The Ohio Northern women's basketball team remained at No. 14 in the fifth weekly D3Hoops.com poll, released on Tuesdayevening. There are 435 division 3 schools that play women's basketball.
After falling in their season-opener to Bluffton, the Polar Bears (10-1 overall, 4-0 OAC) have won 10 straight.
ADA - Host Ada hung close with Fort Jennings until a late third period run helped lift the Musketeers to a 60-45 non-conference boys basketball win Tuesday night.
The purple and gold fell to 2-8 with their sixth straight defeat, while the Musketeers improved to 6-3 with the victory.
Ada trailed just 31-26 midway through the third quarter, but FJ reeled off a 15-3 flurry to take control of the game. The visitors never led by less than 14 over the final seven minutes.
The Musketeers increased the margin to as many as 19 before scrappy Ada ended on a 6-2 spurt.
ONU junior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) has been dubbed the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week for the week of Jan. 2.
Davidson led the Polar Bears at the Washington & Lee (Va.) duals as he posted a perfect 4-0 record, including defeating two nationally ranked opponents.
Davidson earned the honor for the first time in his career.
The junior won by a 4-0 decision in the 174 pound weight class over No. 6-ranked A.J. Aeberli of Coast Guard and also defeated No. 10-ranked Matt Marcotte of North Central 8-3 during the duals.
GALLATIN, Tenn. — Ohio Northern roared back from a 14-point first half deficit to post an impressive 88-75 men's basketball victory over Keene State (N.H.) at the Music City Classic on Saturday afternoon at Volunteer State (Tenn.) Community College's Pickel Field House.
The Polar Bears (8-3 overall) were led by and senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) with 32 points and seven rebounds.
SPRINGFIELD — Junior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) was named the tournament Most Valuable Player as she led the No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 63-43 victory over Wittenberg on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Kiwanis Holiday Classic at Pam Evans Smith Arena.
The Polar Bears improve to 10-1 overall, while the Tigers drop to 7-7 on the season.
Dirksen and senior Lindsey Black (Urbana/Graham) were each named to the All-Tournament team for Ohio Northern.
WAYNESFIELD - Allen East broke away from a halftime tie to post a 52-47 win over rival Ada in the third-place game of the inaugural Border Battle boys basketball tournament in Waynesfield Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-7 with the loss, while the Mustangs improved to 3-5 after the victory. Their win avenged a 40-32 loss at rival Ada 15 days earlier.
Cold shooting from the floor by both teams matched the weather outside, but AE shot accurately beyond the arc and at the foul line to provide the difference.
