Playing local rival Allen East on their home court in Harrod, the Ada High School girls got off to a bad start and lost 56-42 to their backyard foe in Northwest Conference basketball girls basketball play on Thursday night, January 6.
The Ada offense was as frigid as the weather outside for the first period. Aggressive AE forced several turnovers with a press and rolled to a commanding 19-0 lead.
The Bulldog girls fought back with 10 second-quarter points from junior guard Courtney Sumner. But they could get no closer than 13 points and never seriously threatened the Mustangs.
The Ada High School girls basketball team crafted a 12-point lead and then held off a late Lima Central Catholic comeback bid to win a defensive battle 37-31 Tuesday evening, January 4.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-9 with the non-league victory, while the Thunderbird girls fell to 4-7 with the defeat.
Ada led by 12 points early in the third quarter before LCC whittled away the lead to four late in the fourth period, but they got no closer.
"We had all eight players score, so it was nice to see everyone contribute that way," said Ada girls head coach Morgan Bass.
The Ada Soccer Association reminds its supporters that this is a good time to consider soccer referee training. There are new grassroots soccer referee courses for this region.
Who can be a referee? Candidates must be at least 13 years of age. Parents should assess the maturity of their child prior to signing up for the course.
The U.S. Soccer Grassroots Referee (GR) course has four requirements that are completed online and a one-day in person clinic.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team won its fifth straight game Thursday afternoon, and in impressive fashion, defeating Geneva (Pa.) 101-30 at the Bluffton Holiday Tournament at the Sommer Center on the campus of Bluffton University.
Northern improved to 9-2 overall while dropping the Golden Tornadoes to 3-5.
Thursday marked the first time the Polar Bears scored 100-plus points since a 103-50 win at Baldwin Wallace in the 1987-88 season.
Junior Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) tallied career-highs of 18 points and seven assists to go with three rebounds and three steals to lead ONU in the win.
The Ohio Northern men's basketball team made 11 3-pointers to spark a 78-59 rout of Olivet (Mich.) on Thursday evening in the second and final day of the Smokey Ballenger Classic at the Rike Center at Otterbein University.
The Polar Bears improve to 8-3 overall while dropping the Comets to 3-7.
Junior C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) led the way for ONU with 19 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
Senior Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland), who was named to the event's All-Tournament Team, posted a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists, three steals and two blocks. He shot 5-of-10 from 3-point range.
