There will be an organizational meeting for AHS junior and senior high school girls who plan to play fast pitch softball in the spring. The meeting will be held at 3:45 p.m on Thursday, Dec. 7 in the 86 gym. Those who cannot attend are asked to contact Coach Troy Erickson at 419-408-1170.
By Cort Reynolds
PORTLAND, IND. - The Ada swim teams competed in their opener at the
14-team Celina Waterdogs/Jay County Sprint meet Saturday in Portland,
Indiana.
The Lady Bullogs ended up fifth out of 11 teams with 45.5 points. Jay
County won the female team title with 179 points.
The Ada boys finished a solid sixth out of 14 teams with 59 points. St.
Marys Memorial won the boys title with 84 points, edging out Celina (80).
Ada sophomore Klava Katayama registered one third and two fourth-place
finishes.
Bulldog senior Zach Beaschler also posted two thirds, one fifth and one
sixth-place finish.
Sophomore Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) finished third in the 200-meter backstroke, setting a new school record in the event, to lead the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team on the final day of the 3-day Wooster Invitational on Saturday at the Timken Natatorium.
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team posted an 86-84 victory over Capital in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener at the Capital Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-2 overall, and are 1-0 in the OAC, while the Crusaders fall to 2-4, 0-1.
Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) led four Ohio Northern players in double figures in scoring with 23 points and a team-high eight assists.
ADA — Senior Alexis Kirkbride (Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans) poured in a career-best 15 points as the No. 15-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team powered past Capital 64-38 in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
With their fifth consecutive victory, the Polar Bears improve to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in the OAC, while the Crusaders drop to 2-3, 0-1.
Kirkbride was a blistering 5-for-6 from the 3-point line, tallying a career-high 15 points to lead the Polar Bears offensively.
Sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) won the individual title at heavyweight to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team to a second-place finish at the 37th annual ONU Invitational on Saturday.
The Polar Bears had a strong outing, finishing the tournament with 11 wrestlers placers in eight of the 10 weight classes.
