"Give me a B...an E...an A...an R...an S...what does that spell? BEARS!"
Don Traxler, retired education prof and former mayor, leads cheers at the basketball game on Saturday at King-Horn.
The Lady Bears are without cheerleaders, so Don took it upon himself to get the crowd vocally behind the local team during their Elite 8 game. He attends many athletic contests at ONU throughout the year. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
There's more to a basketball game than action on the court. Monty Siekerman photographed some of the important unsung heros of ONU sports during Saturday night's game. Here's what he saw:
• Mike Miller has been the announcer for women's basketball at ONU for five years, an announcer as good as you've ever heard, even at major sporting events across the country.
The "wave" encircled ONU's basketball arena on Saturday during the ONU vs. Christopher Newport women's basketball game. Here's the wave in action. Click below for the wave's starting point. (Monty Siekerman photo)
"I'm really proud of my team and how we fought tonight," said head coach Michele Durand. "We fought to the end and didn't give up. We had a great season and these girls have nothing to be ashamed of."
The No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team saw its historical season come to an end on Saturday evening at the ONU Sports Center in the Elite 8 round the of the 2017 Women's NCAA Div. III Basketball Tournament.
The Polar Bears end the season 30-1 overall, while the Captains continue on the the Final Four and improve to 29-2.
Four players scored in double figures for ONU led by junior Amy Bullimore's (Morrow/Little Miami) 19 points.
Bullimore also added game-high's in rebounds (7) and blocks (2).
Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career as she tallied 14 points and added three assists and two steals.
By Monty Siekerman
Here's an update on the Ohio Northern vs Christopher Newport women's basketball game underway tonight.
Ohio Northern cut the lead to 4 points with under three minutes to play and the crowd went wild, but the tide turned and Christopher Newport advances to the Division III final four.
• Final score - Christopher Newport University (Virginia) 76
Ohio Northern University 66
• End of third quarter Christopher Newport 51 - ONU 42.
• End of first quarter 18-18.
During second quarter ONU shots wouldn’t go in, while Christopher Newport hit 3-pointers after 3-pointers.
