Former Ohio Northern All-American Jason Trusnik signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints for the final three games of the regular season.
Trusnik, a 10-year veteran of the NFL, has played in 118 games with 25 starts for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings prior to the New Orleans Saints.
He was active in the Saints' 48-41 win at the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 18 and is expected to be active for New Orleans' final two games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons.
ADA - Hot-shooting Paulding came to Ada and buried the Bulldog boys basketball team 78-46 Friday night in a surprisingly lopsided Northwest Conference lidlifter.
The Panthers connected on 10 of 16 shots beyond the arc and shot 54 percent overall from the field to post the win handily. The visitors outscored the Bulldogs 26-8 in the third period to seal the outcome.
"We gave up 26 points in the third to a team that came in averaging 49 points a game," noted new Ada head coach Dre White. "We were not ready to play and didn't compete well. Paulding shot very well."
ADA — Sophomore Ryan Bruns' (Chickasaw/Marion Local) layup with one second remaining helped lift the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 93-91 victory over John Carroll Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Blue Streaks fall to 3-5, 2-2.
Junior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) led the way offensively for Northern, as he poured in career-best 29 points and went 7-of-9 from the 3-point line.
ADA — Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) tied a career-high with 21 points as the No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team defeated John Carroll 79-59.
The Polar Bears remain undefeated and improve to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Blue Streaks drop to 3-5, 1-3.
Lauck scored a game-high 21 points, while sophomore Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) added 13 points and a game-high three steals.
Junior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) added points and a team-best nine rebounds, while freshman Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) chipped in a career-best 11 points.
PAULDING - The Ada girls basketball team tipped off the road portion of its Northwest Conference slate with a 64-49 defeat at Paulding on a frigid Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-3 and 0-2 in league play following their third consecutive loss. Meanwhile, the Panthers improved to 1-5 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their first victory.
"We couldn't stop their big girls," said third-year Ada head coach Bill Taflinger. Brianna Townley of Paulding led all players with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Panthers outscored Ada by a combined total of 35-19 in the second and fourth periods to decide the outcome.
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