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January 2013

Men's swimming & diving tops Notre Dame (Ohio) 122-104

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Sunday, January 27, 2013

By Jake Schwerer

The Ohio Northern men's swimming & diving team picked up a 124-102 victory at Dvision II Notre Dame (Ohio) at Mellon Pool on Friday evening.

With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 10-1 overall, and the loss drops the Falcons to 3-4 on the season.

Sophomore Brian Heilbronner had an individual first place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.83.

He also teamed with seniors Drew Keriazes and Christian Garlock and junior John Beaschler to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:29.05.

Freshman Jacob Croasdell won the 1000 freestyle in 10:14.81.

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Hoffman leads women's swimming & diving past Notre Dame (Ohio)

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Sunday, January 27, 2013

By Andrew Korba

Senior Mackenzie Hoffman won two individual events and a relay to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team to a 135-102 victory over Division II foe Notre Dame (Ohio) Friday evening at Mellon Pool.

With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 7-5 on the season, while the Falcons fall to 3-4.

Hoffman won the 200 freestyle in 2:04.11 and the 500 freestyle in 5:33.30.

She also teamed with juniors Jennifer Hartsel and Lindsey Rayhill and freshman Lindsey Inkrott to win the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:54.82.

Rayhill touched first in the 100 butterfly in 1:00.61.

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Mathew Johnson leads men's indoor track & field at OAC indoor split meet

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Sunday, January 27, 2013

By Andrew Korba

Junior Mathew Johnson won two events to help the Ohio Northern men's indoor track & field team to a third place finish at the OAC Split Meet hosted by Mount Union.

No. 11 Mount Union won the meet with 279 points, John Carroll was second with 168.5 points, the Polar Bears were third with 132 points,  No. 10 Baldwin Wallace was fourth with 83 points and Heidelberg finished fifth with 53.5 points.

In the DMR, the Polar Bear tandem of junior Evan McKee, sophomore James Rader, sophomore Dan Steigerwald and Johnson finished first in 10:30.25.

Johnson also was victorious in the 1,000 run with a time of 2:38.59.

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Women's indoor track & field finishes second at OAC indoor split meet

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Sunday, January 27, 2013

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's track & field team finished second of five teams at the OAC Indoor Split Meet on Friday evening at Mount Union.

No. 10 Mount Union won the event with 264.5 points, Northern was second with 138 points, followed by Baldwin Wallace, John Carroll and Heidelberg.

The tandem of seniors Alison Steinbrunner and Lydia Weaver and sophomores Catie Huber and Shayla Siefker notched a first place finish in the DMR in 12:22.27.

In the 1,000 run, the Polar Bears had the top four finishers.

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What next for Ada's Zac Dysert?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Wasn't it just a few football seasons ago that Zac Dysert was tossing the ball in a purple Ada HS bulldog uniform on War Memorial Field?

On Jan. 26, the Ada standout quarterbacked the North squad at the North-South Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

Although the North team lost, Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com took note of Dysert's pocket presence, saying tht he works better in chaos rather than on simple drop back plays.

For the complete story on Jeremiah's comments, click here.

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Ada's future scientists probe questions - seek answers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 27, 2013

20 STUDENT PHOTOS IN THIS FEATURE!

• Are more people left or right dominate?
• Are fingerprints hereditary?
• What is the quickest way to cool a soda?
• How fast can a solar powered car go?

Ada eighth grade science students probed these and other questions this year and presented their findings at the Jan. 24 sciene fair at Ada school. Following an afternoon of judging this year's exhibits went on public display.

According to Bill Faine, Ada junior high science teacher, between 68 and 72 projects were judged. Superiors advance to the district science fair at Ohio Northern University in March.

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An interesting story about an interesting old Ada snapshot

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 25, 2013

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There's a story behind every black and white snapshot, and this photo tells an interesting Ada story. Virginia (Snare) Long, former Ada resident, now of Fostoria, shared this photo and the story behind it to The Icon.

Here's the story in Virginia's words:

"This is a picture of the Liberty Bank in Ada, taken in the late 1940s. In the front window you can see the bank vault. That was where all the money was kept. It was opened each morning and closed at the end of the day. This was the job of the cashier, at that time, Rodney Hover.

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Nate Bascom participating in preseason training with Columbus Crew of MLS

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Friday, January 25, 2013

By Andrew Korba

Former Ohio Northern men's soccer standout Nate Bascom is taking part in preseason training with Major League Soccer's (MLS) Columbus Crew in Bradenton, Florida.

The entire Crew roster is down at the camp, as well as some other invitees.

Bascom was invited as a trialist to the camp and is in competition for a spot on the team.

"The players down here are very skilled and talented," Bascom said. "It is a thrill to go against the top competition in the United States."

Bascom is one of the most decorated players in Ohio Northern men's soccer history.

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Saturday is final day to sign up for spring youth soccer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 24, 2013

There's still time to sign up for spring soccer, but hurry. The final sign-up is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Restore Community Center, 210 N. Main St.

If you child has not previously planned with the Ada Soccer organization please bring a birth certificate with you.

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Ada HS spring musical will lead down the Yellow Brick Road

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 24, 2013

We don’t know if Justin England has ever been to Kansas, but he and the Ada High School cast of “The Wizard of Oz” plan a trip there in May. They will take you with them.

This spring’s Ada HS musical is “The Wizard of Oz.” Justin, an Ada junior, was recently cast in the role of the wizard. No, the production won’t be performed in the State of Kansas  –  you’ll have to pretend that  – instead it will be in the Ada school auditorium.

This is Justin’s third role in an Ada  HS drama production. He was a member of the cast of “Lagoon” as an eighth grader and “A Haunting We Will Go,” as a sophomore.

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