The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team clinched at least a share of its 12th Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with an 182-118 victory over Mount Union on Sunday at the ONU Sporrts Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears improve to 4-0 overall and are 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Purple Raiders fall to 4-2, 1-2.
Ohio Northern also extended its home OAC dual meet winning streak to an impressive 31 meets and won its 11th OAC Regular Season crown in the past 12 seasons under head coach Peggy Ewald.
LIMA - The Ada wrestling team finished tied for ninth at the 18-team Lima Senior Spartan Invitational Saturday.
Senior Chase Sumner posted the top Bulldog finish by coming in third in the 145 lb. division. He lost to eventual bracket champ Collin Mell, a senior from Bath, in the semifinals.
But Sumner bounced back to take the third-place match over senior Casey Lawrence of Little Miami at 2:51 by pin.
Bulldog freshman Colton Biederman (106) and senior Xander White (182) took fifth place in their divisions. Senior Ada Bailey (285) and freshman Cameron Bober (138) took sixth in their brackets.
McGuffey - Host Upper Scioto Valley edged traditional foe Ada 43-40 in their annual non-conference boys basketball rivalry battle Saturday night.
The purple and gold drop to 2-10 with the difficult defeat, while the Rams improve to 9-2 with their sixth consecutive victory.
Ada trailed 16-10 after the first period, but surged ahead 23-22 at halftime. USV inched in front 32-31 heading to the final period of play and hung on for the close victory.
McComb - The Ada girls basketball team overcame an early 14-point deficit and rolled to a 64-48 non-league win at McComb Saturday afternoon.
With their second straight victory, the Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-9.
McComb raced to a 17-3 lead, but then Ada scored 37 of the next 44 points to pull away and win.
"It is the best we have played all year," said Ada head coach Bill Taflinger.
Senior Maddie Gossard led the Bulldogs with 18 points on six three-point goals, and added 10 rebounds. Junior guard Raina England contributed a strong game with 15 points, five assists and five caroms.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Ohio Northern wrestling team posted a 1-1 record to finish in 14th place at the Lycoming (Pa.) National Duals on Saturday morning at the Lamade Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears (6-9 overall) defeated Waynesburg (Pa.) 36-12 Saturday morning and fell to tournament host Lycoming (Pa.) 24-18 on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Alex Bair (Centerville) led Ohio Northern with a 4-0 record on the weekend, posting a fall, a tech fall, a major decision and a decision to improve to 17-10 on the season. He was also named to the All-Tournament Team at 184 pounds.
By Grant Pepper
Senior Amy Bullimore is just 23 points away from being the leading scorer in ONU women’s basketball history, following a gutsy 22-point performance in 10th-ranked Northern’s overtime win over Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday night.
