The Ohio Northern women's basketball team dropped its first game of the season Saturday. The Polar Bears lost at Capital 53-38, falling to 6-1 on the season and 2-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play. The Crusaders improved to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Senior Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) boasted a career-high 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting to pace Northern. Her previous career high was 18 points. Junior teammate Emily Brock (Akron/Revere) and freshman Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) chipped in six points apiece.
Sections of winning doors from each grade level are at the bottom of this story -
The themes vary from “Chillin’ with my snowmies,” to “Reading a good book is snow worth melting more.”
You’ll discovers theses and addition profound holiday thoughts on the doorways of each Ada elementary classroom this month.
The traditional deck-your-door project involves participation from each student in a creative way.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Speedy visiting Perry wore down Ada to win their non-conference boys basketball contest 78-49 Saturday night.
After trailing the hot-shooting Bulldogs 18-17 following the first quarter, Perry's full-court pressure took a toll on Ada. The Commodores outscored the Bulldogs 43-18 over the middle quarters, many on transition baskets, to build a big lead and cruise to the win.
The Commodores improved to 5-1 with their fifth straight victory, while the Bulldogs fell to 1-5 after their fourth loss in a row versus tough competition.
By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT - Ada senior Reece Evans won the 160-pound individual title at the 11-team Lincolnview Lancer Invitational Saturday to pace a strong showing by the four-man Bulldog contingent.
Evans defeated Roman Graber of Hicksville by a 10-3 decision to win the 160 lbs. first-place match. Evans won his first four matches, three by pin and one by a 14-6 decision, to reach the championship bout vs. Graber.
Ada's Colton Beiderman (120) took second in the 120 lbs. bracket. He lost to Collin Fokine of Parkway 8-6 in the title match.
Beiderman posted four straight victories by pin to reach the final round.
