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Here's Ada High School basketball tournament draws:
Saturday, Feb. 24: Girls' vs. Fort Recovery, at Allen East, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 27: Boys' vs. Waynesfield, at Coldwater, 6:15 p.m.

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For the second consecutive week, senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week after a historic 800-meter race at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet on Saturday.

Richards earned the honor for the second time this season.

After posting the third fastest time in Div. III history in the 800-meter run two weekends ago, Richards followed her performance up with an even more impressive race at the GVSU Big Meet.

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ONU sophomore Jeff Andrews (New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week for the week of Feb. 12.

The sophomore earned the honor for the first time in his career.

Andrews posted a perfect 4-0 record at the Mid-States Invitational in the 149-pound weight class.

After winning with a tech fall in his first match of the invitational, Andrews recorded two major decisions and a decision to lead the way for ONU.

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ONU senior Bobby Borger (Perrysburg) has been named a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches of America Individual All-Academic recipient, while the men's cross country team earned the Team All-Academic Award.

The Polar Bears (126-37 overall) earned the team honor for the second consecutive season under ninth-year head coach Jason Maus.

Borger, a 2017 First Team All-OAC honoree and 2017 All-Great Lakes Region honoree, earned the individual honor for the first time in his career. 

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ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and the women's cross country team were recipients of academic honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches for their efforts in the classroom during the 2017 campaign.

Richards, a 2017 All-American, Ohio Athletic Conference Female Co-Runner of the Year, and All-Ohio Female Runner of the Year was named a USTFCCCA All-Academic individual for the 2017 season and earned the honor for the second time in her career.

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By Cort Reynolds

WAPAKONETA - The Ada boys basketball team was seeded ninth of 12 teams at the Coldwater/Bath Div. IV sectional drawings held Sunday at Wapakoneta.

 

The purple and gold ( 4-15) will take on Waynesfield-Goshen (4-15) Tuesday, February 27 in the sectional semifinals at Coldwater at 6:15 p.m.

 

The Bulldogs lost at Waynesfield 62-56 back on December 29 in the semifinals of the inaugural Border Battle tournament.

 

The Ada/W-G winner will then face tough St. Henry (16-2), which received a first round bye, in the sectional finals on Friday, March 2 at 6 p.m.

 

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