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By Cort Reynolds
Ada individual sectional scoring
1 - Jacob Morgan     62    50    112
2 - Dexter Woods     57    51    108
3 - Andrew Rush     56    60    116
4 - Geddes Klingler   57    61    118
5 - Jack Baumgartner  68    66    134

ARLINGTON - The Allen East golf team won the 12-team Div. III sectionals at Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.

AE won with 340 strokes, with Pandora-Gilboa nine shots behind (349). Van Buren was third (360). Only the top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team made it to districts October 8.

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - The Ada girls soccer match at Van Buren Wednesday evening was postponed due to multiple illnesses on the team.

The game is slated to be made up Tuesday, October 6 in Van Buren at 5:30 p.m.

Ada is 2-8 overall and 1-2 in North Central Ohio Soccer Association action. VB is 4-6-2 and 1-2 in NCOSA play.

Ada (0-4 NWC) hosts Spencerville (1-7, 0-2 NWC) in a Northwest Conference match Monday, Ocober 5.

Poling scores 21st goal of season • Ethan Murphy also scores for Ada •16 saves for Grant Preston

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - The Ada boys soccer team lost at Van Buren 7-2 in a North Central Ohio Soccer Association match Thursday night.

The Bulldogs fell to 6-5 overall and 1-3 in NCOSA play with the defeat. VB improved to 4-6 and 3-1 in NCOSA action with the victory.

Van Buren led just 1-0 in a defensive first half, but the teams combined for eight goals after intermission.

Jonah Frederick scored three goals, including one in the game's second minute, to pace the victors. He and Black Knight Jordan Frederick tallied two second half goals apiece, while Chance Conley and Aiden Haley added the other Knight post-intermission scores.

Bulldog reserves beat Crestview 25-21, 25-14

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team ran into streaking juggernaut Crestview and lost to the Northwest Conference leader in straight sets Thursday night.

Crestview improved to 10-4 and stayed atop the NWC at 6-0 with their ninth consecutive victory. All of the Knight losses were to MAC powers.

The 25-16, 25-15, 25-6 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog overall record to 7-9 overall and 1-5 in NWC play. It was their seventh match in 12 days. 

13th consecutive year for this ONU honor

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By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer program received the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches for 2019-20.

This marks the 13th consecutive year that the Polar Bears were honored with the award by having a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Northern's 13 awards ties it with Baldwin Wallace for the most among Ohio Athletic Conference schools.

The Polar Bears finished 13-6-3 overall, 5-3-1 in the OAC and advanced to the NCAA III Tournament in 2019 under first-year head coach Chris Matejka.

OAC Schools that have received the award:

A summer as strength and conditioning intern for the University of Oregon football team

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FROM ONU WEBSITE - Ever since exercise physiology major Wil Rankin fell in love with football as a player, he knew he never wanted to leave football behind.

That’s why he decided to pursue a career in strength and conditioning. His ultimate goal? To become a strength and conditioning coach for a Division I college football team.

Thanks to his networking expertise and determined efforts, he was able to try his dream on for size the summer before his senior year as a strength and conditioning intern for the University of Oregon football team.

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