New divisional breakdowns for the upcoming fall sports of football, volleyball and soccer were approved by the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors during its January meeting last Thursday.
Ada's divisions follow:
• Football - Division VI
• Volleyball - Division IV
• Soccer, Boys and Girls - Division III
By Monty Siekerman
Tori Wyss of Ada was the high rebounder for Ohio Northern when the Polar Bears handily defeated Mount Union 59-43 on Saturday afternoon at ONU.
Tori, a junior forward, grabbed 7 rebounds. The pharmacy major meets with her parents, Meg and Todd, following the game.
Ohio Northern’s record is 16-1, having lost their first game of the season by just 1 point to Bluffton.
The next opportunity to see the ‘Bears play is 7:30 Wednesday at the Sports Center as the nationally-ranked Polar Bears take on Wilmington.
VAN BUREN - The short-handed Ada wrestling team finished 27th out of 29 teams at the tough two-day Van Buren Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Swanton won the team title with 225 points, followed by Gibsonburg in a distant second with 148 points. Ada scored 13.5 points to finish ahead of Pandora-Gilboa and Lincolnview.
Bulldog senior ace Chase Sumner did not compete due to a sprained ankle.
Daniel Beemer of Ottawa-Glandorf won his third VBI championship in the 182-pound division to earn tournament Most Valuable Wrestler honors.
No Bulldog placed in the top six of any weight divisions.
ADA - Host Ada took out five weeks of frustration on winless county rival Hardin Northern by posting a 76-43 blowout win in their annual non-conference boys basketball clash Saturday night.
The purple and gold snapped a nine-game losing skid and improved to 3-11 with the lopsided victory, their first since mid-December over Allen East. Meanwhile, the youthful Polar Bears fell to 0-13 with the defeat.
The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team celebrated Senior Day with a 176-113 victory over Oberlin on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-1 overall, while the Yeowomen fall to 1-6.
ONU won 9 of the 16 events but used superior depth to post the 63-point victory.
Junior Kierra Watson (Brownsburg, Ind. and freshman Marissa Taylor (Granite Falls, N.C./South Caldwell) led Ohio Northern with three victories on the day.
