FT. JENNINGS - Despite a record-setting performance, the Ada boys basketball team fell 77-51 at Fort Jennings Tuesday night in a non-league bout.
Bulldog senior Owen Conley knocked down a school-record seven three-point field goals and tallied 25 points in the defeat, which dropped Ada to 2-4.
Meanwhile, FJ improved to 4-5 with the victory.
Ethan Swaney was the only other Bulldog in double figures with 11 points. Musketeer Brandon Wehri tallied 34 points to top all scorers, and sank four triples. Ian FInn added 17 points in the strength of three treys for FJ.
ADA - The Ada girls basketball team rode a hot-shooting second quarter to a 56-43 non-conference win over visiting county rival Hardin Northern Monday evening.
The purple and gold improved to 4-3 with their third win in a row, while the Lady Polar Bears dropped to 2-7 with the defeat.
"We shot it well in the second quarter, which was the difference in the game," said third-year Bulldog head coach Bill Taflinger.
ALGOLA, Ind. — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a 78-70 loss at Trine (Ind.) Saturday afternoon at Hershey Hall.
The Polar Bears fall to 5-6 overall, while the Thunder improve to 5-6.
Senior Devon Allen (Lima/Senior) scored 23 points, junior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) added a season-high 11 points and sophomore Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) had his third double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds for ONU.
Will Dixon scored 23 points and Myles Copeland had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds for TU.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) scored a game high 17 points as she led the No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 60-36 victory over Castleton (Vt.) on the first day of the Music City Classic held in Nashville, Tenn.
The Polar Bears remain perfect on the season and move to 10-0, while the Spartans fall to 6-3.
Lauck scored 17 points, while shooting 5-of-6 from the 3-point line and added two rebounds and two assists to lead the Polar Bears offensively.
Junior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) chipped in 11 points and pulled down four rebounds.
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team posted its 13th consecutive winning season in 2016 under 13th-year head coach Mark Batman.
The Polar Bears posted a 15-4-0 record and went 8-1-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while winning the OAC Regular Season title and advancing to the OAC Tournament Championship finals for the second consecutive season.
This was the 11th consecutive season Ohio Northern has qualified for the OAC Tournament, and 12th OAC Championship appearance.
