ONU hosted the two-day Junior Olympic volleyball Ohio Valley regional tournament last weekend. Thirty-two teams competed at the Sports Center. Brian Hofman, long-time ONU assistant volleyball coach, has directed the tourney here for 21 years. The competition draws several hundred players and many parents to campus each March.
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Crowd cheers a good play in a regional volleyball tourney hosted by ONU in King-Horn last weekend. Six matches were being played at the same time in the gymnasium.
Ada High School's winter sports awards program was March 14. Here are the winners: (Scholar athletes are listed in an attachment at the bottom of this story.)
Boys' basketball
Captains: Blake Willeke, Brayden Sautter, Coleten Lee
MVP: Blake Willeke, Brayden Sautter
Most Improved: Coleten Lee
Austin Weber Hustle Award: Jordan Bailey
Chairman of the Boards: Blake Willeke & Owen Conley
Here's ONU's sports schedule this week and results from last week.
Last Week at Ohio Northern:
M. Swimming & Diving - Idle
W. Swimming & Diving - Idle
M. Indoor Track & Field - t54th w/3 Pts. at NCAA Championships
W. Indoor Track & Field - t32nd w/6 Pts. at NCAA Championships
Baseball - Won 7-2 / Won 1-0 H v Oberlin
Softball - Idle
M. Lacrosse - Won 18-11 H v Beloit (Wis.)
W. Lacrosse - Lost 7-13 at Lourdes
M. Tennis - Idle
W. Tennis - Lost 0-9 at #40 Oberlin
M. Golf - Idle
W. Golf - Idle
Ohio Northern University has two Division III NCAA track and field All-Americans - and they are both sophomore.
Emily Richards
Ohio Northern sophomore Emily Richards earned All-America honors in the 800-meter run on the second and final day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor track & Field Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Bear Recreation and Athletic Center.
Richards came from the back of the pack with 300 meters to go, but was unable to overtake the race winner and was nipped at the tape for third place, finishing in 2:12.00.
Ohio Northern junior Allie Gast and sophomores Matt Molinaro and Emily Richards had solid runs on the first day of the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Indoor track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon at the Bear Recreation and Athletic Center.
Gast entered the meet seeded 17th of 17 runners in the 60 hurdles and finished 15th overall. She ran at :08.97 in her preliminary heat, which was just .05 of a second off her career-best time in the event.
Molinaro rallied on the home stretch for a second place finish in his heat, finishing in 1:54.58. He will be seeded third in the finals on Saturday at 3:45 pm (CST).
