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September 2018

Preview of ONU vs Bluffton in volleyball

The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team will make the short 13-mile trek to area-rival Bluffton this weekend for the Bluffton Spiketacular at the Sommer Center.

The Polar Bears will open the tournament Friday night at 7 pm against #23 Thomas More (Ky.) looking to avenge a season-opening 3-2 setback at the 40th Annual ONU Invitational last Friday ... ONU will then face DePauw (Ind.) on Saturday at Noon before concluding the tournament against tournament host Bluffton at 2 pm.

Ada golfers shoot well in NWC quad

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Ada boys golf team scored well in a tough four-team Northwest Conference match Wednesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Hot-shooting Lincolnview won the event with just 160 strokes. Bluffton tallied 176, followed by Delphos Jefferson (200) and Ada, who shot well (203) but finished fourth.

Ethan Hull paced the Bulldogs with a score of 49. Teammates Alex Morgan and Brevin Sizemore each carded a 51. Rob Allison followed closely with a total of 52.

Ada freshman Dexter Woods sank a hole in one in the JV match on hole nine.

What is current economy like for college biz grads?

Four recent ONU business graduates of will share their career and life stories during a panel discussion, “The First Five Years,” at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 in Dicke Hall.

 

The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of Executive Week, an annual event at ONU during which ONU business students have opportunities to interact with professionals in the field to gain their insights.

 

Panel discussion participants:

·Rob Roll, a 2013 graduate in accounting and finance, is a tax senior at GBQ Partners.

Women’s tennis wins 9-0 and 9-0

DEFIANCE — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its 2018-19 season with 9-0 sweeps of Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) in a tri-match on Wednesday afternoon at Defiance's Dix Tennis Facility.

The Polar Bears move to 2-0 on the season, while the host Yellow Jackets fall to 1-1 and the Cardinals fall to 0-1.

Senior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) and freshman Olivia Schrager (Dayton/Miami Valley) each won at No. 1 singles to lead ONU.

Schrager also added a singles win at No. 2 and the pair each went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles on the day.

Volleyball wins, Bluffton next

The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team swept Denison 25-14, 25-13, 25-9 on Wednesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

 

The Polar Bears (4-1 overall) had six runs of at least five consecutive points to dominate the Big Red (1-3).

The Polar Bears will have a quick turnaround with just one day off before playing three matches at the Bluffton Spiketacular Friday and Saturday.

It's on Ada's fall calendar

Harvest & Herb Fest', Wilson garage sale, Kiwanis Halloween parade, Town and Gown dinner, Merry on Main

Lots of community events are on the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce fall calendar.

The events include those sponsored by the chamber or by chamber members. The following events were announced at the chamber board meeting on Sept. 5:

Children 5 to 12 auditions set for “Spectacular”

Performances Nov. 15-16-17-30 and Dec. 1-2

Ohio Northern University will hold children’s auditions for “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Freed Center.

Auditions will be held for singers and dancers ages 5 to 12. Those auditioning may be asked to sing and should be ready to participate in a dance call (jazz and/or tap shoes). No prepared dance or vocal solos, please.

For further information, contact Kirsten Osbun-Manley at [email protected].

The dates for this year’s performance are:
Nov. 15,16 and 17 – Ohio Northern University performances
Nov. 30; Dec 1 and 2 – Lima performances.

 

Bulldog boys take down Lancers

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada boys soccer team defeated visiting Northwest Conference foe Lincolnview 3-1 Tuesday evening at the park.

The Bulldogs improved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the victory.

Sophomore Jacob Poling scored a goal off a Jon Allen assist.

Junior Skylar Williams netted a goal from Chris Reyes. Sophomore Jacob Thaxton scored the other goal from a feed by Wyatt Rettig.

Junior keeper Drew Hadley made six saves in goal.

The Bulldog reserves also beat Lincolnview in a half game, 2-0. Poling and Andrew Rush tallied the Ada JV goals.

Ada (2-2 home) plays host to NCOSA foe Cory-Rawson Thursday, September 13.

World War I topic of today’s talk

To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Dr. Karl Roider will teach a course on the Great War at the Ada Public Library beginning today (Wednesday). His first talk will be on the Origins of War at 3:30 p.m.

 

All are welcome, and the program is free of charge.

 

Dr. Roider is retired professor and dean at Louisiana State University. He grew up in Ada where his father served as ONU music department chair for many years. He returned to Ada several years ago following retirement.

 

The other Wednesday session titles are:

Sept. 12: Trench Warfare
Sept. 19: USA in the War
Sept. 26: End of the War

Runner of the week

Ohio Northern senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

 

McVey won the Bluffton 6k by more than 23 seconds, cruising across the finish line in 18:52.

He has now led ONU across the finish line in 11 consecutive races, dating to the 2016 season.

McVey has now won the honor three times in his career.

The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational.

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