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By Cort Reynolds

MARYSVILLE – Ada freshman standout Marley Bulerin finished third at the girls regional wrestling meet in the 125 lbs. weight bracket at Marysville on Sunday, March 5, to become the first Bulldog female to qualify for the inaugural OHSAA state meet.

Bulerin ended up third out of 20 girls in the 125 lbs. bracket at the regional competition.

“Marley wrestled a really good tournament, she went in as the five seed and out-performed that, as we were confident she could,” said Ada head wrestling coach Eric Perkins.

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CORRECTION Previously the article incorrectedly indicated McClain finished third.

By Cort Reynolds

TROY--Ada High School junior Clayton McClain finished a strong fourth in the 144 lbs. division at the Div. III northwest district double-elimination tournament Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, at Hobart Arena.

With his top-four showing buoyed by a 4-1 record at the event, McClain advanced to the state meet at the Schottenstein Center March 10-12 in Columbus.

Seeded first in his quarter of the 16 wrestlers at the district event, McClain won his first two matches handily Friday.

First, he pinned junior Dallas Coffey of South Charleston Southeastern in 3:30 of the first round.

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By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and post a 4-1 victory over Oberlin on a chilly but nice Thursday afternoon, March 2, at Wander Field in Ada.

The Polar Bears improve to 2-1 on the season, while the Yeomen fall to 1-2.

The contest was the earliest recorded home opener since ONU began playing baseball in 1891. In 2016, Northern swept a double header from Oberlin 7-2 and 1-0 on March 12 at Wander Field in the previous earliest home opener.

Pitching dominated the early stages of the game as the two teams combined for just three hits and no runs in the first five innings.

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Senior Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) scored 12 or her game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead the No. 16-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 54-43 victory over No. 25 Berea (Ky.) in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday night at the ONU Sports Center.

"It was a grind," ONU head coach Mark Huelsman said. "Tons of credit to Berea. They played really well defensively and were really physical. We had a hard time getting the shots that we wanted on offense, and they had players make tough shots down the stretch. They won 26 games for a reason. I was proud of our players for showing the toughness down the stretch to be able to pull out a really good NCAA Tournament win."

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By Wes Mayberry

JOELTON, Tenn.—The Ohio Northern women's golf team finished as the runner-up in the eight-team Music City Shootout on Sunday at Nashville National Golf Links.

The Polar Bears (48-4 overall) shot a second-round 326 on Sunday after shooting 337 on Saturday for a final score of 663 in the 36-hole tournament, which was hosted by Rose-Hulman (Ind.)

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Wrestler advances to March 3-4 districts with 37-8 record

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA–Ada High School junior Clayton McClain won the 144 lbs. division title in the Div. III northwest sectional tournament Saturday, February 25, at Lima Central Catholic.

His championship effort led the Bulldog wrestling team to ninth place out of 13 teams.

Seeded second out of nine wrestlers at 144 lbs., McClain received a first round bye and then advanced to the finals with consecutive pins. He pinned Coldwater sophomore Jordan Houser of Coldwater in 3:40, then pinned third-seeded Crestview junior Levi Grace at 4:28.

In the 144 lbs. title round bout, he decisioned top seed Hutch Ridenour of Parkway by a 9-1 count.

McClain advances to districts with a sparkling season record of 37-8.

Seeded second, Ada freshman Silas Riblet finished second in the four-man 106 lbs. division. He had a double bye into the semifinals. In the semis, he pinned sophomore Brayden Thompson of Delphos Jefferson at 3:56.

In the championship bout, Riblet fell to junior Aizik Myers of Allen East by decision, 8-0. His record heading to districts is 27-12.

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