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ONU men's soccer drops a tough one to Ohio Wesleyan

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

By Andrew Korba

The No. 8 Ohio Northern men's soccer dropped a tough 2-0 contest to No. 21 Ohio Wesleyan Wednesday night at Roy Rike Field.

The Polar Bears fall to 7-2-0 while the Battling Bishops improve to 6-1-1.

Ohio Wesleyan jumped on the board in the 11th minute when Colton Bloecher put the ball in the net.

The Battling Bishops extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal by Matt Shadoan in the 56th minute.

It appeared ONU got on the board in the 66th minute when senior Cameron Johnson put the ball in the net.

But the Polar Bears were whistled for offsides and the goal was waved off.

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Ada 3rd in Region 24 state football ratings

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Sept. 18. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 28. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the regional quarterfinals.

Ratings are listed by division and region with record and average points. Log on to the football page at OHSAA.org for an explanation of how the ratings are calculated.

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Women's Soccer team ranked No. 20 by NSCAA, No. 22 by D3soccer.com

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

 

By Zaji Lieberman

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 20 in the third weekly 2012 Continental Tire/NSCAA Men's Division III poll and is No. 22 in the third weekly D3soccer.com poll, which were released on Tuesday.

In the NSCAA poll, the Polar Bears (4-0-2) were ranked No. 20 in the second poll last week, were ranked No. 18 in the first weekly poll and were ranked No. 12 in the 2012 preseason poll and were No. 13 in the final 2011 NSCAA poll.

Wheaton (Ill.) is ranked No. 1, Emory (Ga.) is second and Trinity (Tex.) is third.

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ONU men's soccer team moves up in national polls

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

By Zaji Lieberman

The Ohio Northern men's soccer team is ranked No. 9 in the third weekly 2012 Continental Tire/NSCAA Men's Division III poll and is No. 8 in the third weekly D3soccer.com poll on Tuesday.

ONU has now been nationally ranked in four of the past five seasons.

In the NSCAA poll, the Polar Bears (7-1-0) were ranked No. 12 in the second poll last week, were ranked No. 4 in the first weekly poll and were ranked No. 12 in the 2012 preseason poll and were No. 11 in the final 2011 NSCAA poll.

Trinity (Tex.) is ranked No. 1, St. Lawrence (N.Y.) is second and Amherst (Mass.) is third.

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Ada shuts out USV in neighborhood rivalry match

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

By Levi Klingler
Last Friday, the Ada Bulldogs visited neighborhood rival Upper Scioto Valley, coming out with a non-conference win over the Rams in the Dogs' third shutout this season. The win puts the Bulldogs at 4-0 (2-0 NWC) for the season and the Rams at 0-4 (0-0 NWCC).

Game photos at bottom of this story.

Ada's first score came on the first play of their first offensive possession. Senior running back Kellen Decker took the handoff and ran 33 yards down the middle of the field, breaking a couple of tackles along the way. Junior Hunter Waller kicked the extra point, making it 7-0, Ada, with 10:18 to go in the first quarter.

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Heidelberg spoils 'Bears home opener party

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 17, 2012

By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern celebrated America's Veterans with several ceremonies, including an F-16 flyover, in its 2012 home football opener against Heidelberg on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

But Heidelberg spoiled the party, scoring 29 unanswered second half points to post a 43-7 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over ONU.

The Polar Bears fall to 0-2 overall and are 0-1 in OAC play, while the Student Princes improve to 2-0, 1-0.

The games was Veterans Appreciation Day at ONU and the players wore special camouflage uniforms which were auctioned off to raise money for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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