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BY CALEB SCOTT

ADA — A late effort by the Ohio Northern men's basketball team came up short as Northern fell 60-50 to Otterbein Wednesday evening at the Rike Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 5-7 overall and 3-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals move to 6-6, 2-3.

Northern was led offensively by senior Devon Allen (Lima/Senior) with a team high 13 points and a game-high five assists.

Senior Konnor Baker (Ada) chipped in 11 points and added six rebounds.

Senior Aron Thress (Lancaster/Amanda Clearcreek) grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds to lead Northern defensively.

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BY CALEB SCOTT

ADA — The No. 15 ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team used a strong second half to defeat Otterbein 78-61 Wednesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears remain perfect, improving to 12-0 overall and 5-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals fall to 5-7, 1-4.

Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) led Northern offensively with a game-high 17 points, while junior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) tallied her second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Junior Courtney Cramer (Arcadia) and sophomore Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) each added 12 points for the Polar Bears.

Knocks down 7 3-poimters

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By Cort Reynolds

FT. JENNINGS - Despite a record-setting performance, the Ada boys basketball team fell 77-51 at Fort Jennings Tuesday night in a non-league bout.

Bulldog senior Owen Conley knocked down a school-record seven three-point field goals and tallied 25 points in the defeat, which dropped Ada to 2-4.

Meanwhile, FJ improved to 4-5 with the victory.

Ethan Swaney was the only other Bulldog in double figures with 11 points. Musketeer Brandon Wehri tallied 34 points to top all scorers, and sank four triples. Ian FInn added 17 points in the strength of three treys for FJ.

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BY CORT REYNOLDS

ADA - The Ada girls basketball team rode a hot-shooting second quarter to a 56-43 non-conference win over visiting county rival Hardin Northern Monday evening.

The purple and gold improved to 4-3 with their third win in a row, while the Lady Polar Bears dropped to 2-7 with the defeat.

"We shot it well in the second quarter, which was the difference in the game," said third-year Bulldog head coach Bill Taflinger.

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BY TIM GLON

ALGOLA, Ind. — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a 78-70 loss at Trine (Ind.) Saturday afternoon at Hershey Hall.

The Polar Bears fall to 5-6 overall, while the Thunder improve to 5-6.

Senior Devon Allen (Lima/Senior) scored 23 points, junior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) added a season-high 11 points and sophomore Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) had his third double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds for ONU.

Will Dixon scored 23 points and Myles Copeland had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds for TU.

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BY CALEB SCOTT

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team displayed success both on and off the field during the 2016 season.

The Polar Bears showed success in the classroom while performing at a national level on the field.

ONU saw 13 of 25 active players named to the Dean's List, while eight players posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Of the 25 active players, 22 had at least a 3.0 GPA.

As a team, Northern posted a cumulative GPA of 3.53, while the active roster boasted a cumulative GPA of 3.4.

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