshman Tessa Pitcovich led Ohio Northern across the finish line with a 51st place finish out of 287 runners in 19:27.
It was a soggy Saturday at the Hardin County Fair. But the 62-degree temperature and the rainy remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon did not deter many hardy fair-goers.
Among the attractions at this year's fair were the usual rides, rabbits, and fair food, but also a first-time performance by young students of the Hardin County YMCA musical theatre troupe.
In spite of the nasty weather, most appeared to enjoy their day at the fair.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —The Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished 11th of 23 teams at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational Saturday morning at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
The Polar Bears (15-11 overall) finished with 228 points in the field, which was made up primarily of NCAA Division II schools.
Senior All-American Ian McVey finished third of 302 runners overall and was first among Division III runners in 25:06 for the 8,000-meter course.
Junior Anthony McFadden ran for a career-high 112 yards and threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Ohio Northern football team to a 42-14 victory over Muskingum on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears (2-0 overall, 1-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) also got 81 yards rushing and a touchdown from sophomore A.J. Marks and 44 yards rushing and three touchdowns from freshman Brock Martin.
The Muskies (1-1, 0-1) were led by Brody Hahn with 88 yards rushing and 199 yards passing.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team, ranked 8th nationally, picked up its first win of the 2018 season Saturday afternoon, defeating the Case Western Reserve Spartans 1-0 at Kerscher Stadium.
With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 1-2-0 on the season while Case Western Reserve falls to a similar mark.
Junior midfielder supplied the lone goal of the match in the 69th minute, tapping in a shot that rebounded off of Spartan goalkeeper Lauren Metz. Senior forward McKenna Welsh was credited with an assist, her first of the season, after producing the initial shot on goal.
