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AHS boys blasted by Bluffton 3's

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, December 17, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Plagued by illness, the host Ada High School boys basketball team fell victim to a three-point onslaught as defending league champion Bluffton rolled to a 92-45 victory in Northwest Conference action Friday night, December 16.

Red-hot Bluffton fired in nine first half three-point goals, and ended up hitting a dozen treys. Senior guard Carson Soper drained four triples and added a conventional three-point play in the first half as he tallied 21 points in the first 16 minutes.

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AHS girls basketball falls to late Pirate run

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 16, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team hung close to rival Bluffton for over three quarters in a Northwest Conference battle before succumbing 55-43 Thursday night, December 15.

The Lady Bulldogs trailed just 36-35 heading into the fourth period. But the Pirate girls hit eight free throws and outscored Ada 19-8 in the fourth quarter to win by 12.

The Bulldog girls fell to 4-5 overall and 0-3 in the NWC with the tough defeat. The Pirate girls improved to 5-2 and 1-1 in the NWC with the hard-fought win that snapped a two-game losing skid.

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Women's basketball nears top 25 in Week 3 poll

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team sits just outside the top 25 of the Week 3 D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.

The Polar Bears (7-1 overall, 3-0 OAC) received 38 points and are listed first among teams in the "others receiving votes" category, putting them at No. 26 in the poll.

Northern received 26 points in last week's poll and was listed second among teams in the "others receiving votes" category.

Hope (Mich.) is the top-ranked team in the poll, receiving 615 points and 20 of 25 first-place votes.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors and media members from across the country and is published weekly.

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Poling’s record three-point assault shoots Ada past Vanlue

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, December 14, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

A record three-point onslaught propelled the host Ada High School girls basketball team over visiting Vanlue 69-31 in a non-conference mismatch Tuesday night, December 13.

Sophomore guard Lexi Poling drained seven three-point field goals to break a school single-game record previously held by three other Bulldog girls.

The Bulldogs improved to 4-4 behind their most impressive performance of the season. The Wildcats fell to 1-5 with the defeat.

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Bulldog swimmers 2-1 at quad meet

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA – The Ada High School swim team competed well in a four-team meet against Bluffton, McComb and St. Henry at the Putnam County YMCA Monday evening, December 12.

The Bulldogs went 2-1 in the dual meet event. (Individual results.)

In the combined boys/girls scores Ada beat St. Henry 75-63, defeated McComb 84-8 and lost to Bluffton 95-58.

The Lady Bulldogs defeated St. Henry 47-44 and swept McComb 51-0. Bluffton edged the Ada girls, 45-38.

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ONU sports recap, December 7-10

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Men's Basketball vs. Wilmington
WILMINGTON — Senior C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) scored 18 points in just 20 minutes to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 76-64 victory over Wilmington on Wednesday night at Raizk Arena.

The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they continue Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 2 p.m. contest at No. 6-ranked Mount Union as part of a men's-women's doubleheader at the McPherson Athletic Complex.

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