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The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team is ranked the highest it has ever been ranked in the fifth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings, released Tuesday, May 2.

The Polar Bears (78-4 overall) received 82.57 points in the rankings and are ranked No. 8 in the rankings.

Washington (Mo.) held the top spot with 204.74 points, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) came in second with 124.57 points and Williams (Mass.) rounded out the top-3 with 118.44 points.

16 high school teams will compete

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Ada High School will host the 56th Ada Invitational Track meet on Saturday, May 6, at War Memorial Stadium.

There are 16 schools competing: Ada, Allen East, Bath, Bluffton, Carey, Cory- Rawson, Hardin Northern, Delphos Jefferson, Kenton, Lima Central Catholic, Mc Comb, Mohawk, New Knoxville, Spencerville, Temple Christian and Van Wert.

Last year’s boys' champion were Van Wert and runner-up Spencerville, respectively. Last year’s girls' champion and runner-up were Van Wert and Ada, respectively.

Field events will start at 9 a.m. with the running prelims to begin at 10 a.m.

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BEREA -- The Ohio Northern men's tennis team bowed out of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament in the quarterfinals with a 5-0 loss at Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday afternoon at the Pop Collins Tennis Courts.

The Polar Bears end their season with an even 11-11 record, a 6-game improvement over the 2015-16 squad's mark of 6-13.

The Yellow Jackets improve to 17-3 and advance to the OAC Tournament semifinals on Friday at the Lindner Tennis Center in Mason.

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The Ohio Northern women's tennis team advanced in the Ohio Athletic Conference for the 16th consecutive season by posting a 5-0 victory over Marietta on Tuesday afternoon at University Courts.

The second-seeded Polar Bears improve to 21-4 on the year and are now a perfect 16-0 in the quarterfinals in the 16-year history of the OAC Tournament.

Seventh-seeded Marietta ends its season at 3-18.

Freshman Kaleigh Cummins(Springfield/Northeastern) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles to lead the Polar Bears, who did not lose a game in any of their victories.

Northern swept the three doubles matches by 8-0 scores and won by forfeit at No. 6 singles to get the win.

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Freshman Gabby Stewart (Union, Ky./St. Henry) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Softball Hitter of the Week for the week.

Stewart earns the honor for the first time in her career.

The freshman led Northern to a 2-2 week.

In an 8-5 victory over non-conference foe Wooster, Stewart went 3-for-4 at the plate and recorded her second multi home run game of her career.

The freshman also added five RBI and three runs scored.

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Men's tennis ends season 6-3

LIMA — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 6-3 loss to Capital on Sunday afternoon indoors at the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 11-10 overall and are 3-5 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Crusaders improve to 8-15, 4-4.

ONU will be the No. 6 seed in next week's OAC Tournament and will play at third-seeded Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday.

The semifinals and finals are slated for Friday and Saturday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.

Ada's Mackenzie Wills wins 2 shutout victories 

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