ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) continued to add to her list of Ohio Athletic Conference awards as she was named the OAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week.
Richards competed in the 800-meter run at the 39th Annual Sun Angel Classic hosted by Arizona State this past weekend.
The senior was a competitor in the premier section on the event, where she finished second overall and was the top collegian in the event in 2:02.84.
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team swept the three doubles matches and won five of the six singles courts to post an 8-1 victory at Capital on Monday afternoon at the Scarborough East Racquet Club.
The Polar Bears improve to 8-6 overall and are 2-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Crusaders fall to 2-5, 0-2.
Northern got off to a quick start by sweeping the three doubles matches.
SPENCERVILLE — The Ada track team competed in its first meet of this chilly, wet spring at Friday’s annual eight-team Spencerville Bearcat Relays.
Marion Local outlasted runner-up Fort Loramie 106-89.5 to grab the boys team title. The Ada boys came in sixth with 34 points.
A pair of second-place finishes by the boys comprised the best Ada relay showing. The trio of junior Brad Clum, senior Zach Breidenbach and freshman Ian Dellifield combined to clear 16-2.
ADA - The Ada baseball team lost to visiting rival Bluffton 9-4 in the Northwest Conference opener on a very chilly, damp Thursday evening.
The loss dropped the Bulldogs, playing for the first time in 10 days due to bad weather, to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the NWC. The Pirates improved to 1-1 and 1-0 in the league after the win.
Ada led 3-1 after three innings, but Bluffton edged within 3-2 after four frames. The visitors broke it open with five runs in the fifth, and the Pirates added two more in the sixth for insurance.
ADA - The host Ada softball team dominated its Northwest Conference opener against local rival Bluffton, winning 10-2 on a raw, cold Thursday evening.
Playing for the first time in six days due to consistently inclement weather, Ada improved to 2-1 and 1-0 in the NWC with the victory. The Pirates fell to 2-1 and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat.
"Raina England had a great night at the plate," said coach Troy Erickson. "We got contributions from everybody up and down the lineup."
