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May 2018

3 named all-conference in women’s tennis

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

ONU senior Lynn Kelly (Mason), junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala.) and freshman Sabine Worthoff (West Chester) were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in women's tennis for 2018 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.

Kelly and Ochsenhirt were First Team honorees and Worthoff named to the Second Team.

Kelly is now the seventh Polar Bear to be named All-Conference in women's tennis four times. She was a First Team pick the past three seasons and a Second team pick as a freshman in 2015.

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Ada resident named Bluffton University football coach

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Aaron Krepps of Ada has been promoted to head football coach of the Bluffton University Beavers. He was an assistant coach at ONU for two years before joining the Bluffton team a year ago. Aaron and his wife, Lauren, and infant daughter, Harlow, live in Ada.

He replaces Denny Dorrel who resigned after four season to become the Athletics Director at Franklin County High School, his alma mater, in Brookville, Ind. Krepps previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Beavers.

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Icon dog of the week - Bear

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Meet Bear. He is a 4 year old border collie mix. Bear weighs 52 pounds. Can you give Bear his forever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

May 1929 graduates of Ada High School organized an alumni association with Frank Allen, president, and Freda Beuchert, secretary.

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ONU seniors receive prestigious OAC awards

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

ONU seniors  Chris Garbig (Wilder, Ky./Highlands) and Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) were named Ohio Northern's Clyde Lamb Award winners for 2017-18.

 

The prestigious Clyde A. Lamb Scholar-Athlete Award is the highest honor given in the Ohio Athletic Conference each year and are presented annually to a single male and a single female from each of the league's 10 institutions.

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Crosstown softball game held

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The fourth annual Crosstown softball game on Saturday pitted the Ada Schools staff against the village’s emergency responders. The game benefitted ReStore Community Center with lots of canned goods and some money given to the agency to help those in need.

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Meet the author

Troy Cummings visits Ada elementary classes
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2018

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Prolific children’s author Troy Cummings talks with second graders in the library at Ada Schools on Monday.

Cummings has had a part in writing, and sometimes illustrating, 32 books. He is currently on a tour of northwest Ohio schools. The Greencastle, Ind.-based writer spoke with Ada children in grades 1-5.

The students have read several of his books and worked on art projects that correlate with Cumming’s books.

See samples below of the youngsters’ artwork...and the Balloon Goon.

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Legendary ONU coach joins county sports hall

Herb Strayer, coached and had his jersey number retired at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Hans Strayer accepted a plaque on behalf of his father, Herb, on Saturday when Herb was inducted posthumously into the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame. Several family members attended including Herb’s wife, Susan (pictured). The induction took place at a banquet at USV High School.

Other awardees were Dale Dirmeyer, Zach Dysert, Bill Peterson, Mike Risner, Roger Schroer, and the 1984 Hardin Northern volleyball team, which the Ada Icon will report on tomorrow.

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Thomas honored for sports and academics

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, May 14, 2018

ONU junior Caleb Thomas (Strongsville) has been named to the Google Cloud First Team Academic All-District 7 Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America for his efforts on the field and in the classroom this season.

 

Thomas was the lone Polar Bear on the list and earned the honor for the first time in his career.

The all-district team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.

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VFW ‘Thank You” letter

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, May 14, 2018

The Ada VFW Ream McElroy Post 9381 held its second annual “Tee up for a Vet” Golf Scramble at the Colonial Golfer’s Club on Saturday. It turned out to be a beautiful day as 13 teams teed off at 10 a.m.

 

Along with many other golfer’s games along the way, on Hole # 4, we had a competition for a hole-in-one.  Tommy Tire of Ada provided a truck as the prize.

Sad to say, no one won the truck.

 

The team of Austin Oglesbee, Ryan Risner, Jeremy Wilson, and Troy Hunsicker won the first place prize of $300 with a round of 60.

 

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