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Bluffton High School is this year's Northwest Conference 2015-16 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence” winner for the second time with a number of high finishes in conference standings throughout the year. 

This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition.

The Pirates compiled a total of 75.5 points to defeat Spencerville (69.5) with Columbus Grove (66.0) finishing third.  Points are awarded and accumulated each year based on conference standings in all sports and the NWC scholastic bowl competition.

The Ohio Northern men's and women's track and field teams will be sending six student athletes to compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

Senior Kristine Wagner, juniors Lucas Shumate and Allie Gast, sophomores Matt Molinaro and Emily Richards, and freshman Maddy Reed will represent Ohio Northern in their respective events.

Wagner will be competing in the heptathlon for ONU after qualifying last weekend at the Gregory Invitational with a new school record of 4,399 points. She will be competing Thursday beginning at 11:00 am (CST).

After 14 seasons, Chris Sautter informed the administration of Ada High School   that he has decided to step down from the position of head boys' basketball coach.

The announcement to the Icon came from Ken Jochim, athletic director. 

 

 

By Ashley Birchmeier

Ohio Northern seniors Taryn Stromback (Osseo, Minn.) and Ben Glischinski(Maineville) have been named recipients of the prestigious 2015-16 Clyde Lamb Award.

The Clyde A. Lamb Awards are named in honor of the man who organized the Department of Health and Physical Education at Ohio Northern in 1929.

He served as coach, department chairman and athletics director at ONU from 1929-64.

On-line registration for Ada Soccer Association takes place from June 1 to 17 for the fall season.

For complete details, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Visit the website: www.adasoccer.org or join the organization on Facebook at Ada Soccer Association. You may also download a Remind app, join class Ada Soccer Association, or test @adasoc to 81010 for more information.

By Ashley Birchmeier

The Ohio Northern women's sports teams won the OAC All-Sports trophy for the 2015-16 season.

ONU won the All-Sports trophy with 79.50 points, while Mount Union claimed second with 74.75 points and Otterbein took third with 74 points.

The Polar Bears claim their tenth women's All-Sports trophy and their first since the 2012 season.

Northern saw six of its 10 women's teams finish among the top of the conference.

Women's basketball led the way winning the OAC regular season title with a conference record of 17-1.

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