Ada goes 1-1 vs. McComb • Boys and girls 2nd in quad meet
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 7, 2021
By Cort Reynolds
McCOMB - Visiting Ada whipped McComb 9-3 in non-league softball action Tuesday on an unseasonably warm evening.
Ada improved to 2-1 this season with the convincing win, while the Lady Panthers dropped to 1-5 with the defeat.
Senior Leona Dalton pitched a complete game and socked a home run, her third of the season, to lead the Lady Bulldogs to victory. She also drove in three runs.
"We did what we needed to do by putting the ball in play and reducing our errors to one," said Ada head coach Rebecca Dicke. "Dalton threw a wonderful game with 11 strikeouts and no walks."
Junior Andrew Cochran (Wooster) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of Week for the week of March 29-April 4.
Cochran won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
This marks the second time this season and the third time in his career that Cochran has received the honor.
He was named Player of the week on March 29, 2021 and March 9, 2020.
Track and field
The Ohio Northern outdoor track and field team won five events and finished second out of five teams at the Polar Bear Spring Invitational on a Sunny and breezy Saturday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium.
Junior Andrew Cochran (Wooster) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of Week for the week of March 29-April 4.
Cochran won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
This marks the second time this season and the third time in his career that Cochran has received the honor.
He was named Player of the week on March 29, 2021 and March 9, 2020.
Track and field
The Ohio Northern outdoor track and field team won five events and finished second out of five teams at the Polar Bear Spring Invitational on a Sunny and breezy Saturday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium.
And, summaries of baseball, softball and women's lacrosse
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 4, 2021
Here's a recap of ONU weekend sports action.
Football
Ohio Northern built a 35-3 third quarter lead and held off a furious rally to post a 35-22 football victory over Wilmington on chilly Friday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-0 overall and are 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Quakers fall to 2-2, 2-2.
Senior Brody Hahn (Louisville) ran for a 42-yard touchdown and threw for four more scores as ONU built a 35-3 lead with 5:23 left in the third quarter.
Wilmington scored on three of its next four possessions to pull within 35-22 with 3:45 left in the game.
Brody Hahn - Josh Bever receive OAC honors
Ohio Northern senior Brody Hahn (Louisville), sophomore Josh Bever (Ashland) and freshman Peyton Wilson (Lima/Shawnee) all received weekly honors for their efforts in a 47-6 football victory at Capital on Friday night.
Hahn and Wilson were named the Ohio Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively.
Bever was named to the D3football.com national Team of the Week at defensive end.