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ONU women 3 points short of improbable run

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The seventh-seeded Ohio Northern women's basketball team nearly completed an improbable run to the NCAA Division III Tournament Saturday, but fell to top-seeded John Carroll 61-58 in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Finals inside the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center.

Northern ends the season at 15-13 overall after appearing in its third consecutive OAC Tournament Finals, having knocked off second-seeded Baldwin Wallace and third-seeded Marietta to reach the championship game. The Polar Bears became the lowest seed to reach the finals since JCU in 2011, also as a seven seed.

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Pair of Ada grapplers 5th at sectionals

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada wrestling squad competed in the 15-team Div. III sectional wrestling meet at Lima Central Catholic Friday and Saturday.

Junior heavyweight Noah Arnett finished fifth in the 285 lbs. division. He won two of his four matches, including the fifth-place bout, to end up 16-10 this season.

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Red Devil girls grab sectional title against Bulldogs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

  By Cort Reynolds
Top-seeded Arlington reeled off 23 unanswered first half points and went on to defeat Ada 53-13 in girls Div. IV sectional basketball final action Saturday evening at Allen East.

After getting a first round tournament bye, 12th-seeded Ada finished its campaign 1-21 with the loss. Meanwhile, sectional champion Arlington advances to the district semifinals February 28 at Ottawa-Glandorf with a 20-4 mark.

The Lady Red Devils will next face Bluffton.
"I am proud of our efforts, we busted our butts from start to finish," said Ada first-year head coach Morgan Bass of the game.

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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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