April 2024

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Weekly update of Spring 2024 athletics news from Ohio Northern University.

April 7 __ Sydney Motylinski's two home runs lead Softball to 6-1, 8-1 sweep of Wooster

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Leah Erin Casey, 2017 Allen East High School Graduate and daughter of Clayton and Rebecca Casey, was accepted at and will be attending Harvard University Law School in Fall 2024-2025.

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Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
During the 2023 white-tailed deer archery hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Ryan Burke, assigned to Hancock County, and State Wildlife Officer Brock Williamson, assigned to Seneca County, investigated a landowner harvest anomaly.

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On Monday, April 15, 2024, Ohio Northern graduate Kavan Reames (BFA/Advertising Design ’13) will pay his fellow Polar Bears a visit during the AIGA/ONU weekly student meeting.

Kavan is currently the president and founding member of Best Graphics Company located in Columbus, Ohio, a fleet and vehicle wrap branding expert. In 2018, he earned his MFA degree from Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD). He has worked as a freelance designer, a management team member for Atchley Graphics, and adjunct professor at Wittenberg University and CCAD. As a student, he interned with the Office of Communications & Marketing at Ohio Northern.

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 April 8 Cloud cover forecast from the National Weather Service, Cleveland

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The day of the total solar eclipse is here and as of 6:00 a.m. in Bluffton (where I live) you wouldn’t know it. On Sunday, April 7, downtown Bluffton seemed much like any other Sunday, except for a few more shops being open.

According to an April 7 report from Hometown Stations, the Allen County EMA expects the greatest traffic congestion to be centered on areas with hotels. 

The National Weather Service Forecast Office for Cleveland expects sky cover at the 3:00 p.m. hour to be 31% in the Icon readership area. 

TIME FRAME
In the 45810 and 45817 area codes, the Duration of Totality–when the moon will totally cover the sun–will be 3 minutes and 47 seconds, from approximately 3:10-3:14 p.m. The sky will begin to darken at 1:55 p.m. and return to normal at 4:26 p.m.

EYE SAFETY
The longest-lasting potential impact of the eclipse is eye damage. Looking directly at the sun can result in serious and permanent eye injury.

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Statement issued on Facebook on Sunday, April 7.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the disappearance of a McGuffey man. 

On Sunday March 31 the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a member of 66 year old Michael Bolen’s family stating that he had not been seen since the previous Friday, March 29.  Since receiving the report, an extensive investigation has been and continues to be conducted into discovering Bolen’s whereabouts.  

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ABOVE) Ada freshman Reese Jordan hurled her first varsity win over Arlington. BELOW) Ada center fielder Tess Griffith connects vs. Arlington.

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home on April 6, the Ada High School softball team swept Arlington in a doubleheader by the combined total of 26-3 on a sunny but cool day at War Memorial Park.

Ada won the opener 15-1 and also took the nightcap 11-2.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 with the dominating sweep. The Red Devils fell to 1-4 after the defeats.

“It was nice to get a couple more wins,” said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “I thought we ran the bases well.”

The Bulldogs jumped in front 4-0 in the opener after one inning, and were never threatened. Three Arlington errors and a Karley Wagner single keyed the frame.

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By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN__After an eight-day layoff due to inclement weather, the visiting Ada High School softball team went to Van Buren Friday evening, April 5, and fell behind big early. 

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By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE__The Ada High School track and field teams competed in the annual seven-team Bearcat Relays at Spencerville Friday, April 5.

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Additional photos below / Provided by Ada High School

By Paula Pyzik Scott

One Hundred and Eighteenth Annual Interclass Contest
Founded by Dr. C.H. Freeman
Ada High School Auditorium
March 22, 2024

Interclass–a scholastic competition for the Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes at Ada High School–is 118 years in the making but is not carved in stone. School librarian Chanda Smith told the Icon that the categories–original short story, original poetry, original essay and dramatic reading–have stayed the same, but judging of the first three was expanded.

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