The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team is ranked No. 8 in the first weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings
The Polar Bears finished tied for fifth as a team at the 2017 Indoor National Championships, posting the best team finish at the indoor championships in school history.
ONU is coming off of a second place finish at the season-opening OAC North Split meet on Friday evening.
ADA - Visiting Arlington outscored Ada by 13 points after intermisison to post a hard-fought 57-47 non-conference boys basketball victory Tuesday night.
The purple and gold fell to 3-12 with the loss, while the Red Devils improved to 8-6 with the tough win.
The Bulldogs led 30-24 early in the third period when the game turned. Arlington reeled off a 14-1 spurt to take a lead it never relinquished. The Bulldogs did rally to tie the game early in the fourth quarter and trailed just 45-44 midway through the fourth period.
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ADA - Visiting Ridgemont nailed 10 three-pointers en route to a 77-39 victory over county rival Ada in non-league girls basketball action Monday night.
The purple and gold fell to 4-11 with the defeat, while the Lady Gophers improved to 10-6 with the win.
Ridgemont placed four players in double figures and pulled away with a 13-2 second period run that led to a 17-point halftime margin. The Bulldogs never got closer than 17 in the second half.
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Ridgemont scores inside against the Bulldogs in the 77-39 Gopher county rivalry win at Ada Monday night. In the next photo Bulldogs Teara Coulson (5) and Raina England double team Ridgemont's Priscilla Howland. (Cort Reynolds photos)
