The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team has been picked finish first in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings in a poll voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches, released Friday morning.
The Polar Bears received 77 votes in the poll, including six of the 10 first place votes.
Mount Union finished second in the poll with 73 points and the four remaining first place votes, while Otterbein rounded out the top-3 with 67 points.
The Polar Bears were narrowly edged by the Purple Raiders at the indoor OAC Championships a season ago.
The Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team has been picked to finish second in the Ohio Athletic Conference in the annual preseason poll voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches, released on Friday morning.
The Polar Bears were dubbed the runners up after receiving 72 points in the poll and two first place votes.
Mount Union was picked to finish first with 77 points and the final eight remaining first place votes, while John Carroll was selected to finish third in the poll with 66 points.
HARROD - Host Allen East built a 15-point halftime lead and cruised to a 63-35 win over local rival Ada in a Northwest Conference girls basketball battle Thursday evening.
The purple and gold fell to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat, while the Lady Mustangs improved to 2-3 and 1-1 in league play after the win.
Ada trailed 13-7 after one period, and AE stretched the lead to 31-16 at intermission. The Mustangs extended the margin to 41-24 after three periods and finished strong with a 22-point fourth quarter to win going away.
ONU sophomore Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) has been named an Associated Press Second Team Little All-American in Div. III Football for his efforts during the 2017 season.
The 2017 Associated Press Little All-America Division III football team, was brought back this year in a partnership between the College Sports Information Directors of America and the Associated Press.
Williams is the first Polar Bear since Wes Hostetler in 2005 to be named to a Little All-America team and became the ninth football player in school history to earn the honor.
ONU junior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) has been named the Div. III All-Ohio Men's Runner of the Year, while the Ohio Northern coaching staff was named the Div. III All-Ohio Men's Coaching Staff of the Year.
Yesterday the Icon announced that ONU senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named the Div. III All-Ohio Female Runner of the Year for the 2017 season.
McVey earned the honor for the first time in his career, while Maus and his staff claimed the award for the second time in the last three seasons.
ADA - Visiting Riverdale took advantage of a lengthy Ada mid-game offensive drought to register a 60-43 win in a non-conference girls basketball contest Tuesday evening.
The scrappy purple and gold dropped to 1-3 with the defeat, while the Lady Falcons improved to 4-2 after the win.
Riverdale outscored Ada 21-1 in the decisive second period, and Ada went without a basket in the entire quarter and part of the third period. Riverdale rallied from a 14-9 deficit to a 21-point lead following a 28-2 run.
