ADA — Senior Konnor Baker and junior Nate Burger scored 17 points each as the Ohio Northern men's basketball team picked up its first win of the coach Rich Bensman era with a 93-51 victory over Defiance on Tuesday.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Trophy Bassmasters bass club held its annual awards banquet on recently at The Plaza Inn. Following a buffet meal, outgoing President Don Kraft presented John Clark and Boyd Downey with the 2016 Angler of the Year title as they tied for the trophy with 295 points each.

ADA — Nate Burger scored 19 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in an 85-73 loss to Denison on Saturday afternoon. Burger led four Polar Bears in double figures in scoring.

GRANVILLE — Senior Britt Lauck scored a game-high 18 points to lead No. 23 Ohio Northern to the Denison Tip-Off Tournament title and a 56-44 victory over the host team Saturday. The Polar Bears improve to 3-0 overall while the Big Red fall to 1-2.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country team finished 14th of 32 teams, and posted its second-best team finish in school history at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon.

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BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan senior Coreen Crosby likes to stay busy. She should stay that way next year when she joins the Youngstown State University track and field team to compete in the heptathlon.

DOLA — Nick Bame has been outrunning the opposition on the track and cross country courses throughout his high school career at Hardin Northern.

Ada and Upper Scioto Valley were both well-represented on the All-Northwest District football teams released on Thursday. The Bulldogs placed four players on the Division VII first or second teams led by receiver Chase Sumner and linebacker Jordan Bailey, who were both selected to the first team.

The Hardin County Family YMCA has a variety of basketball programs available to area youth between the age of 5 and high school set for this winter.