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By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Waynesfield-Goshen jumped out to a big early lead and went on to defeat event host Ada 44-25 in the third-place game of the Border Battle girls basketball tournament Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-9 with the consolation round defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers improved to 4-6 with the win.

"We just couldn't hit shots," said first-year Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "I thought our 2-3 zone definitely gave them issues. We rebounded well and stayed active.

"I am proud of how hard we played," she continued. "But we missed a lot of free throws, especially in the first half."

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Visiting Upper Scioto Valley reeled off 30 early unanswered points and cruised to a 58-33 win over tournament host Ada in the semifinals of the second annual Border Battle tournament Friday night.  

The purple and gold fell to 1-8 with the defeat, while the Rams improved to 6-2. USV advanced to the championship game Saturday night vs. Allen East with the decisive win.

"For a 25-point game, I was not that disappointed," said Bulldog third-year head coach Dre White. "USV shot it really well. I wasn't that upset with our effort. We got up 3-0 and then they made that big run.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team got a career-high 16 points from senior Daniel Donner and a career-high 10 points from senior Kevin Austin and posted a thrilling 63-61 victory over North Central (Ill.) on the second day of the 9th annual D3hoops.com Classic on Thursday evening at the South Point Arena.

 

The Polar Bears (4-8 overall) finished the tournament with a 1-1 record and snapped a 6-game losing streak in the process. The Cardinals are 11-2 overall.

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By Christian Steiner, MD
Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio

“You are so bipolar.”

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By Tim Glon
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team held Willamette (Ore.) to just two points over the final 11:24 of the contest, but a 14-point deficit was just too much to overcome in a 43-41 loss on the second day of the 9th annual D3hoops.com Classic on Friday afternoon at the South Point Arena.

The Polar Bears (7-5 overall) finish their portion of the four-day tournament with a 1-1 record. They were led by junior Abby Weeks (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame) with 11 points and junior Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) with 10 points.

Jamie Hall, Brandt Miller, Eileen Peterman, Angela Polachek, Norm Rex, Don Traxler

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Ada’s Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) elected six trustees to three-year terms at its Dec. 19 meeting.

Elected for terms from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2020 are: Jamie Hall, Brandt Miller, Eileen Peterman, Angela Polachek, Norm Rex and Don Traxler.

They join other members whose terms expire on Dec. 31, 2019: Deb Curlis, Terry Keiser, Bryan Marshall, David Retterer and Fred Steiner.

CIC will meet next on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at noon, in the ONU’s McIntosh Center. At that meeting they will election chairpersons for 2019.

The 2019 CIC meetings are Jan. 16, April 17, July 17, Oct. 16 and Dec. 18.

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