By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Ada senior guard Micah Cook received All-Northwest Conference basketball honorable mention notice from league coaches in voting conducted at their annual selection meeting this week.
Cook averaged 11 points per game overall and 13.1 ppg in NWC play, leading Ada in scoring and three-point field goals. He also averaged 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game.
The Bulldogs finished the 2020-21 season with a 3-19 record, and Ada went 1-7 in the NWC. Cook was the top vote-getter on the honorable mention list.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada varsity wrestling team competed well in the Div. III sectional meet at Lima Central Catholic Friday and Saturday.
Allen East won the sectional team title with 222.5 points. Wayne Trace came in second with 197 points.
Ada ended up 12th out of 14 teams at the event with 44 points as three purple and gold matmen made it to the district tournament. The Bulldogs finished just behind Lincolnview, and ahead of tournament host LCC and Crestview.
After the first period, Ada was only outscored 44-43
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 25, 2021
By Cort Reynolds
NEW BREMEN - Visiting Ada built a big deficit after the first period, yet battled back before losing 64-46 to New Bremen in Div. IV sectional first round boys basketball action Wednesday night.
The loss ended the Bulldog season with a 3-19 record.
Ada scored first on a three-point goal by senior guard Jacob Poling, but NB then ran off 20 consecutive points to grab a commanding 20-3 lead after the first period of play.
Eight turnovers plagued the Bulldogs in the opening stanza. Ada rallied and cut the lead to nine a few times, but never got closer than that margin the rest of the game.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Sophomore Calob Cope (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for the week of Feb. 15-21.
Cope won three distance races in meets at Mount Union and John Carroll this weekend.
On Friday, he won the 500 free in 4:57.51 and was second in the 400 I.M. in 4:20.69 at Mount Union.
Cope swept the 1650 free (17:04.26) and the 500 free (4:57.32) at John Carroll on Saturday.
The Polar Bears will wrap up their abbreviated 2021 season March 25-27 with the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Ada faces New Bremen Feb. 24 in opening tourney round
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 23, 2021
By Cort Reynolds Results of Ada vs. Grove below -
ADA - Visiting Lima Temple Christian finished with a 12-4 flurry to nip Ada 43-42 in a dramstic end to the boys basketball regular season finale Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs had three shots to win the non-conference battle in the final seconds. A driving shot rimmed off, as did a close tip-in try. LTC then batted the rebound out toward midcourt as the clock ticked down.
Senior Micah Cook made a lunging backward save to classmate Trent Ennis for a last-gasp shot, but his 38-footer fell short at the buzzer.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 22, 2021
Here's results from this past weekend's ONU men's and women's basketball games.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Sophomore Grant Heileman (Millersport/Sheridan) scored 14 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in a 72-57 loss to No. 15 Heidelberg on Saturday night at Seiberling Gymnasium.
ONU drops to 3-4 overall and 3-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while HU improves to 7-2, 7-2.
Northern had two other players score in double figures as sophomores C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) scored 12 and Landen Long (Mason) added 11.
Junior Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) had a career-high seven assists.