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Defensive effort key to ONU's first win of season

Scott Rapps had 9 tackles and two fumble recoveries
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 25, 2016

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern football team got a tremendous defensive effort and held on a 16-10 victory at Otterbein Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 1-2 overall and are 1-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Cardinals fall to 1-2, 1-1.

Senior defensive tackle Scott Rapps (Bay Village Bay) was in the OU backfield all day, finishing with a team-high nine tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two huge fumble recoveries for ONU.

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Cort Reynolds' blog column named "Best of the Day SB Nation NBA"

Link to the column is in this story
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 23, 2016

Cort Reynolds, Icon sports writer, received a “Best of the Day SB Nation NBA” for a column he wrote titled "Don Nelson: the Celtics’ unlikely multiple-time champion," subtitle: "How a chunky, non-leaping, two-time castoff won 5 rings and played 14 effective seasons in the NBA"

In addition, his “History quiz: Celtics guards of the 1980’s” was also posted.

SB Nation is the Boston Celtic’s blog site.

CLICK HERE to read his column.

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Boys' golf: Taylor Ramey named all-NWC honorable mention

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 23, 2016

Lincolnview won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in Van Wert. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2016 conference golf championship for the Lancers.

The Lancers had a team total 338 to defeat tournament runner-up Spencerville (361) by 23 strokes.  Other tournament team totals were:  Columbus Grove (370), Paulding (372), (Bluffton 377), Crestview (388), Delphos Jefferson (401), Allen East (411), Ada (514).

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS IN ATTACHMENT BELOW -

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Volleyball: Bulldogs red hot at Delphos Jefferson

Also reports on boys' soccer, girls tennis
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 22, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS - The red-hot Ada volleyball team won convincingly again in three games at Delphos Jefferson in Northwest Conference play Thursday evening.

It was the fifth consecutive straight-set triumph for the Lady Bulldogs.

The 25-12, 25-14, 25-15 victory upped the Ada record to 8-5 overall and 4-0 in the NWC. DJ fell to 2-10 and 0-4 with the loss.

Junior Melina Woods led Ada with 25 kills, six assists, five digs, seven blocks and one ace. Senior Haley Wyss knocked down 11 kills and served three aces.

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Volleyball: Lady Bulldog spikers sweep Bearcats

Ada tied with NWC lead
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 22, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada volleyball team swept visiting league foe Spencerville in a Northwest Conference bout Tuesday night.     

With their fourth consecutive straight-sets victory, the Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-5 and 3-0 in NWC play. Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 2-9 and 0-3 in league play.

The Lady Bulldogs cruised to a 25-9, 25-13, 25-14 victory as junior Melina Woods hammered 16 kills and served four aces.

"Melina had a good all-around match," said Ada head coach Melissa Gossard.

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Bulldog sports update

Van Wert edges girls' tennis team; boys' soccer shuts down Lancers
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 22, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Visiting Van Wert edged the Ada girls tennis team 3-2 at the park courts Tuesday evening.

The Lady Bulldog netters fell to 4-6 with the close defeat.

Victors for the Bulldogs were Meredith Marshall at first singles and Libbie Milks at second singles. Both won easily in straight sets.

Match results:
Singles
#1 Meredith Marshall (A) defeated Emma Verville (VW) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Libbie Milks (A) def. Jessie Agler (VW) 6-1, 6-0
#3 Olivia Kline (VW) def. Melina Temple (A) 6-0, 6-0

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