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Women's swimming & diving earns share of the OAC regular season championship with victory over Baldwin Wallace

By Caleb Scott

The Ohio Northerns womens swimming & diving team clinched a share of the OAC Regular Season Championship in a 190-103 win over Baldwin Wallace on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

With the win, ONU stands at 6-5 on the year and 4-1 in the OAC. The Yellow Jackets fall to 4-7, 1-4.

The victory also retains the Golden Kickboard for the Polar Bears.

This is the eighth consecutive OAC Regular Season title for the women's program.

In the 100 yard backstroke, freshman Lindsey Inkrott took first place by a time of 1:02.75.

No. 8 women's basketball stays perfect in OAC play with 72-61 victory over John Carroll

By Andrew Korba

Senior Joanna Snyder scored a game high 22 points to lead the No. 8 Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 72-61 win over John Carroll on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

With the win, Northern extends their winning streak to 15 games and now stands at 16-1 overall and 10-0 in the OAC. The Blue Streaks fall to 10-7, 3-7.

Snyder shot a solid 10-of-15 from field, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists.

Senior Morgan Dumbaugh added 15 points for the Polar Bears.

Beth Switzler and Melissa Spahar paced John Carroll with 13 points each.

ONU came out hot and opened up an early 14-2 lead.

Men's basketball falls to John Carroll, 78-75

By Andrew Korba

Junior Branden Rushton led four players in double figure scoring, but the Ohio Northern men's basketball team lost a tough 78-75 contest to John Carroll on Saturday afternoon at the DeCarlo Center.

The Polar Bears are now 7-10 overall on the season and 3-7 in the OAC, while the Blue Streaks improve to 8-8, 5-5.

Rushton was 7-of-13 from the field and also had four rebounds.

Junior Jared Horstman scored 15 points, while senior Taylor Kuhlman and junior Dominique Royal had 12 points each.

Kenny Janz recorded a double-double for John Carroll with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Polar Bear swimmers 9-1

The No. 17 Ohio Northern men's swimming & diving team won every event in a 231-44 victory over Baldwin Wallace on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center. The Polar Bears improve to 9-1 and remain perfect with a 5-0 mark in the OAC, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-8, 2-3.

15 minutes with Courtney Rudasill - who may dance herself to fame

15 minutes with Courtney Rudasill   

Courtney, what year are you at Ada High School?

I’m a junior.

Tell me about some of your school activities.

I’m in the varsity singers, show choir. We meet first period and before school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s your favorite type of music?

93.9. Hip Hop.

You probably store lots of music. How much music have you stored and where do you keep it?

I keep it on my phone and I’ve stored 403 songs. A lot of it is Chris Brown. When I get a gift card I usually go and fill it up with more music.

Justin Light, Ada 7th grader and 4-H member, will attend presidential inauguration

Justin Light, Ada seventh grader and member of the Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club, will take the trip of a lifetime on Saturday, according to Mark Light, Hardin County 4-H Educator.

He is among two Hardin County 4-H members traveling to Washington, D.C., to attend the presidential inauguration.

The other Hardin County student is Jordan Furer, a Ridgemont High School sophomore who is a member of the Country Timers 4-H Club.

“4-H members from across Ohio will join together on Jan. 19 to travel to Washington, D.C., to experience an exciting time in our nation’s history,” Light told The Ada Icon.

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