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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UPDATED with girls team scores and interview with new Ada coach Ashley Robey.
By Cort Reynolds
NAPOLEON--The Ada swim team dove into its season Saturday with a solid performance at the Napoleon Wildcat Invitational.
“For being our first meet of the season, I feel we did very well,” said new Ada swim coach Ashley Robey. “Especially being a swimmer short, which resulted in us only having one girls relay team for the relay events instead of two.”
Sophomore Lily Baumgartner won the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle events to pace the Lady Bulldogs.
