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February 2018

Ada boys fall late to Grove

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Visiting Columbus Grove outscored Ada 9-1 down the final stretch to pull out a hard-fought 51-41 Northwest Conference boys basketball win before a big crowd Friday night.  

 

The purple and gold dropped to 4-16 overall and 2-5 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, a young Grove squad improved to 9-11 and 4-3 in league play after their fourth victory in five outings.  

 

"I thought the difference in the game was that Grove was the tougher and more physical team," said Ada second-year head coach Dre White. "For the most part, we executed our game plan pretty well.

 

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Men lose, open OAC tourney at home Tuesday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

The Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped an 88-68 decision to the visiting Marietta Pioneers on Saturday afternoon as it celebrated Senior Day at the ONU Sports Center.

With the loss, the Polar Bears (17-8 overall, 12-6 OAC) clinched the No. 3 seed in next weeks Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament, while the Pioneers (20-5, 14-4) grabbed the No. 2 seed in the tournament.

No. 1 seed John Carroll fell to Capital this afternoon, allowing Marietta to claim a share of the OAC Regular Season title.

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ONU Women win in double overtime

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

MARIETTA — It took 50 minutes, including two overtime periods for the No. 21-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to grind out a 93-85 victory over Marietta and claim the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title outright on Saturday afternoon at Ban Johnson Arena.

The Polar Bears move to 21-4 overall and 15-3 in the OAC, while the Pioneers fall to 21-4, 14-4.

With the victory, Northern claimed the OAC Regular Season title outright for the fourth straight season and will own the No. 1 seed in next weeks OAC Tournament.

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Ada's Wills is on ONU tennis team

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

Mackenzie Wills is a member of the ONU women’s tennis team again this year. Wills is a sophomore pharmacy and health care business major.

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Women’s tennis: Kalamazoo 6, ONU 3

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened the spring portion of its 2017-18 schedule on Fridayevening with a 6-3 loss at Kalamazoo (Mich.) at the Markin Center.

The Polar Bears (2-1 overall) got two victories from freshman Sabine Worthoff (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame).

Worthoff won 6-3, 7-6(4) at No. 4 singles and combined with senior Lynn Kelly (Mason) to win 8-3 at No. 2 doubles.

Sophomore Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 singles.

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Men’s lacrosse season preview

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

Now in its third season as a program, the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team is looking to take another step into post-season play in 2018.

The Polar Bears welcome back 34 lettermen and nine starters from last year's squad that went 9-7 overall and finished fifth in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 4-4 record under third-year head coach sat St. Laurent.

St. Laurent recruited 35 freshmen for the inaugural season in 2016 and 24 of those players are still in the program.

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Julie A. Wilson, 1945 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

Julie Wilson, age 72, died on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 8:32 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

          She was born on June 12, 1945 in Kenton, Ohio to Lewis D. and Ruth (Brown) Rader and they are both deceased.  On December 22, 1963 Julie married Thomas Wilson and he survives in Dola.  

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Men score high in running competitions

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) broke the school record in the 3,000-meter run at the OSU Tune Up Meet on Friday evening, while senior Matt Molinaro(Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) highlighted a strong showing for the Polar Bears at the Silverston Invitational on Friday.

McVey won the Ohio State Tune Up's 3,000-meter run, setting a new school-record in the event and posting a top-25 time nationally in the event in 8:25.84.

Molinaro led the way at the Silverston Invitational as he won the 1-mile run in 4:11.56, posting the 16th best time in the country in the event.

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Two school records fall

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 17, 2018

Senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and sophomore Taylor Lavey (New Baltimore, Mich./Findlay) each set new school records to highlight ONU's day at the Silverton Invitational.

Richards bested her own school record in the 1-mile run and finished second overall in the event in 4:46.11. Her time is the sixth fastest time in Div. III history in the event, and currently leads the nation among Div. III athletes.

The senior now owns the best time in the country in the 800-meter run, the 1-mile run and the 3,000-meter run.

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Bridge Bereavement Services to host Forever Memories Group

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, February 17, 2018

Bridge Bereavement Services will be offering a Forever Memories Group focused on loss, grief and healing through the creation of a memory frame. The group will be held on Tuesday, March 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Meadows of Ottawa, 147 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa.

The group is open to any adult who has recently experienced the death of a loved one. Participants are welcome to come commemorate their loved one’s life and memories through the creation of the frame. The loved one did not need to be a patient of Bridge Home Health & Hospice.

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