By Cort Reynolds
CELINA - Bulldog senior Klava Katayama won two events to pace the Ada swimmers at the annual 15-team Celina/Wapakoneta Lions Invitational meet Saturday.
The Lady Bulldog swimmers finished seventh out of 15 schools with 64 points, while the Bulldog boys came in ninth by scoring 34 points.
Katayama captured first in the 50 freestyle, and also touched first in the 100 butterfly.
Ada freshman Carlie Oldfield posted third-place finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Kenton outscored Hardin County rival Ada 48-22 over the middle quarters to pave the way to a 70-41 non-conference girls basketball win Saturday afternoon.
Kenton ended the first half on a 21-6 flurry to help turn a one-point deficit into a 17-point halftime cushion. A 10-0 Lady Wildcat run in the third period then put the game out of reach.
The Bulldog girls fell to 4-7 overall with the defeat. It was their first game in a week after winning the Border Battle tournament. Meanwhile, Kenton improved to 4-4 with the victory.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada ground out a defense-oriented 44-35 win over New Knoxville in a non-league boys basketball battle Saturday night.
The Bulldogs pulled away from a low-scoring 13-12 halftime score with a 19-7 third period burst. The purple and gold never led by less than eight points in the fourth quarter and went on to post their fourth win in five games.
Ada improved to 5-6 with the victory. NK dropped to 2-7 after their fifth consecutive loss.
Ohio Northern coaches often point to the success of the entire athletics department, in addition to their own sport's accomplishments and the university's academic reputation, when recruiting prospective student-athletes.
What ONU accomplished in the last decade is something in which coaches, student-athletes, alumni, parents, and fans can be proud.
Simply put, the 2010s are a decade that will live in Polar Bear lore forever.
Ohio Northern boasted an overall record of 6,516-3,488-59 (.648), which included a 979-457-21 (.672) mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play. As a whole, the Polar Bears posted a winning season 79.8 percent of the time.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - Ada senior Klava Katayama won two races handily to pace the Bulldog swimmers in the annual 23-team Holiday Invitational meet at the Lima YMCA Monday.
The Lady Bulldog swimmers finished eighth out of 23 schools with 135 points, while the Bulldog boys came in 11th out of 22 by scoring 51 points.
Katayama touched first in the 50 freestyle by 1.16 seconds, and took first in the 100 butterfly by a whipping 3.34 seconds.
Freshman Carlie Oldfield posted a fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke and came in seventh in the 50 free.
Ada junior Paige Cole captured sixth in the 100 fly.
Senior linebacker Mark Niles (Miramar, Fla.) added to his collection of postseason awards, as he was named second-team All-American. Junior running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) reeled in honorable-mention All-American recognition.
