HARROD__The Ada High School girls basketball team battled backyard rival Allen East to the wire in Div. VI Northwest 5 sectional final play before losing 41-38 on Thursday, February 19 in Harrod.
AE took control of a close game at halftime behind a 13-6 third quarter where the Mustangs nailed three consecutive trifectas. After falling behind by 12 points in the fourth period, the Bulldogs rallied late but came up just short.
AKRON__Senior Selby Wilt (Findlay) won the 50-yard free title to lead the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team on the second day at the 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Thursday.
AKRON __The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team opened the 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships meet with a third-place finish in the 800 free relay on Wednesday evening.
The Basics
Record: Ohio Northern (8-0 overall, 4-0 OAC).
Ohio Northern is third of five teams with 32 points.
Mount Union leads the team standings with 40 points, Wilmington is second with 34 points, Baldwin Wallace is fourth with 30 points and Heidelberg is fifth with 28 points.
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By Cort Reynolds
ADA__Accurate long-range shooting helped the Ada High School boys basketball team throttle visiting Perry 74-25 in a non-conference mismatch on Tuesday, February 17.
The Bulldogs pumped in a season-best 13 three-point goals in the home finale to blow out the Commodores. Four purple and gold players tallied double figures to pace the blowout.
The Ada High School boys basketball team was seeded fifth at the tough seven-team Div. VI Northwest 5 sectional drawing held on Sunday, February 15.
The Bulldogs (13-7) will play at fourth seed Carey (10-9) on Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in a sectional final battle.
The winner advances to play the survivor between third seed Allen East (13-8) and sixth seed Hopewell-Loudon (11-9) on March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Findlay.
H-L beat Carey 50-40 earlier this season, while AE nipped rival Ada 52-49 Dec. 6.
