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Junior Branden Rushton named OAC men's basketball Player of the Week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 26, 2012

Ohio Northern junior guard Branden Rushton was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-25.

Rushton averaged 21.3 points per game in three games last week.

He scored 24 points in victories over Alma (Mich.) and Finlandia (Mich.) to lead the Polar Bears (4-1 overall) to the Alma Thanksgiving Classic title and scored 15 in a 69-64 loss to Defiance.

Rushton was named to the Alma All-Tournament Team. This season, Rushton leads the team in scoring at 18.4 ppg.

Ohio Northern will return to action Wednesday at 7:30 pm at home against No. 13-ranked Wooster at the ONU Sports Center.

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Katie Mengos leads three Polar Bears in double figures as women's basketball tops St. Mary's (Ind.) 77-62

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Senior Katie Mengos scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 77-62 victory over Saint Mary's (Ind.) on Sunday in the Saint Marys Thanksgiving Classic.
The Polar Bears improve to 4-1, while the Belles fall to 2-3.

Mengos led all scorers with her 20 points. Junior Cenzie Yoder added 15 points and senior Joanna Snyder chipped in 10 points for ONU.

SMC had four players score in double figures, led by Ariana Paul with 16 points.

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Rushton leads Polar Bears to 84-68 victory over Finlandia (Mich.) at Alma Thanksgiving Classic

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Junior Branden Rushton scored 24 points for the second consecutive game, leading the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 84-68 victory over Finlandia (Mich.) Sunday afternoon on the second day of the Alma Thanksgiving Classic.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-1 on the season and went 2-0 in the tournament, while the Lions fall to 0-6.

Rushton was 9 of 13 from the floor and dished out four assists to go with his 24 points.
Rushton and sophomore Isaiah Roux were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Junior Jared Horstman had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore Jordan Martin added 13 points for ONU.

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Five score in double figures as men's basketball tops Alma (Mich.), 99-71

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Junior Branden Rushton scored a game high 24 points, as the Ohio Nothern men's basketball team had five players score in double figures in a 99-71 victory over Alma (Mich.) Saturday evening at the Alma Thanksgiving Classic.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 on the season with the win, while the Scots fall to 0-3.
Sophomores Lucas Pennington and Isaiah Roux each scored 17 points for ONU.

Junior Jared Horstman had 12 points and senior Taylor Kuhlman finished with 11 points.

Northern shot a solid 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) in three pointers on the evening.

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Snyder, Yoder lead women's basketball to 78-54 win over Albion (Mich.)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Senior Joanna Snyder scored 16 points and junior Cenzie Yoder added 13, as the Ohio Northern women's basketball team topped Albion (Mich.) by a 78-54 score Saturday evening at the St. Mary's (Ind.) Thanksgiving Classic.

With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Britons fall to 1-3.

Snyder shot 8-of-12 from the field and also grabbed nine rebounds. Yoder was 6-of-10 shooting the ball and pulled down seven boards. Senior Katie Mengos also reached double digit scoring with 10 points.

Taylor Nugent led Albion with 16 points.

Northern got off to a quick start, building a 10-2 lead, capped off by a jumper from Snyder.

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Norada Lanes: Dawn Waugh bowls her first 500 series

Posted by Lindsay Steiner on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Norada Lanes Weekly Bowling Scores

November 19, 2012

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