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ONU track and field preview: It's a youth movement in 2021

Polar Bears welcome back 17 letterwinners from its 2020 squad that went 48-21 and finished fifth in the Ohio Athletic Conference indoors last season before the outdoor campaign was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

By Tim Glon
The Ohio Northern women's track and field team will go with the youth movement in 2021 under 12th-year head coach Jason Maus.

The Polar Bears welcome back 17 letterwinners from its 2020 squad that went 48-21 and finished fifth in the Ohio Athletic Conference indoors last season before the outdoor campaign was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Freshmen make up 17 of the Polar Bears' 35-woman roster, but ONU welcomes back 41 of the team's 59 points scored in the OAC Indoor Championships a year ago.

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ONU men's preview: Young, talented squad

12-game covid-19 shortened 2021 campaign begins this month
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 19, 2021

By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team ended its 2019-20 season on a three-game winning streak.

Fifth-year head coach Rich Bensman hopes to use that momentum as his young and talented squad hits the floor in a 12-game, covid-19 shortened 2021 campaign this January.

Bensman welcomes back three starters and nine lettermen back from last year's squad that went 9-16 overall and was 5-13 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Northern returns its top three scorers and its top rebounder, but with no seniors and only one junior it will be a young and experienced group on the floor.

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Late Lady Bulldog run ends just short at Ridgemont

Courtney Sumner led all players with 20 points. Nine of her 20 markers came in the final 45 seconds, and she tallied 11 in the 4th period
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 19, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
RIDGEWAY - The Ada girls basketball team got hot late but lost a cold-shooting 42-40 non-league contest at county rival Ridgemont Monday evening.

Both teams shot well under 40 percent from the field in the hard-fought battle.

The Lady Bulldog record fell to 3-10 with the tough loss, while the Lady Golden Gophers evened their mark at 7-7 after the win.

"We shot terrible," said Ada third-year head coach Morgan Bass. 

The Lady Bulldogs trailed 40-28 with 2:43 remaining to play, yet put on a late rally that came up just short. 

Freshman guard Olivia Burkhart splashed a triple to ignite a 12-2 Ada closing run.

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Ada boys out-swim Sidney Lehman

Katey Stuart: "We had a couple of season-best times tonight, so that was a great surprise. We're excited to see how the team will swim at the end of the season."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 18, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada varsity swim teams competed in a four-team meet at the Lima YMCA Friday evening.

The Bulldog boys defeated Sidney-Lehman Catholic 28-17 to post the lone Ada win in the three boys and girls dual meets. The Lady Bulldogs lost three close dual meets despite some fine individual finishes.

"Overall, we were happy with how everyone swam," said Ada first-year head coach Katey Stuart. "This is usually the point in the season where we're most tired, so lifetime best times aren't expected. 

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Late Polar Bear rally upends gritty Ada boys

Bulldogs face three opponents this week
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 18, 2021

 By Cort Reynolds
DOLA - Host Hardin Northern reeled off 12 straight points in the final two minutes to rally past county foe Ada 41-33 in a tough non-conference boys basketball Saturday night showdown.

The Bulldogs held the lead for almost the entire final three periods, but lost their fourth close heartbreaker of the season due to the 12-0 HN closing rush.

HN junior Nevin Robson started the decisive finishing spurt with a baseline runner to inch the hosts within 33-31 as 1:31 remained to play. Luke Wilson then splashed a right side trifecta that put Northern on top 34-33 with 1:15 to play.

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Hornet girls stave off Ada

Ada hosts Ridgemont tonight
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 18, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - The visiting Ada girls basketball team rallied late but came up short at local foe Cory-Rawson 59-51 in a non-league contest Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Bulldogs fell behind 12-5 after the first period and trailed 31-21 at intermission. 

Aided by early purple and gold turnovers, C-R extended its lead to 46-32 after three quarters.

Ada rallied to outscore the Hornets 19-11 in the final stanza as sophomore playmaker Courtney Sumner poured in 12 of her season-high 23 points.

The Bulldog girls record dropped to 3-9 overall with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Hornets improved to 9-5 after the victory.

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