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December 2018

ONU places third of 10 teams

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, December 2, 2018

WOOSTER — Freshman Jeremy Adams won the 200 breast to lead the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team on the third and final day of the Wooster Invitational on Saturday at the Wooster High School Natatorium and the College of Wooster Natatorium. The Polar Bears finished third out of 10 teams. Case Western Reserve won the team title.

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Bulldog cagers downed by Musketeers

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, December 2, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

FT. JENNINGS - Visiting Ada lost its second tough road game on basketball's opening weekend at Fort Jennings 50-39 in a non-conference boys basketball contest Saturday night.  

The purple and gold fell to 0-2 with the away defeat, while the Musketeers improved to 1-1 with the victory.

Ada trailed 13-7 after the first period, and inched within 21-16 by halftime. But FJ outscored the Bulldogs 29-23 in the second half.

"It was not the result we wanted, but I can't fault the effort," said Bulldog third-year head coach Dre White. "A slow start cost us again, but the kids fought.

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Soup supper and auction Dec 4

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, December 2, 2018

The Ada Presbyterian Church will hold a soup supper and auction beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Dick Hubbard, retired president of Liberty National Bank, will be auctioneer. Proceeds will benefit missions. All are welcome. The 8-soup supper is $6 for adults and $3 for children.

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Men’s basketball: Mount 80, ONU 70

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 1, 2018

The Ohio Northern men's basketball team opened the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with an 80-70 loss to Mount Union at the Sports Center on Saturday.

The Polar Bears are now 3-3 overall and 0-1 in OAC play and the Purple Raiders improved to 6-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference action.

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Mount Union 77, ONU 58

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 1, 2018

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team came up on the wrong side of a 77-58 decision in its Ohio Athletic Conference-opening contest at Mount Union on Saturday.

Both teams entered at 5-0 as the Polar Bears fall to 5-1 overall and 0-1 in OAC play and the Purple Raiders improve to 6-0, 1-0 on the season.

Senior Jenna Dirksen had 11 points and was 4-for-5 from the field to lead the ONU offense.

Next game: 7 p.m. Wednesday at home against Wilmington

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Brittani Ann Shields 1989 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 1, 2018

Heaven’s angels are receiving a very special child today. Brittani Ann Shields, age 28, died on Friday, November 30, 2018 at 5:43 p.m. at her residence in Springfield, Ohio.

          She was born December 5, 1989 in Lima, Ohio to Larry G. Shields and Annette (DeLong) Shields, also cared for and loved by Bradley Pope.  Her father survives in Roundhead and her mother and daddy Bradley Pope survive in Springfield.

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Rally by Bulldog boys comes up short late at Ridgemont in opener

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 1, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

RIDGEWAY - The Ada boys basketball team fought back from a big deficit, but ran out of gas and lost 59-50 at Hardin County rival Ridgemont Friday night in the season tip-off for both clubs.

The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 15 in the second period but chipped away methodically to build a 40-37 lead in the third quarter.

But a rare four-point play by Gopher freshman Landon Newland gave youth-laden Ridgemont the lead back and they never relinquished it, ending the contest on a 22-10 run.

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Weekend doctor: The scoop on tonsillitis

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, December 1, 2018

By Evan McBeath, MD
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio

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