ADA - The Ada boys tennis team lost a close 3-2 battle to visiting Clyde in their second round match of the northwest quadrant in the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Div. II state tournament.
The match was played on a sunny Wednesday evening at Ohio Northern University's Marmon tennis courts.
The Bulldogs fell to 6-1 with the defeat. Talented Clyde had to beat Celina in a suspended first round match at ONU before taking on Ada, so they came away with two wins and a berth in the northwest quad semifinals.
ONU sophomore Shane Olsen (White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored his second career hat trick to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to an 11-9 victory over Otterbein in a battle of league leaders on a beautiful Wednesday evening at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 13-2 overall and stay in a first place tie with John Carroll in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 6-1 mark.
The Cardinals fall to 8-7 and move one game behind ONU and JCU with a 5-2 league record.
ADRIAN, Mich. — Freshman Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles) won twice to lead the Ohio Northern men's tennis team in a 6-3 non-conference loss at Adrian (Mich.) on Wednesday afternoon at Craft Tennis Complex.
The Polar Bears see their 4-match win streak snapped and fall to 13-8, while the Bulldogs improve to 9-9.
Thai won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and combined with freshman Hoang Do(Powell/Olentangy Liberty) to win 8-4 at No. 1 doubles.
Senior Cody Hurley (Centerville) won 3-6, 7-5, 10-3 at No. 5 singles for ONU.
Ada High School sophomore Nora Dellifield broke her record and the school record for girls pole vault Saturday at the Hardin Northern Invitational. Last April she broke the school record two days in a row, clearing 8’7” and 9’0”. Last weekend she cleared 9’6”.
The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team jumped two spots to No. 9 in the fourth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) power rankings.
The Polar Bears are ranked in the top-10 for the third time this season. ONU received 77.34 points in the rankings, while George Fox (Ore.) is ranked No. 1.
The Polar Bears return to action this weekend as they host the 2018 Outdoor Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Kerscher Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
ADA — The Ada boys track team won a triangular meet at home in a light but regular rain Tuesday evening at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada scored 89 points to capture first in the boys team standings. Bluffton came in second with 70 points, while Ft. Jennings was a distant third with 10.
The Lady Bulldogs finished second to Bluffton in the girls meet, 94 points to 57. FJ brought up the rear again with 18.
