Sports

Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for two 3-on-3 tournaments in June.

A 3-on-3 basketball tournament is Saturday, June 10. It has three divisions including middle school, high school and adults. The tourney is double-elimination. Cost per team is $100.

A 3-on-3 soccer tournament has two sessions. The first is Saturday, June 24. The second is Saturday, July 29. It has two divisions including high school and adults. Cost per team is $80.

Registration is available on line at www.bfronline.com. Or call BFR, 216 Snider Road, Bluffton, at 419-358-4150.

By Tim Glon

ADA — Junior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) was named PING All-Great Lakes Region in men's golf for 2016-17 by the National Golf Coaches Association.

Goodchild led the Polar Bears in scoring this season, averaging 74.4 strokes per round for 18 rounds.

In 56.5 career rounds, Goodchild has an impressive 76.46 average.

He is also an Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection.

The Polar Bears posted a 49-33-1 overall record and were fourth at the OAC Championships tournament under fourth-year head coach Chad Bucci.

By Tim Glon

ADA — Ohio Northern sophomores David Hayman (Westerville/South) and Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's tennis for 2016-17 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.

Hayman was a Second Team selection and Kargl was an Honorable Mention honoree.

Hayman led the Polar Bears with a 17-6 singles record, playing primarily at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots.

He was also one of three ONU players with 12 doubles wins and led the team with an overall record of 29-15.

Hayman has 25 singles wins, 22 doubles wins and 42 overall victories in his two seasons at Ohio Northern.

Taylor Ramey, Ada High School senior, will  continue her athletic and academic career at Bluffton University in the fall.

Taylor is the first Ada HS female golfer to play the sport in college.

Front: Terra Bryant, Taylor Ramey
Back: Steve Ramey, Coach Jason Campbell

By Tim Glon

ADA — Three members of the Ohio Northern women's tennis team were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference for 2016-17 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.

Junior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and sophomore Ashley Ochsenhirt (Brimingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) were named First Team All-OAC.

Senior Christina Corbean (Dayton/Oakwood) was a Second Team All-Conference honoree.

Kelly is now a two-time All-OAC award winner as she was also a First Team All-OAC pick as a freshman in 2014-15.

This season, Kelly went 5-2 at Nos. 1 and 2 singles and 8-3 at No. 1 doubles, while battling a series of nagging injuries.

By Tim Glon

ADA — Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's All-Sports Trophy for the 2016-17 season.

This marks the second consecutive title and the 11th crown overall for the Polar Bear women's teams.

ONU edged Mount Union 80.00-79.25 on the strength of OAC titles in volleyball, soccer, basketball and outdoor track and field.

Northern also finished second in tennis and indoor track and field and was third in golf and swimming and diving.

The cross country team was fourth and the softball team finished fifth, giving ONU upper-division finishes in 10 of the 11 OAC sponsored sports in 2016-17.

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