By Cort Reynolds
Ada senior Melina Woods rises up for a kill at the Ohio Div. IV All-State volleyball match at Wooster recently.
The 6-0 southpaw made All-Ohio honors for the third consecutive season this fall, slamming over 600 kills. She led Ada to its first-ever regional berth and a third straight NWC title this fall. Woods will attend Div. I Canisius College in Buffalo on a scholarship.
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team finished the 2017 season ranked No. 19 in the season-ending American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
The Polar Bears were 29-6 overall, 8-1 Ohio Athletic Conference.
Ohio Northern won twice in the NCAA III Tournament Regionals before falling to eventual national runner-up Wittenberg in the Regional finals to end its season.
DEFIANCE — Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) posted her 22nd career double-double to lead the No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 69-49 victory at Defiance Tuesday evening at the Weaner Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-1, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 0-3.
Bullimore finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds and senior Lindsey Black(Urbana/Graham) added 12 points for ONU.
DEFIANCE — Sophomore Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored a career-high 36 points and senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) had a career-high 30 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 106-91 season-opening victory at Defiance Monday evening at the Harrington Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-0, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 1-2.
Senior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) scored 18 and sophomore Daniel Donner(Belleville/Northmor) added 10 points for ONU.
