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Bulldog boys nipped by Pirates in physical battle

2nd season begins Tuesday vs. New Knoxville
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 24, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada battled tooth and nail with local rival Bluffton on Senior Night, but in the end the Pirates held off the upset-minded Bulldogs 54-45 to record a Northwest Conference win in the regular season finale Friday night.

The purple and gold finished the regular season 5-17 overall and 2-6 in the NWC with the hard-fought defeat, while Bluffton ended up 15-7 and 5-3 in league play after the win.

Crestview (21-1) whipped Columbus Grove 61-44 Friday night to share the league title with CG, as each finished 7-1.

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Ada's Katayama finishes near top at state swim meet

4th in the 50-yard freestyle, 6th in 100 butterfly finals
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 24, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
CANTON - Ada junior Klava Katayama came in fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and touched sixth in the 100 butterfly finals at the 43nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday evening.

A top eight finish confers all-state status.

In the 50 free finals, Katayama moved up from her strong fifth-place preliminary finish to end up fourth in 23.77.

Sophomore Nyah Funderburke of Columbus School for Girls won the 50 free in 23.46.

Katayama came in sixth in the 100 fly in 56.91, again moving up one place from her preliminary finish Thursday.

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ONU wrestlers named first team all-OAC

Posted by Icon K on Sunday, February 24, 2019

ADA — No. 19-ranked senior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland)was named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference at the 174-pound weight class in wrestling for 2018-19 in voting conducted by the league's eight head coaches.

Davidson was a perfect 6-0 with five pins and a decision by shutout in OAC dual meet competition.

He also won the league's Most Falls in least Amount of Time award with five falls in 15:03 in his six victories.

Davidson leads Ohio Northern with a 28-7 record and 10 pins this season.

The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships at Crawfordsville, Ind.

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3 ONU athletes win player of week honors

Alex Pizarro, Noah Elliott and Ryan Bruns
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, February 23, 2019

Three ONU athletes were named OAC athletes of the week in their respective sports.

Alex Pizarro - men’s lacrosse

Senior goalkeeper Alex Pizarro (Boonsboro, Md.) has been voted the first Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for the 2019 season, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

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Richards and Molinaro compete in NYC this weekend

Two former ONUY track and cross country standouts
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 22, 2019

 Former Ohio Northern track and field and cross country standouts Emily Richards and Matt Molinaro will represent the HOKA New Jersey-New York Track Club in the 1,000-meter run competitions at the 2019 Toyota USATF Indoor Championships this weekend at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Facility in Staten Island, N.Y.

Richards will make her first appearance at an indoor national championship after qualifying for the 2017 and 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships in the 800-meter run. She currently owns the fourth-fastest seed time entering the meet.

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Ada's Katayama in two finals at state swim meet

Fifth in the 50-yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 butterfly preliminaries
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 22, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
CANTON - Ada junior Klava Katayama finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 butterfly preliminaries to make it to the finals of both events at the 43nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday evening.

Katayama finished fifth out of of 24 swimmers with a time of 23.86 in the 50-yard free preliminary heats, which garnered her a qualifying spot in the A finals Friday evening.

Sophomore Nyah Funderburke of Columbus School for Girls won the 50 free preliminary heats in 23.55.

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