CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — Sophomore Caleb Thomas (Strongsville) smashed a 3-run home run to lead the Ohio Northern baseball team to a 19-6 victory at Thomas More (Ky.) on Saturday at Thomas More Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 7-4 and the Saints fall to 4-2.
Thomas finished the day 3-for-3 with 5 RBI and four runs scored and junior Brandon Kasberg (Mentor) was 3-for-5 with an RBI and four runs scored.
HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Sophomore Max Weese(Columbus/Hilliard Darby) scored a school record eight goals to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to a 22-4 victory at Houghton (N.Y.) on Saturday afternoon at Burke Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-3, while the Highlanders fall to 0-6.
Weese also had an assist and finished with a school record nine points.
Freshman Cameron Marous (Brecksville) scored two goals and had an assist and 12 other Ohio Northern players tallied a goal in the game.
Division II school defeats ONU in women's lacrosse
NEW CONCORD — The Ohio Northern men's track and field team opened its 2017 outdoor season with a 6-1 record at the Muskie Duals at McConagha Stadium on Saturday.
Junior Conner Karg (West Liberty/West Liberty-Salem) led the Polar Bears by sweeping the 200 anWomen's track opens season with winsd 400 dash events.
He won the 200 dash in :22.69 and won the 400 dash in :49.54.
Senior Zane Augustine (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) won the hammer throw with a toss of 46.34 meters.
Senior Adam Smith (Rocky River) and freshman Chandler Holesovsky(Bedford/Cuyahoga Heights) finished 1-2 in the pole vault.
Senior Britt Lauck (Lima Shawnee) and junior Amy Bullimore (Little Miami) were named All-America in women's basketball for 2016-17 by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Lauck was a First Team WBCA All-American and Bullimore was named to the Honorable Mention All-America team.
D3hoops.com also named Lauck Second Team All-America.
Lauck and Bullimore led the Polar Bears in scoring this season, averaging 14.1 ppg each.
Lauck was also named First Team All-Great Lakes Region and was the Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year from her point guard position.
ONU men's and women's outdoor track and field teams were selected to finish second in the OAC coaches preseason poll, voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches. Mount Union was picked to win by the coaches in both polls.
