ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team stayed on top of the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 92-83 victory over Wilmington on Wednesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 4-2 overall and are 2-0 in OAC play, while the Quakers fall to 3-4, 0-2.
WILMINGTON — Junior Tori Wyss (Ada) and senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) led the No. 15-ranked women's basketball team to a 65-44 victory at Wilmington on Wednesday night at Raizk Arena.
The Polar Bears (6-1 overall, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) stay perfect in the OAC and extend their winning streak to six games.
Wyss scored a career-high 14 points and Bullimore had her fourth double-double of the season and the 25th of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds for ONU.
DOLA - Ada senior Maddie Gossard sank a short bank shot as time expired to give the Lady Bulldog basketball team a 34-33 non-conference victory at county rival Hardin Northern Tuesday evening.
Winless HN scored a basket with 7.9 seconds left to regain the lead, 33-32. After a timeout, junior point guard Raina England broke Polar Bear pressure and passed to Teara Coulson, who dished to Gossard on the right side for her winning shot at the buzzer.
Ohio Northern senior linebacker Zach Schmerge (Wapakoneta) and sophomore running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) were named Second Team All-North Region for 2017 by D3football.com.
Schmerge is now a 3-time All-Region honoree, earning Second Team honors in 2016 and Third Team in 2015.
He is also a 3-time First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and has led the Polar Bears in tackles for each of the past three seasons.
This year, he led the team and was fourth in the OAC with 94 tackles.
Senior Chris Garbig (Wilder, Ky./Highlands) has been named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America for his efforts on the field and in the classroom during the 2017 season.
The senior earned his first career CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition.
Garbig, a senior Accounting major from Wilder, Ky., added to his impressive list of academic accomplishments.
