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By: Ashley Birchmeier

Ohio Northern freshman Kirsten Lightel was named Ohio Athletic Conference Softball pitcher of the week for the time period ending March 9.

Lightel is 5-1 this season from the mound, with 45 strike outs, 38.2 innings pitched, and a 0.91 ERA.

She recorded a game-high 12 strike outs in the Polar Bears 5-1 win over Potsdam St. (N.Y.).

Ohio Northern is next in action Saturday March 21 as they host OAC opponent Heidelberg.

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Here's the latest on spring soccer in Ada. It's from the Ada Soccer Association Facebook, posted by Mark Light:

"This is the current state of the soccer fields. The coaches now have their rosters, but probably will not be able to start practice until the fields are a little drier.

"Also we are waiting for a dirt pile to be removed from the driveway so that we may get to the fields. Please have patience with these roadblocks to spring soccer."

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Ada's Grant McBride, a senior, was named to the second team all-Northwest Conference in boys' basketball. Two Bulldog teammates were named honorable mention.

Columbus Grove senior Jace Darbyshire was chosen as the 2014-15 NWC Player of The Year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting in late February. Darbyshire received 113 total points to edge out Connor Lautzenheiser (CV) and Trey Smith (DJ) in the coaches’ voting.

Darbyshire averaged 21.0 points per game along with 3.4 assists for the Bulldogs, while shooting 46 percent from the field and 87 percent from the free throw line this year.

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Here's the Ada Junior High and High School spring sports schedule for all Bulldog sports.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story for the schedules.

To also view the schedules by the month, The Icon now provides a sport calendar. Click here to view March sports events,

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By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern softball team wrapped up its Spring Break trip with a 9-2 victory over North Park (Ill.) Sunday afternoon at Hancock Park.

The Polar Bears (9-4 overall) also dropped a 1-0 decision to Haverford (Pa.) on Sunday morning.

Against the Vikings (0-2), Northern sent 11 batters to the plate in an 8-run first inning.

Junior Amanda Lahti drilled her first home run of the season, a solo shot in the fourth, and went 2-for-3 with 2 RBi to lead ONU.

Senior Kelly Sheridan also went 3-for-4 as ONU collected xx hits in the game.

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By Aaron Tuck

Senior Gabrielle Metzner placed first in the 60-meter hurdles as the Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team hosted the Polar Bear Last Chance meet at the Ohio Northern University Field House.

Metzner finished the race in 9.04 seconds, breaking the previous record of 9.08 seconds.

This meet was not scored.

Freshman Emily Richards placed second in the 800-meter run in 2:14.37, setting a new personal record. 

Sophomore Allison Gast also set a personal record as she placed third in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.33 seconds.

Metzner also placed fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 11.64m.

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