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Women win in overtime

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, November 25, 2018

Senior guard Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) provided the Ohio Northern women's basketball team with a late, go-ahead layup with moments remaining in overtime, lifting the Polar Bears to a 66-64 victory over Ohio Wesleyan Saturday at ONU Sports Center.

 

Ohio Northern improves to 4-0 overall on the season while the Battling Bishops fall to 2-2.

 

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Men’s basketball: ONU 52, Wooster 61

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, November 25, 2018

The Ohio Northern men's basketball team suffered two long scoring droughts and shot just 27.5 percent from the floor in a 61-52 loss to No. 21-ranked Wooster on Sunday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears (2-2) led 30-23 with three minutes left in the first half when the Scots (4-0) scored the final seven points of the period to tie the game at 30-all at intermission. CW then scored the first six points of the second half to lead 36-30.

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Still time to enter Icon's OSU-Michigan contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 23, 2018

It's time to show your colors. Who do you think will win the Ohio State versus Michigan football game on Saturday?

The Icon offers a handful of Shannon Theatre passes to the winner and runner-up. Here's how it works:
• You may enter as many times as you wish, but each entry must be under a different name.
• Entry deadline is noon, Saturday, Nov. 24.
• There are several spread-point options for contestants to chose the winner.
• The contest has two tie-breaker questions.
• If there is a tie after two tie breakers, the earliest entry wins.

 

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ONU women's basketball preview

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, November 23, 2018

Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball program wraps up a brief two-game home spell this weekend as the Polar Bears host in-state foe Ohio Wesleyan for a non-conference battle inside the ONU Sports Center Saturday afternoon ... Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. in Ada ... Ada’s Tori Wyss is expected to be a starter....ONU enters the weekend sporting a 3-0 overall record after upending area-rival Defiance 90-45 in their 2018-19 home opener Tuesday evening ... The Polar Bears have now won their last eight home-opening contests dating back to the 2010-11 campaign.

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Young Ada girl cagers rebuild

Under new coach/program scoring leader
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 23, 2018

Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The youthful Ada girls basketball program has a new coach in a familiar face as all-time program scoring leader Morgan (Dumbaugh) Bass returns to take over the reins.

With no seniors and just two juniors to go with seven sophomores and four freshmen, the new head coach will have a very inexperienced varsity roster to work with.

The 2017-18 Lady Bulldogs finished 4-18 overall (0-8 in Northwest Conference) under veteran mentor Bill Taflinger, who resigned after the season.

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ONU women double the score

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Senior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) led 13 Ohio Northern players in the scoring column with 12 points as ONU defeated area-rival Defiance 90-45 on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

 

The Polar Bears improve to 3-0 overall and have now won eight consecutive home openers, dating to the 2010-11 season.

Sophomore Emily Brock added 11 points and freshman Annie Weckesser scored 10 points for Ohio Northern.

The Yellow Jackets are now 0-4.

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