Four members of the Ohio Northern men's soccer team have been named Academic All-Ohio by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association for the 2017 season.
Seniors J.J. Fortner (Maumee/Anthony Wayne), Chris Garbig (Wilder, Ky./Highlands), Cory Lains (Zionsville, Ind.) and Mac Tompkins (Fairview, Pa.) all earned the honor.
Fortner, a Pharmaceutical and Health Care Business major, was named First Team Academic All-Ohio and earned his first career Academic All-Ohio honor.
The senior is also a 2-time Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree.
Seniors Hannah Reich (Howell, Mich.) and Anna Niemeyer (Loveland) and junior Sarah Puntel (Strongsville) all were named Academic All-Ohio by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association on Wednesday afternoon.
Reich and Niemeyer were each named First Team Academic All-Ohio, while Puntel was dubbed a Second Team Academic All-Ohio honoree.
Reich, an Athletic Training major, was named Academic All-Ohio for the first time in her career.
The senior earned the honor after being tabbed a First Team Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches this season.
VAN BUREN - Host Van Buren ran out to a 12-0 lead and cruised to a 62-29 win over Ada in a non-conference girls basketball game Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-5 overall with the defeat, while the Lady Black Knights improved to 5-4 after the win.
Ada trailed 12-0 after one period and 29-11 at intermission. The Knights extended the margin to 37 points with a 25-6 third period. The purple and gold won the fourth quarter, 12-8.
Senior guard Teara Coulson led Ada with a season-high nine points. Senior Maddie Gossard added six points and six rebounds. Junior post Rilan Conley contributed six caroms.
ADA - The Ada girls basketball game scheduled for December 27 at home vs.
Maumee Valley Country Day has been moved to Monday, February 5.
The Lady Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2 NWC) will host Delphos Jefferson in a
Northwest Conference contest Thursday, Dec. 21. Ada visits Van Buren
tonight, Dec. 19.
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Ohio Northern wrestling team wrapped up 2017 with a solid performance at the Washington & Lee (Va.) Duals as it posted a 3-1 record on Monday.
The Polar Bears improve to 4-3 overall.
In Northern's first dual of the day, Northern defeated the Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) with a tie-breaker, 19-18.
ONU earned the victory after breaking an 18-all tie by winning the most individual bouts in the matchup.
Sophomore Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin) got ONU off to a fast start as he won at 125, 8-2.
ADA - Visiting Perry outscored Ada 36-15 over the middle periods en route to a 69-43 non-league win over the Bulldog boys basketball team Saturday night.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-3 with the defeat, while the Commodores evened their record at 3-3 with the victory.
Ada led 17-16 after a first period that saw seven lead changes as junior post Connor Frazier scored 10 points. But Perry netted the last 11 points of the half and held the Bulldogs to just four second period points to build a 33-21 intermission margin.
The Commodores then put together spurts of 9-0 and 15-0 in the second half to win going away.
