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April 2019

ONU volunteers stop at Vancrest

Posted by LizGH on Thursday, April 18, 2019

Two weekends ago Vancrest was visited by several Ohio Northern University volunteers during the annual “ONU Love Day.”

They wash windows, spread mulch and this year brought cards for each resident. 

Jennifer Line, Vancrest activities director said, “The joy and pride they bring to our residents, while sprucing up the front and back porches of their home, is amazing. 

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Ada council dismisses its fiscal officer

Action followed a one-hour executive session
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Crystal Huffer, Ada village fiscal officer, was dismissed from her employment with the Village of Ada during action in a special council meeting held April 12.

The action resulted following a one-hour executive session by Ada council members prior to the open session of the meeting.

Council president Don Fleming moved and Jeff Oestreich seconded a motion for Huffer’s dismissal.

According to minutes from the meeting, the dismissal was “due to misfeasance, malfeasance and nonfeasance, each of which is a  group III offense as per the Village’s Policy and Procedure Manual.”

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Ada's Mackenzie Wills OAC women's tennis player of the week

Last week she posted a perfect 10-0 overall record
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Ada HS grad and ONU junior women's tennis player Mackenzie Wills has been awarded Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week kudos for the first time in her Ohio Northern career, the league office announced Monday afternoon.

Last week, Wills posted a perfect 10-0 overall record, leading the Polar Bears to an undefeated 5-0 mark against Baldwin Wallace, Franciscan, Muskingum, Marietta, and Earlham (Ind.). The junior went 5-0 in singles play in the No. 2-5 roles and 5-0 in doubles action in the No. 1-3 slots.

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Polar Bear men’s tennis team sweeps Marietta

Women team posts three wins
Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Men’s tennis
The Ohio Northern men's tennis program posted a 9-0 sweep over Ohio Athletic Conference foe Marietta during the OAC Tennis Fest Saturday at the Lindner Tennis Center in Mason, stretching its current win streak to four matches and maintaining its undefeated league record in the 2018-19 campaign.

With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 9-6 overall and 3-0 in the OAC. The Pioneers fall to 6-10 overall and 1-4 in conference play with the loss.

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2019 Ada HS track and field team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

2019 Ada HS boys' track team members - not in seating order:
Seniors: Noah Mattson, Nate McClure-Nira, Miguel Jordan, Carson Hissong, Sam Hibbard

Juniors: Khyler Stoll, Alex Morgan, Phillip Gautier, Michael Crouse, Noah Arnett.

Sophomore: Ian Dellifield

Freshman: Kamron Wilkerson, Seth Swaney, Ethan Shaffer, Garrett Rettig, Brandon Paul, Carter Nelson, Kam Mooney, Keegan, Hull, Nate Hall, Keegan Giddens, Riley Ferguson

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2019 Ada HS baseball team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

2019 Ada HS varsity baseball team - not in seating order - Phillip Coulson, Ethan Hall, Tyson Moore, Ethan Hull, Connor Frazier, Bryce Paul, Jaylin Burkhart, Dylan East, Jake Poling, Trent Ennis, Brice Ferguson, Curtis Geckle, Noah Garmon, Matt Middlebrook, Austin Amburgey, Kolton Spangler, Cody Johnston, Tristan Conley, Daniel Mattson, Jacob Morgan, Tyler Jameson, Landon Blankenship, Devon Cole, Zac Swaney, Kadin Phipps, Luke Westover. Coaches: Jason Campbell, Bill Morgan and Gabe Sutton.

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2019 Ada HS tennis team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Ada HS varsity tennis team - Not in seating order, Cade Mullins, Gabe Hasan, Morgan Swick, Isaac Spar, Logan Conrad, Theodore Hadley, Hunter Wells, Kendal Guagenti, Samantha Crawford, Miranda Wills, Dexter Woods III. Coach Cody Hurley.

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2019 Ada HS softball team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Ada HS varsity softball - members, not in order: Kiersten Cortez,  Lexi Waugh, Brenna George, Alexis White, Aubrey Madison, Raina England, Paige Seitz, Alexis Ennis, Sidney Gossard, Leona Dalton, Morgan Dirmeyer, Tori Green,  Melina Temple. Coaches: Becky Dicke and Lauren Dicke.

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ONU men finished 9th of 20 team field

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Freshman Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor) posted a runner-up finish in the pole vault Saturday afternoon, leading the Ohio Northern men's track and field team to a ninth-place finish in a 20-team field on the George Gauthier Track in Delaware at the 2019 All-Ohio Championships, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan.

The Polar Bears (44-10 overall) ended ninth overall after tallying 38.5 team points on Saturday. Otterbein won the team title with 140.50 points; John Carroll finished second with 116 points; and Case Western Reserve took third with 92.5 points.

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Reynolds' column published on celticblog

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Cort Reynolds, Ada Icon sports writer, had an article abouty Paul Westhpal making it to the Hall of Fame that was published on celticblog.com

Click here to read the article.

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