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.
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.
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.