AKRON — Sophomore Lauren Halle (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) won the 200 fly in convincing fashion, leading the Ohio Northern women on the third and final day of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.
Halle won the 200 fly in 2:08.28, touching a full 3.43 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor for her second championships title of the meet.
The Ohio Northern coaching staff, led by 14th-year head coach Peggy Ewald, was named the Co-OAC Women's Coaching Staff of the Year.
GAMBIER — Senior Samuel Boyd (Killbuck/West Holmes) finished first in the 1,000-meter run to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team at the Kenyon Classic on Saturday afternoon.
Northern (26-15 overall) finished fourth of 10 teams with 63 points.
Boyd finished first in the event in a season-best 4:28.28 to lead the way for ONU.
Sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) picked up where he left off a season ago, leading the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to a convincing 25-3 victory over Calvin (Mich.) in its season-opener on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-0 overall, while the Knights drop to 0-2.
Marous tallied a game-best four goals on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting evening and added a game-high five ground balls.
In total, 16 players scored for Northern in a balanced offensive attack.
GAMBIER — Freshman Lauren Turner (Bellevue) had the top individual performance to lead the No. 8-ranked Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team at the Kenyon Classic on Satruday afternoon.
The Polar Bears finished eighth of 10 teams and move their record to 30-12.
Turner posted a second place finish in the 1,000-meter run, posting her career-best time in the event, finishing in 3:14.77.
ADA - Visiting Columbus Grove outscored Ada 9-1 down the final stretch to pull out a hard-fought 51-41 Northwest Conference boys basketball win before a big crowd Friday night.
The purple and gold dropped to 4-16 overall and 2-5 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, a young Grove squad improved to 9-11 and 4-3 in league play after their fourth victory in five outings.
"I thought the difference in the game was that Grove was the tougher and more physical team," said Ada second-year head coach Dre White. "For the most part, we executed our game plan pretty well.
The Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped an 88-68 decision to the visiting Marietta Pioneers on Saturday afternoon as it celebrated Senior Day at the ONU Sports Center.
With the loss, the Polar Bears (17-8 overall, 12-6 OAC) clinched the No. 3 seed in next weeks Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament, while the Pioneers (20-5, 14-4) grabbed the No. 2 seed in the tournament.
No. 1 seed John Carroll fell to Capital this afternoon, allowing Marietta to claim a share of the OAC Regular Season title.
