The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team will look to rebound in 2017-18 and claim its 13th Ohio Athletic Conference Championship under the guidance of 14th-year head coach Peggy Ewald.
The Polar Bears posted a 5-4 record last season and finished second at the OAC Championships in 2016-17 after posting 12 straight OAC Championship seasons.
Ewald and her staff welcome back a deep roster that includes 14 letterwinners.
"Recapturing conference titles and looking beyond to the national stage is the pursuit," said head coach Peggy Ewald. "
Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team will look to compete for an Ohio Athletic Conference Championship under 14th-year head coach Peggy Ewald.
The Polar Bears posted a third place finish in the OAC during the regular season and at the OAC Championships a season ago.
Ewald and her staff welcome back 10 letterwinners in 2017-18 and will look to lean on their experience in 2017-18.
Kyley Stuart also returns after earning All-OAC honors as a part of the 200 Medley Relay.
The Polar Bears open the season on Oct. 14 as the swimmers compete in the Kenyon Relay Meet and the divers in the Denison Diving Meet.
Sophomore Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) has been named to the D3Football.comTeam of the Week for his efforts in Ohio Northern's 51-21 victory over Capital on Oct. 7.
Williams broke ONU's 17-year old single game rushing record, compiling 407 yards on 29 rushes.
The sophomore also added three touchdowns in the victory as he broke Ohio Northern Hall of Famer Jamal Robertson's previous single game record of 307 rushing yards.
Williams also caught one pass for five yards for a total of 412 all-purpose yards, breaking Robertson's single game record of 406 yards also set in 2000.
Senior J.J. Fortner (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) scored two first half goals to help lift the Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 4-0 shutout victory over No. 8-ranked Heidelberg on Wednesday in Ada.
The Polar Bears improve to 9-4-1 overall, and 2-2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and handed Heidelberg its first loss of the season to drop the Student Princes to 9-1-1, 2-1-1.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Ada volleyball team clinched its second consecutive outright Northwest Conference title with a straight-set showdown win at Columbus Grove Tuesday night in the regular season finale.
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It was the second year in a row Ada captured the league championship at Grove, who was seeking to share the crown with a victory. Ada edged Grove in two close opening games before taking out the disheartened hosts in set three.
Story by Cort Reynolds - Photos by Vickie Garmon
ADA - The host Ada boys soccer team nipped backyard rival Allen East 4-3
in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday evening.
The Bulldog record improved to 11-4 and 4-1 in the NWC after their fourth
consecutives win. AE fell to 3-7-1 and 2-1-1 in the league with the
defeat.
Chris Reyes netted three goals and passed put one assist to pace the victors.
Loga Williams scored the other Ada goal and dished out an assist while Ace
Gamble made two saves in goal.
