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Ohio Northern junior Kierra Watson (Brownsburg, Ind.) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week.

The junior earned the honor for the second time in her career and the second time this season.

In Northern's two meets this week, Watson posted a perfect 6-0 record in her events.

In a 127-112 victory over Baldwin Wallace, the junior helped the 200 medley relay team take first place in 1:55.72.

Watson followed that up with victories in the 50 free in :26.32 and the 100 back in 1:02.91.

By Monty Siekerman
Tori Wyss of Ada was the high rebounder for Ohio Northern when the Polar Bears handily defeated Mount Union 59-43 on Saturday afternoon at ONU.

Tori, a junior forward, grabbed 7 rebounds. The  pharmacy major meets with her parents, Meg and Todd, following the game.

Ohio Northern’s record is 16-1, having lost their first game of the season by just 1 point to Bluffton.

The next opportunity to see the ‘Bears play is 7:30 Wednesday at the Sports Center as the nationally-ranked Polar Bears take on Wilmington.

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN - The short-handed Ada wrestling team finished 27th out of 29 teams at the tough two-day Van Buren Invitational Friday and Saturday.

 

Swanton won the team title with 225 points, followed by Gibsonburg in a distant second with 148 points. Ada scored 13.5 points to finish ahead of Pandora-Gilboa and Lincolnview.

 

Bulldog senior ace Chase Sumner did not compete due to a sprained ankle.

 

Daniel Beemer of Ottawa-Glandorf won his third VBI championship in the 182-pound division to earn tournament Most Valuable Wrestler honors.

 

No Bulldog placed in the top six of any weight divisions.

 

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Host Ada took out five weeks of frustration on winless county rival Hardin Northern by posting a 76-43 blowout win in their annual non-conference boys basketball clash Saturday night.  

 

The purple and gold snapped a nine-game losing skid and improved to 3-11 with the lopsided victory, their first since mid-December over Allen East. Meanwhile, the youthful Polar Bears fell to 0-13 with the defeat.

 

The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team celebrated Senior Day with a 176-113 victory over Oberlin on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-1 overall, while the Yeowomen fall to 1-6.

ONU won 9 of the 16 events but used superior depth to post the 63-point victory.

Junior Kierra Watson (Brownsburg, Ind. and freshman Marissa Taylor (Granite Falls, N.C./South Caldwell) led Ohio Northern with three victories on the day.

ADA — The No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team posted its 16th straight victory on Saturday afternoon after defeating visiting Mount Union 59-43 at the ONU Sports Center in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup.

The Polar Bears improve to 16-1 overall and remain perfect at 10-0 in the OAC, while the Purple Raiders drop to 8-9, 5-5.

Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) led the way offensively for Northern as she tallied a team-best 14 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.

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