LIMA – Allen East won a three-team Northwest Conference golf match Wednesday in a tiebreaker at Colonial Golf Club.
AE and Columbus Grove tied with 198 strokes, but the Mustangs won when their fifth man shot 56 compared to 57 by CG. Ada finished third with 249 strokes.
Brevin Sizemore led the Bulldogs with a score of 55. Teammate Alex Morgan was close behind with a total of 57. Austin Amburgey carded a 68 while Rob Allison posted a 69.
Ethan Hull shot 71 and Jake Colwell added a total of 76.
The Ohio Northern women's cross country team will look to post its 16th consecutive upper division Ohio Athletic Conference in 2017 under 9th-year head coach Jason Maus.
The Polar Bears finished fourth in the OAC in 2016 after finishing the season with a 49-49 record.
"Our women have improved quite a bit," said head coach Jason Maus. "We think we may be able to surprise some people this season. Our girls worked hard during the offseason and really put in the time to get better."
Maus and his staff welcome back nine letterwinners in 2017, led by senior OAC Champion Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes).
McGUFFEY - The visiting Ada volleyball team swept rival Upper Scioto Valley three straight in a non-league match Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-1 with the 25-12, 25-9, 25-8 victory over the Rams.
Ada senior Melina Woods knocked down 25 kills to surpass 980 for her career. Senior setter Maddie Gossard dished out 19 assists and sophomore Sidney Gossard added 14 assists.
The Lady Bulldogs host powerhouse Coldwater Thursday evening. Ada is 2-1 at home this season and will be playing its fifth match in six days.
BELLEFONTAINE - The Ada cross country teams opened their 2017 season at the Ben Logan Early Bird Invitational meet Tuesday evening.
The Bulldog boys finished seventh out of nine teams, while the Ada girls came in eighth. Jonathan Alder won the boys meet.
Sophomore Reece Evans posted the best Ada finish with a time of 20:33.9 over the 3.1-mile course. Teammate Hunter Wells ended up with a time of 21:04.3.
The Ohio Northern men's cross country team will look to build on its success from last season and compete on a national scale once again in 2017 under 9th-year head coach Jason Maus.
Northern is coming off a historical season where it finished 14th at the NCAA III Championships, the second best finish for the team in school history.
The Polar Bears have claimed 100 or more victories in each of the last six seasons.
Northern welcomes back five letterwinners, all of which were named All-OAC in 2016.
