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Allen East stops Ada in softball and baseball

Ridgemont, Upper Scioto, Botkins next for girls • Boys host Ridgemont today
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 16, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada got blanked 5-0 by local traditional arch-rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference softball game marred by wind and cold Thursday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-4 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the defeat. AE improved to 9-5 (2-0 NWC) with the shutout victory.

AE sophomore Nikki Thaxton hurled a complete game shutout.

The Lady Mustangs scored a run in the top of the first frame. 

In the top of the second, freshman catcher Savana Brooks drilled a two-run homer over the fence in right-center field to build a 3-0 lead.

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ONU vs. John Carroll cancelled

Polar Bears finish football season at 3-1
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 15, 2021

The Ohio Northern football game at home with John Carroll, scheduled for Friday night, has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocol issues.

Both schools mutually agreed to cancel the game due to COVID issues at each school.

The contest was scheduled as the Third Place OAC Crossover Game. Per OAC rules, the game will be considered a no-contest and each team will finish tied for third in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

The Polar Bears finished their regular season with a 3-1 record and were second in the OAC West Division, while the Blue Streaks were second in the OAC East Division with a 2-1 mark.

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Wills ties ONU career victory record

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 15, 2021

 Senior Mackenzie Wills (Ada) tied the school record for career victories, leading the Ohio Northern women's tennis team to a 6-3 victory over Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday afternoon at the West Campus Courts.

The Polar Bears improve to 6-0 on the season and are 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-1, 2-1.

Wills won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles for her 172nd career win, tying the mark set by Meghan Letizia from 2012-16.

She is already ONU's all-time career singles wins leader with 88 and is second all-time with an 84-31 mark in doubles matches. She needs only five more doubles wins to tie Letizia's record of 89.

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Bulldog tennis downed at Bath

Dexter Woods III stayed unbeaten
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 15, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Ada tennis team lost 4-1 to Bath on a windy Wednesday evening.

The Bulldog netters dropped to 2-4 after the defeat. Bath improved to 2-2 with the victory.

"It was a closely-contested match," said Ada head coach Dexter Woods. "It was also the second match in a row that Miranda and Dexter faced twin brothers at first and second singles," he added.

Ada senior Miranda Wills dropped to 3-3 this spring with a close two-set loss to hard-hitting Bath freshman Daniel Bolon at first singles.    

"Miranda played a long, close match that could have gone either way," said Woods. 

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Girls' and boys' track squads win tri-meet

Courtney Sumner wins 2 events and run in two 1st place relays
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 15, 2021

Photo and story by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada boys and girls track and field teams each won a home triangular meet Wednesday evening at the park.

The Bulldog boys outscored Ridgemont 68-52.5, with North Baltimore third at 43.5 points.

The Ada girls finished with 79.5 points to easily out-distance second-place North Baltimore (42) and Ridgemont (29.5).

Lady Bulldog sophomore Courtney Sumner won two individual events (long jump, 200 meters), and ran a leg for two first-place Ada relay quartets.

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Here's Polar Bears' men's spring sports update

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Here's an update on ONU men's spring sports.

SOCCER
Junior Bryan Kern (Rocky River) netted the lone goal in overtime to lead the fourth-seeded Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory in the OAC Quarterfinals against fifth-seeded Mount Union Tuesday night at Kerscher Stadium.

With the win the Polar Bears improve to 6-3-1 overall and Mount Union ends their season 4-5-0.

With 5:15 remaining in the first overtime period, Kern shot a loose ball that bounced out to the top of the goal box, and drilled it past the goaltender to the bottom left of the goal to give ONU the victory.

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