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ONU men’s and women’ track teams excellent

During weekend Polar Bears Final Qualifier
Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, March 6, 2019

The Ohio Northern women's track and field program secured six individual event titles at the 2019 Polar Bear Final Qualifier, headlining the team's performances Saturday afternoon inside the ONU Sports Center. 

The meet was not scored.

Northern won three event titles on the track and claimed three of the six event titles in the field events over the two-day event, which began Friday with the men's heptahlon and women's pentathlon competitions.

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Here's how the ONU spring sports team are doing

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Ohio Northern spring sports teams are in full swing this week. Here’s a summary of softball, baseball, women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse contests.

Softball
PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team exploded for 18 runs and 23 base hits in a 10-1 victory over Randolph (Va.) and an 8-0 victory over Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Monday at the Sunkissed Games.

The Polar Bears improve to 2-2, while the WildCats fall to 5-4 and the Monks fall to 1-3.

Junior Brady Guest (Convoy/Crestview) went 5-for-7 with a home run and 6 RBI in the two games to lead the Polar Bear offense.

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It’s ONU 10 Illinois College 1 in baseball opener

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

The Ohio Northern baseball team opened its 2019 season with a 10-1 win over Illinois College on Sunday afternoon at Osceola Heritage Park Field 2 as part of the Russ Matt Tournament.

The Polar Bears (1-0) scored three runs in the third and four more in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead and cruised to the win.

The Blueboys fall to 0-1.

Sophomore Michael Rocco (Orlando, Fla./Zionsville) went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored to lead a 13-hit ONU offensive performance.

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Ada boys place three on All-NWC hoops team

Connor Frazier, Phillip Coulson, Cade Mullins
Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
Three Ada players received All-Northwest Conference boys' basketball honors from league coaches in voting conducted at their annual selection meeting in Delphos Monday night.

Bulldog senior post Connor Frazier was named honorable mention all-conference for the second straight season. The 6-6 Frazier led the team in rebounds and blocked shots, and was second in total points.

Ada leading scorer Phillip Coulson, a junior wing, was also voted honorable mention all-league.

Bulldog senior guard Cade Mullins was the third Ada player to be named honorable mention All-NWC.

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Five ONU athletes receive bids to indoor NCAA championships

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 3, 2019

ADA — Five Ohio Northern student/athletes received bids to compete in the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships March 8-9 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass.

Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/tow-Munroe Falls), senior Avery Ewing (Kokomo, Ind./Eastern), junior All-American Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston), junior Allison Stevens (Naperville, Ill./Central) and freshman Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) will all represent the Polar Bears in the meet.

McVey will compete in the 5,000-meter run with the fifth-fastest time in the country at 14:20.45 and will compete on Friday at 7:45 pm.

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Ada boys scare favored St. Henry but fall short in sectional final

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, March 2, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
COLDWATER - Top seed St. Henry pulled away from upset-minded Ada with big first and fourth quarters to post a hard-fought 64-47 win in boys Div. IV sectional championship action Friday night at Coldwater.

With the loss, the 11th-seeded Bulldogs finished their season 6-18. MAC champion St. Henry (20-3) advanced to the district semifinals at Wapakoneta with the win.

SH outscored Ada by a combined total of 41-20 in the first and fourth periods. But the Bulldogs won the middle quarters, 27-23.

Zach Niekamp, a 6-1 senior, scored 23 of his game-high 27 points in the second half to lead the Redskins to victory.

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