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ONU-Otterbein games scratched

Polar Bears will instead play Mt. Union
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

The Ohio Northern men's basketball games with Otterbein on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled due to COVID-19 protocol issues at Otterbein.

The Polar Bears (2-0 overall, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) will instead play at Mount Union on Saturday at 2 pm in a battle of the league's only 2-0 teams.

ONU swept Wilmington last weekend, winning 95-86 and 62-61 and will play a home-and-home with Heidelberg next weekend.

 

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Panthers down Ada girls

Senior southpaw Alexis Waugh added 5 of her 7 markers in the fourth period. Junior Kirsten Poling added 6
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Ada played Paulding virtually even over the last three periods but lost 57-45 in a Northwest Conference girls basketball game Thursday evening.

Paulding raced to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter and maintained a similar margin throughout the rest of the contest. Ada was only outscored 36-35 over the final 24 minutes.

The Lady Bulldogs won the second stanza 10-9 to pull within 30-20 at intermission.

Paulding extended the margin to 42-29 after the third period. Ada won the final stanza 16-15, but could not get the deficit under double digits.

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2021 OAC schedules set for 7 sports

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 29, 2021

By Tim Glon
The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced its league schedules for baseball, softball, outdoor track and field, men's and women's golf and men's and women's tennis for the 2021 seasons.

Competition across all 10 sports will be limited to conference-only opponents and will begin with women's lacrosse home against John Carroll on Feb. 20.

Baseball and softball will play 36 games within the OAC, facing each team four times with home-and-home double headers over nine consecutive weekends starting March 13. Softball will also add four games with Heidelberg March 6-7 that will not count toward the OAC standings.

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Lady Bulldog 2nd half run upends Upper Scioto

Courtney Sumner pumped in a game-high 22 points to pace the victors
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 28, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Homestanding Ada burst open a close battle against backyard arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley with a 21-8 third period and went on to beat the Rams convincingly 55-34 in a non-league contest Tuesday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs outscored the Ram girls 35-19 after halftime to pull away from a tenuous 20-15 intermission lead.

Driving hard to the basket, Bulldog sophomore playmaker Courtney Sumner pumped in a game-high 22 points to pace the victors.

"We felt like the first three minutes of the second half were going to be the key," said Ada third-year head coach Morgan Bass. "We got the run we wanted right out of halftime."

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Murphy, Cook lead Ada boys past NB

Ada plays makeup non-league game at Waynesfield Feb. 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 28, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada shot its way to a big halftime lead and held on to beat feisty North Baltimore 63-51 in a foul-filled boys basketball bout Tuesday night.

The teams combined for 26 second-half fouls in the chippy and lengthy contest, and 36 overall.

Ada junior Cayden Murphy returned from an ankle sprain that forced him to miss the last game vs. Crestview, and led the victors with 19 points.

Bulldog senior guard Micah Cook drained three three-pointers in the second period as Ada built a 27-14 halftime advantage. 

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ONU wrestling preview

Polar Bears enter the 2020-21 season coming off of their best ever finish at the NCAA regional
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 28, 2021

The Polar Bears enter the 2020-21 season coming off of their best ever finish at the NCAA Regional Tournament.

The Polar Bear wrestling team will return seven of ten starters, six of eight regional placers, and two of three national qualifiers from last year's team that finished 14-8 in dual meets, fifth in the OAC with a 3-4 mark, and fourth out of 18 teams at the NCAA Central Regional.

With returning talent coupled with some promising incoming freshmen, the Polar Bears will look to improve on last year's strong regional tournament finish. It is easy to see why optimism abounds through the halls of the ONU Sports Center this year.

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