The Ohio Northern baseball team enters its 2022 season with a young roster, but 11th-year head coach Gene Stechschulte is excited about the group's potential.
"This will be the first season since my first year at ONU that there's going to be question marks at most of the positions," Stechschulte said. "There's a mix of excitement and not knowing how things are going to work out because we haven't seen many of our younger guys in games yet. It'll certainly be different, but with that comes excitement."
Ada High School sophomore Clayton McClain competed in the Div. III district wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, at Hobart Arena in Troy.
McClain authored a 1-2 mark in the 126 lbs. bracket of the double-elmination event to finish his season with a 27-11 record.
McClain won his first-round match Friday by a 5-3 decision over fellow sophomore Levi Griffin of Middletown Madison.
In his second round bout vs. undefeated Miami East senior Max Shore, McClain was pinned at 1:09 to drop into the consolation bracket.
Registration for Ada diamond sports for ages 5-14 is currently taking place online and closes March 11. Visit www.tinyurl.com/2p967sfu to complete the process.
To register, you will be asked to complete a form for each player and then make payment at the time of registration. Payment will be debit or credit card. All fees are non-refundable.
Registrations will be accepted for the following age groups (age as of June 1, 2022). The grades listed are "suggested"; if the player falls within the age group, they are eligible:
Sophomore Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) won the shot put championship, and the 4x400 relay team brought home a title to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team to a third-place finish on Saturday, February 26, at the 2022 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships meet at Mount Union's Peterson Field House.
The Polar Bears (32-3) scored 107 points, placing third of 10 teams.
Kyleigh Nau, age 7, of Ada participated in the 2022 Northwest Ohio YMCA swim league championships on February 26, an 8 & Under championship session.
Kyleigh swam in 5 individual events and had 5 personal best times. She place 20th out of 84 girls in the 25 free. Kyleigh swims for the Lima YMCA Barracudas.
Four Ada High School wrestlers competed in the Div. III sectional tournament at Lima Central Catholic on February 26.
Bulldog sophomore Clayton McClain was seeded second and took third place in the 126 lbs. bracket. He posted a 3-1 record to advance to the next round of competition.
The top four in each weight class qualify for the district meet.
McClain won his first match by pin at 2:47, then lost a second round decision by a 14-6 count. He rebounded to win a 13-3 decision in the consolation semifinals.
In the third-place match, he edged Coldwater's Tanner Stammen 2-1. McClain is now 26-9 this season.
