MASON -- The Ohio Northern women's tennis team swept all nine courts and wrapped up its play in the OAC Tennis Fest with a 9-0 victory over Marietta on Saturday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 17-4 overall and are 4-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Pioneers fall to 1-16, 1-5.
Ada's own Mackenzie Wills won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Mackenzie, a freshman, and Catherine Curry won doubles 8-0.
NEW CONCORD -- Junior Kirsten Lightel(Tallmadge) and sophomore Kaitlin Surdej(Lancaster/Central) each threw shutouts to lead the Ohio Northern softball team to a 6-0, 3-0 sweep at Muskingum on Friday afternoon at Newberry Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 22-8 overall and are 8-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Muskies fall to 12-20, 4-8.
ONU also clinched its fourth consecutive winning season with the victories
MASON -- The Ohio Northern men's tennis team swept Muskingum and Marietta by 9-0 scores on the second and final day of the OAC Tennis Fest on Saturday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears are 10-7 overall and 2-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
The Ohio Northern baseball team used a 7-run fourth inning scoring outburst in the second game of a double header with Muskingum as Northern fell 5-2 in game one before defeating the Muskies 12-1 in the nightcap of a double header at Wander Field.
The Polar Bears move to 13-14 overall and 4-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies move to 12-14, 5-5.
Torrence, Cal.--Junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) posted a strong performance in the 800-meter run at the Mt. Sac Relays on Friday afternoon in Torrance, Cal.
The junior finished fourth overall in the event, and tied his own mark for the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes.
Molinaro finished the event in 1:49.30 and was within one second of the first place runner
TORRANCE, Cal. — Ohio Northern junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) posted a historical time as she competed in the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Cal. on Friday afternoon.
The junior won the 800-meter run on her way to the fastest time in Div. III history, finishing the race in 2:02.34.
Richards previously held the third fastest time in Div. III history in the event.
Her time also breaks the ONU school record in the event and leads the nation among Div. III athletes by more than six seconds.
