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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS —The Ohio Northern women's basketball team dropped a 76-50 decision at John Carroll on Saturday afternoon at the DeCarlo Center.

Senior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) led ONU (6-3 overall, 1-3 Ohio Athletic Conference) with nine points.

The Blue Streaks (6-3, 3-1) were led by Nicole Huffington with 15 points.

JCU opened the game on an 11-0 run and led 23-8 just 8:08 into the contest.

Ohio Northern junior Austin Allemeier (Elida) scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in an 80-74 loss to John Carroll on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 3-6 overall and 0-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference play with the loss, while the Blue Streaks improve to 5-3, 2-2 with the win.

 

Mercy health – St. Rita’s Medical Center is set to perform its first Linx surgery, a minimally-invasive procedure that brings permanent relief to patients with acid reflux. 

A flexible quarter-sized device, Linx is currently the only medical device approved by the FDA as a safe and effective treatment for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Surgeon Jason Bowersock, MD, will implant the device during a Monday procedure.

Ada First United Methodist Church holiday events include:

 

Christmas Caroling at Vancrest on Wednesday, Dec. 19.

 

Sunday, Dec. 23, Worship at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday School at 9 a.m.

 

Monday, Dec. 24,  Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m. at the church.

 

Tuesday, Dec. 25,  An informal Christmas service at 10 a.m. at the church

 

Sunday, Dec. 30, Sunday School at 9 a.m., prayer service at 10:15 a.m. 

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD - Host Allen East closed a spirited game on an 11-2 run to rally past backyard rival Ada 45-40 in the Northwest Conference boys basketball season opener Friday night in Harrod.

The Bulldogs fell to 0-5 and 0-1 in the NWC with the hard-fought loss, while the Mustangs improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in the NWC after the victory before a loud, raucous crowd.  

Ada led 15-6 after an impressive first quarter led by senior guard Cade Mullins, who scored nine points in the stanza. AE chipped away and methodically built a six-point lead, yet the Bulldogs battled back to tie it 31-31 heading to the climactic final quarter.

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