You are here

Home » Monthly archive

March 2018

Ada’s Mackenzie Wills wins on Florida Courts

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team began its spring break trip with a 9-0 victory over King's (Pa.) on Sunday evening at the USTA National Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-1, while the Monarchs fall to 1-2.

Junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) and sophomore Kaleigh Cummins (Springfield/Northeastern) led ONU.

Ochsenhirt won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, Cummins won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, and the pair combined for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles.

»

8 ONU track stars gain regional honors

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's track and field team saw eight members named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Indoor All-Great Lakes Region team for the 2018 indoor season.

»

ONU law teams score high in ABA competition

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

The ONU Moot Court teams made school history last weekend when both teams made it to the top 16 in the National Appellate Advocacy competition, which is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the country. The competition, held in Boston, is sponsored by the American Bar Association. Team members included Chris Calpin, Kelly Ranttila, Katie Grimm, and John Willamowski.

»

Distrtict III choir '85-86

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 5, 2018

Here are the Ada High School singers in the District III choir during the 1985-86 school year. Names of the singers are below the photo.

»

MORGAN

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 5, 2018

The Icon spotted MORGAN on the Bluffton University campus. This Wood County plate is on a dark grey VW.

»

GoFundMe account for Sam growing

Ada community steps up and helps out
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

Friends and neighbors, relatives and strangers have opened their hearts and pocketbooks for Sam’s funeral expenses. A GoFundMe account was set up with donations reaching $8,200 as of Sunday night. The goal is $8,400.

Samuel (Sam...Sammy) Rowold was only 13 years old when he passed away Feb. 23 in a pond near his home just northeast of Ada. The teenager was non-verbal autistic.

To give, go to:
GoFundMe.com
Then, at the top of the page in the Search box, type Sam’s Funeral Expense.

Donations above the cost of the funeral will be given to the Autism Support Group from Hardin County to buy GPS bracelets for other autistic children to help keep them safe.

»

Easter egg hunt

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ is located at 4443 TR 25, southwest of Ada

»

Baseball splits in season opener

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

AUBURNDALE, Fla. -- The Ohio Northern baseball team opened its 2018 season by splitting a double header with Nebraska Wesleyan on Sunday at Lake Myrtle Park Field.

The Polar Bears got three home runs and a stellar pitching performance to win the opening game 8-4.

The Prarie Wolves (1-1) scorted five unearned runs in the third inning and went on to win the nightcap 8-5.

In Game 1, ONU got home runs from junior Caleb Thomas (Strongsville), senior Jason Burkett (Maumee) and senior Dan Barna (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley).

»

Softball wins first two games of season

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, March 5, 2018

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The Ohio Northern softball team opened its 2018 season with a pair of victories at the Sunkissed Games on Sunday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (2-0 overall) started the day with a 2-0 victory over DeSales (Pa.) and ended the day with a 10-5 win over Muhlenberg (Pa.)

In the opener, senior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) threw a 2-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to pick up the win.

»

This Bulldog is state-bound

Ada senior grappler Chase Sumner
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 4, 2018

By Cort Reynolds
Ada senior grappler Chase Sumner finished second in the 145 lbs. bracket at the Div. III wrestling districts in Troy's Hobart Arena Saturday to clinch yet another trip to the state meet.

Sumner enters his third straight state competition March 8 in Columbus with a 32-3 record. He is the career Bulldog wrestling program leader in individual wins with 148.

In the first round of the double-elimination event Friday, Sumner defeated freshman Lane Mefford of Indian Lake by technical fall, 17-0. Mefford dropped to 13-6 with the loss.

»

Pages