The Ohio Northern softball team put on an offensive clinic on Monday afternoon as it defeated Capital 9-1, 9-0 in a twinbill at the ONU Softball Field.
Northern stretches its winning streak to six games and improves to 17-3 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while Capital drops to 6-14, 2-2.
Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) and Jenna Hollar (Lima/Bath) swept the Ohio Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week honors for their efforts last week during ONU's perfect 4-0 week.
The Polar Bears (15-3 overall) swept Hanover (Ind.) before sweeping Wooster to move to 4-0 last week.
Lightel had another spectacular week, winning her seventh and eighth games in the pitchers circle. Her eight wins are tied for the best mark in the OAC, while her 66 K's are also tied for first in the OAC.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team returned to the NCAA Div. III National Championships for the first time since 2015 and finished the 2017-18 season on a strong note under the guidance of 30th-year head coach Ron Beaschler.
The Polar Bears finished the season with a 9-10 record and an even 3-3 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Three Polar Bears were named All-OAC in 2017-18, as seniors Seth Meyer (Defiance) and Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) were named Second Team All-OAC and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) was named First Team All-OAC.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Senior Matt Molinaro of Sterling Heights, Mich., impresses with a solid finish in the 800-meter run as he represented the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team on the second day of the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday afternoon.
Molinaro finished fourth of 23 runners in the event.
After failing the finish in the 1,500-meter run on day one of the invitational, Molinaro responded with an impressive fourth place finish in 1:50.42 and was within a second of the top finisher.
