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ONU sports recap, December 29-30

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Women's basketball opens Bluffton Holiday Classic with 60-50 victory over Denison
The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team opened play at the Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament with a 60-50 victory over Denison on Thursday afternoon, December 29.

Late 24-3 run defeats Bethany (W.Va.) in final women's basketball game of Bluffton tournament
The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team went on a 24-3 run over a 10-minute span in the third and fourth quarters and posted a 76-55 victory over Bethany (W.Va.) on the final day of the Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament on Friday afternoon, December 30.

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AHS boys basketball falls to AE in Border Battle final 

Posted by Staff on Saturday, December 31, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys basketball team lost to backyard rival Allen East 56-40 in the title game of the fifth annual boys Border Battle tournament at Waynesfield Friday night, December 30.

The Bulldogs never truly got on track, as they trailed most of the game. AE displayed solid guard play and shooting to win the tourney title.

Ada fell to 5-4 after the defeat snapped their two-game win streak. Meanwhile, AE improved to 4-3 with the win. The Mustang girls and boys swept the BB crowns. 

The Bulldogs trailed by just six at the half, but got outscored 29-19 after intermission.

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AHS girls basketball defeats rival Rams to take 3rd at Border Battle 

Posted by Staff on Saturday, December 31, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls basketball team rode a big second quarter to convincingly defeat backyard rival Upper Scioto Valley 55-30 in the third-place game of the fifth annual girls basketball Border Battle early Friday afternoon, December 30, at Waynesfield.

Ada improved to 5-6 with the win, while USV fell to 3-8 with the defeat.

The Bulldogs outscored USV 37-15 over the middle two quarters to pave the way to the win.

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AHS boys basketball nips Tigers on late Conley basket

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, December 30, 2022

Team advances to title game vs. AE

By Cort Reynolds

WAYNESFIELD–The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team scored in the final seconds to edge tournament host Waynesfield-Goshen 51-50 in the semifinals of the fifth Border Battle tournament Thursday night.

The Bulldogs rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to lead 49-48.

Then Tiger junior guard Drew Breitigam scored on a drive in the final minute to give W-G the lead back, 50-49.

But Bulldog senior Carter Conley answered by making a layup for the last of his 26 points with 20 seconds remaining to pull out the victory.

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AHS girls basketball falls to Mustangs in Border Battle semi

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 29, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Allen East used tough defense and accurate shooting to defeat the Ada High School girls basketball team 63-25 in the semifinals of the Border Battle tournament on Wednesday night, December 28, in Waynesfield.

Talented AE improved to 8-2 with the convincing win, while overmatched Ada fell to 4-6 with the defeat.

"Allen East is more athletic and has more size," explained first-year Ada head coach Zach Ricker. "We gave up a lot of second chance points on offensive rebounds."

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AHS swimmer Baumgartner sets 2 Holiday Invite records

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Lady Bulldog swimmers 5th at Holiday Invite

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA--The Ada swim team finished 13th in the 29-team Bluffton Holiday Invitational meet Tuesday, December 27, at the Lima YMCA.

Ada sophomore Lily Baumgartner set a holiday meet record by winning the 100 butterfly. She broke the 12-year old meet record by .66. Baumgartner also broke the nine-year old meet record by 1.04 in winning the 100 backstroke amid a pool of 69 swimmers.

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