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September 2018

Men’s soccer ends in tie

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 2, 2018

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team battled their way to a 1-1 double overtime draw against Transylvania (Ky.) to begin the 2018 campaign.

Both teams move to 0-0-1 on the year.

Transylvania struck first in the 13th minute to open the scoring and take a 1-0 lead.

Northern responded just a 1:35 later with a goal of its own in the 14th minute.

Junior defender Michael Bringard  played a long ball from just outside ONU's 18-yard box deep into the Transylvania end.

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Bulldog harriers run at Grove Invite

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 2, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada cross country team competed in the tough Columbus Grove Invitational Saturday.

Host Grove won the boys small school division team title, finishing first among the 21-team field with 53 points. Lincolnview took second with 93 points.

Ada finished last with 497 points. The top Bulldog finish was posted by senior Miguel Jordan, who came in 39th with a time of 18:30.9.

Noah Fisher of Ayersville won the boys small school race in 15:37.03.

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Red Devils win over Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 2, 2018

Photo by Sue Mattson

Arlington wideout Ivan Berry hauls down a touchdown reception despite  
double coverage from Bulldogs Landon Blankenship (33) and Daniel  
Mattson (13) Friday in the Red Devil 37-6 win over Ada at War Memorial  
Stadium.
Ada (1-1) plays at LCC Saturday, September 8.

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ONU wins football opener 34-17

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 2, 2018

The Ohio Northern football team opened its 2018 season with a 34-17 victory over Adrian on a beautiful Saturday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

 

The Polar Bears (1-0) got 76 yards rushing and two touchdowns from freshman Brock Martin and a key pick-6 by Jaymar Hines in the win.

Junior Mark Niles (Miramar, Fla.) had a career-high 15 tackles and two PBUs for ONU as well.

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Hope beats ONU in women’s soccer

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 2, 2018

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team, ranked 8th nationally, dropped their season-opening contest 1-0 in overtime against Hope (Mich.) at the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

 

Northern falls to 0-1-0 overall, while the Flying Dutch improve to 2-0-0.

The ONU defense held strong during the contest, but the Flying Dutch were able to net the game-winner with less than a minute to go in the first overtime period.

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Volleyball team wins 2

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 2, 2018

Senior Josie Andres and junior McKenna Jordan were named to the All-Tournament team as the No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team defeated Defiance and Case Western Reserve on the final day of the 40th Annual ONU Invitational at the ONU Sports Center.

 

The Polar Bears recorded their second and third consecutive victories to improve to 3-1 on the year.

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Bulldog linksters third at county meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 1, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON - The Ada golf team finished a solid third out of five teams in the Hardin County Invitational Saturday at the Kenton Memorial Golf Course.

Upper Scioto Valley won the meet with 182 strokes, followed closely by host Kenton (182). Ada finished third with a season-low total of 202, ahead of Riverdale (209) and Ridgemont (237).

Brevin Sizemore paced Ada with a nine-hole score of 46. Teammate Alex Morgan was close behind, posting a 48. Ethan Hull carded a 52 while Austin Amburgey posted a 56.

Rob Allison added a score of 57.

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Bulldog spikers split tri match

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 1, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON- The Ada volleyball team split a pair of mon-league matches Saturday morning at Arlington.

The Lady Bulldog spikers are now 4-4.

Ada lost to powerful host Arlington in two sets 25-16, 25-21.

Junior setter Sidney Gossard passed out 11 assists while senior Rilan Conley knocked down five kills and made six digs.

Sophomore Megan Light drilled four kills and senior Morgan Swick contributed seven digs and served three aces. Sophomore Miranda Wills hustled up five digs.

Ada then defeated county foe Hardin Northern (2-3) in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-18.

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The weekend doctor

Speech delay is a broad term used for children who begin speaking later than usual
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, September 1, 2018

By Brenda Waltz, M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Julie A. Cole Rehab & Sports Medicine

Speech delay is a broad term used for children who begin speaking later than usual. Each child is different and will learn speech and language skills at his or her own rate. Below is a speech and language guideline typical for children ages 1-3 years:

1 year: Most children begin speaking at approximately one year of age. A child’s first words usually consist of “mama,” “dada” and other nouns such as pet names, foods or toys. Children can wave goodbye, play pat-a-cake, understand “no” and follow simple directions.

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The weekend doctor

West Nile virus - how to prevent it
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, September 1, 2018

By Colleen Abrams
Infection Preventionist

Recently, mosquitos examined by Hancock Public Health as part of the county-wide mosquito surveillance program have tested positive for West Nile virus. The presence of these virus-positive mosquitos calls for a reminder of what the West Nile virus is and how to prevent it.

The West Nile virus is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not spread through coughing, sneezing or touching, nor through touching live animals.

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