Sports

By Marissa Myers

ADA__Ohio Northern senior Selby Wilt (Findlay) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1.

This marks his fourth career OAC Swimmer of the Week accolade and second this season.

The recognition comes after winning four events in a 186-108 victory over Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.

Individually, Wilt won the 50-yard free in :21:43 and the 100 free in :47.31. He was also on ONU's winning 200 medley and 400 free relay teams, winning in 1:34.87 and 3:11.70, respectively.

Senior night celebrations for Anna Conley (11) and Ashley Hevlin (12)

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team ran out to a 29-0 halftime lead and dominated visiting Calvary Christian 43-4 to punctuate Senior Night on Tuesday, February 3.

The Bulldog girls led 13-0 after the first period as Lucy Carter nailed the game’s only triple and scored five points.

By Cort Reynolds

MARION__The Ada High School wrestling team competed at the annual 20-team Sally George Marion Pleasant Invitational tournament on Friday and Saturday, January 30-31.

The Bulldog grapplers finished 18th in the tough event with 21 points. Liberty Center won the tournament with 186.5 points, while Mansfield Madison came in 10 points behind LC in second.

Ada freshman Case Vieira reached the semifinals of the 106 lbs. tournament bracket with two byes and a 10-5 decision victory. In the semis, he was pinned by the eventual weight class champion, top-seeded senior Braedyn Tammarine of Liberty Center.

FROM ONUSPORTS.COM__The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team ifinished off its first undefeated regular season in program history and celebrated Senior Day with a 186-108 victory over Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (8-0 overall, 4-0 OAC); Mount Union (5-4 Overall, 3-1 OAC).
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center Natatorium — Ada, Ohio.

Meet Highlights

By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON__The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team lost a 40-27 defensive struggle at Blanchard Valley Conference rival Arlington on Friday night, January 30.

Arlington 6-10 senior center Calvin Willow scored a game-high 23 points, augmented by 11 of 16 foul shooting. He converted six of eight charity stripe tries in the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs trailed 7-5 after a low-scoring first period.

A 12-4 Red Devil second quarter gave the hosts a 19-9 lead at halftime. The Bulldogs won a tight third stanza 9-8 to slice the deficit to 27-18 heading into the final period.

The following results are from January 23-29 of the Ohio Northern University 2025-26 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:

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