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September 2018

A "superior" weekend for Ada band

Band and color guard qualify for state competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 23, 2018

The Ada High School marching band and color guard earned "Superior" ratings in every area: general effects, auxillary (color guard), music, percussion and visual effects, at the Revere Minutemen OMEA Marching Band competition in Richfield on Sept. 22. 

This allows the group to participate in the state marching band finals at the end of October.  Superior ratings reflect an outstanding performance with very few technical errors and exemplifying true musical expression. This rating is reserved for outstanding performances.  Qualification for State Marching Band Finals is determined regardless of band size. 

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Military Appreciation Night well received

Friday night: About 100 veterans from all of the services attended
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 23, 2018

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The first-ever Military Appreciation Night was well-received. About 100 veterans from all of the services attended. They were honored prior to the Ada High School football game Friday night at the stadium, which is appropriately named War Memorial Park. 

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Ada girls nipped by Pirates

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 23, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada girls soccer team played well but lost a squeaker to defending league champion Bluffton Saturday, 3-2.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-7 overall and 1-2 in the Northwest Conference with the home defeat. Bluffton improved to 3-1-5 and 2-0-2 in NWC play with the win.

Ada scored first on a through ball from Timber Blankenship to Julia Kamatali, which she put into the net less than five minutes into the fray.

Bluffton's Reagan Mittendorf tied it 1-1 on a chip shot from 25 yards out that went in just under the crossbar.

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Men’s soccer wins again

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Ohio Northern men's soccer program picked up its fifth straight victory Saturday evening, upending Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Rose-Hulman (Ind.) 2-0 in Terre Haute.

With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 6-2-1 overall on the season while the Fightin' Engineers drop to 2-4-1.

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Bulldog spikers 5th at Minster

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

MINSTER - The Ada volleyball team finished fifth at the tough six-team Minster Invitational Saturday.

The Lady Bulldog spike record is now 9-7.

The purple and gold lost to Russia and Marion Pleasant in preliminary pool play, then defeated Botkins in the fifth-place match.

In their first match vs. Russia, Ada lost 25-19, 25-12. Junior setter Sidney Gossard passed out five assists, hit three kills, made four digs and served two aces.

Sophomores Megan Light and Aubrey Madison each knocked down two kills and added a block.

Senior Rilan Conley connected on two kills and made three digs. Senior Morgan Swick mustered up eight digs.

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Bulldog Jordan runs season-best at VW meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT - The Ada boys cross country team finished 14th of 15 teams at the Van Wert Invitational Saturday.

Bulldog senior Miguel Jordan captured 16th place in the 153-runner field to pace Ada. Jordan covered the 3.1-mile course in a season-best time of 17:47.1.

Ada junior Michael Crouse came in second for the Bulldogs at 66th in 19:58.7. Freshman Riley Ferguson finished in 102nd place with a time of 21:30.5.

Keegan Giddens came in 134th with a time of 24:09.4. Senior Brice Ferguson ended up 148th in 26:37.4.

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ONU football coach reaches milestone

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

WESTERVILLE — Head coach Dean Paul picked up his 100th career coaching victory at Ohio Northern on Saturday in a hard-fought 13-7 Ohio Athletic Conference football victory at Otterbein on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

 

The Polar Bears improve to 4-0 overall and are 3-0 in the OAC, while the Cardinals fall to 0-4, 0-3.

In his 15 seasons as head coach at ONU, Paul is now 100-48, a winning percentage of .675. He is 140-60 overall in 20 seasons as a head coach.

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Findlay downs ONU in tennis

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

FINDLAY — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team traveled to NCAA Division II foe Findlay and dropped a 6-1 decision on Saturday morning at Armstrong Courts.

The Polar Bears fall to 0-1, while the Oilers improve to 1-0.

Sophomore Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles) notched Ohio Northern's win, posting a 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 victory at No. 1 singles.

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Women’s soccer wins 5th in a row

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

ADA - The Ohio Northern women's soccer team used a three-goal second half scoring outsburst to post its fifth consecutive victory Saturday afternoon, blanking the Thomas More (Ky.) Saints 3-0 at Kerscher Stadium in Ada.

The Polar Bears now climb to 5-2-0 overall in 2018 while the Saints fall to 1-8-0 on the season.

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Joel Penton to speak at Grace Gospel Church

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

Joel Penton, who played football for five years on Ohio State championship teams, will speak at the Grace Gospel Church worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30. He is a motivational speaker with a relevant, positive message, especially for youth.

Penton was a member of 3 Big Ten championship teams, a member of a national championship team, and 4-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. He turned down an opportunity to play NFL football and begin a career in full-time speaking. 

Grace Gospel is located at 321 N. Gilbert St.

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