ADA - Visiting local rival Cory-Rawson ruined the Ada girls basketball season opener and ended a losing streak of over 50 games with a hard-fought win Tuesday night.
After going winless for more than two seasons, the Lady Hornets rallied behind a big second half to defeat the Lady Bulldogs, 53-45.
The non-league victory upped the Hornet record to 1-2, while the cold-shooting Lady Bulldogs start out 0-1.
Ohio Northern fell in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener 23-9 to No. 9-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (0-1 overall, 0-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) got decisions over ranked opponents from senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and Sophomore Nate Barcaskey(Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and were highly competitive in all 10 bouts against the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets (6-0, 2-0).
Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-26.
Bullimore earned the honor for the third time in her career.
The senior led Northern to a 2-0 week after posting her 22nd and 23rd career double-doubles. She currently leads the OAC in scoring average (17.3 ppg) and blocks (9).
Amy led Northern in scoring in both victories during the week and climbed into 11th place on Northern's all-time scoring list with 1,061 career points.
Senior guard Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) has been named the Men's Basketball Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-26.
The senior earned the honor for the first time in his career.
Burger led the Polar Bears to a 2-1 week, averaging a team-best 26.7 points per contest, dishing out 20 assists and adding 10 steals during the week.
After scoring 30 points in a season-opening victory over Defiance, Burger followed up the performance with a career-high 33 points in a heartbreaking 77-73 loss to No. 9-ranked Washington (Mo.).
CINCINNATI — Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) had a double-double with 25 points and a season-high 14 rebounds to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 87-51 victory over Case Western Reserve on Sunday afternoon at the Harrington Center as part of the Mt. St. Joseph Tip-Off Classic.
The Polar Bears (2-1 overall) also got 17 points from senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) and a career-high 14 points from freshman Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland in the victory.
