Baldwin Wallace scored 21 points in the final 16 minutes to rally for a 31-21 football victory over Ohio Northern in the season finale on Saturday afternoon at Finnie Stadium.
The Polar Bears end their season at 5-5 overall and 5-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets end up at 3-7, 2-7.
Despite the loss, ONU clinched its 20th upper division finish in the OAC in the last 21 seasons, tying for fourth place in the 10-team league.
No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern received an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA III Men's Cross Country Championships meet on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.
The Polar Bears (96-7 overall) received a bid after finishing third at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 12.
The top two teams in each of the eight NCAA Regional Championships receive automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. The remaining 16 teams were selected by a NCAA committee on Sunday.
This will be the fourth appearance for Ohio Northern at the championships and first since 2008.
ONU finished 11th in 2008, 17th in 2007 and 32nd in 2006.
Cort Reynolds, Icon sports writer, had his latest historical article on Paul Westphal published Wednesday on SB Nation's celticsblog.com website.
It is titled: "After 3 years as a key Boston reserve, Westy blossomed into an NBA superstar when traded to Phoenix - and became one of the best ever not in the Hall of Fame."
Ada senior standout Jordan Bailey and speedy junior Chase Sumner were both voted first team All-Northwest Conference on offense and defense by the league football coaches in a meeting this past Monday at Delphos.
Bailey and Sumner each were named first team all-league wide receivers. Bailey also made first team at linebacker, while Sumner made it as a defensive back.
Bulldog senior Mason Klingler was voted first team all-league as a defensive lineman.
Ada junior Jacob Hoschak, senior wideout Owen Conley and junior quarterback Seth Conley were all named to the NWC second team offense.
No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern fell in a thrilling 25-12, 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 17-15 match to Millikin (Ill.) in the First Round of the Calvin Regional in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Van Noord Arena.
The Polar Bears see their 19-match winning streak come to an end and will end their season with a 27-4 record.
The Big Blue improves to 27-11 and will now face the winner of Thursday's second match between No. 6 Wittenberg and Bethany (W.Va.)
By Dusty Donley
A tightly contested first half gave the Bulldogs hope, but 30 unanswered Fort Recovery points over the final two quarters propelled the Indians to a 58-21 victory. The first round playoff loss ends Ada’s 2016 football campaign with a 7-4 overall record.
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The Bulldogs got on the board first, as senior tail back Mason Klingler plunged in for a two-yard score. Aaron Everhart’s extra point was good, giving Ada a 7-0 lead with 5:15 to play in the first quarter.
