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Men's tennis remains perfect in OAC play with 9-0 victory against Wilmington

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern men's tennis team remained undefeated in OAC play with a 9-0 win over Wilmington on Tuesday evening at Five Seasons Club.

The Polar Bears, who have now won 10 straight matches, move to 12-4 overall and 6-0 in OAC play, while Quakers fall to 1-6, 0-5.

Northern swept all three doubles courts by 8-0 score.

Senior Joey Frank and Junior Do Thai won at No. 1 doubles, freshman John Mostowy and junior Blake Troller were victorious at No. 2 doubles and senior Mike King and sophomore Sam Prewitt won at the No. 3 doubles spot.

Freshman Anne Dreher hits pair of home runs as softball splits OAC double header with Wilmington

By Tim Glon

Freshman Anne Dreher ripped a pair of home runs to lead Ohio Northern to a split with Wilmington in an Ohio Athletic Conference softball double header Thursday afternoon at the ONU Softball Field.

WC won the opener 5-3 and ONU took the nightcap 9-3.

The Polar Bears move to 8-10 overall and 7-5 in OAC action, while the Quakers move to 19-9, 5-7.

Dreher hit two solo home runs, her third and fourth of the season, in Game 2 as ONU salvaged the split and remained in fourth place in the OAC.

Northern sent 10 batters to the plate in a 6-run second inning to take a 6-2 lead.

Reed Allen leads baseball in OAC double header sweep at Wilmington

By Andrew Korba

Freshman Reed Allen went 4-for-7 on the day to lead the Ohio Northern baseball team to a double header sweep of Wilmington on Thursday afternoon at Tewksbury-Delaney Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 14-15 and 5-7 in OAC play, while the Quakers drop to 4-25, 1-11.

ONU captured Game 1 11-4 and won Game 2 15-4.

Allen scored four times and also drove in three runners.

In the first game, Allen led off with a single and moved to second on a walk by freshman Grant Wilson.

After an out, sophomore Dan Belliveau singled, scoring Allen and giving ONU a 1-0 advantage.

Ada school board holds special meeting April 19

The Ada Exempted Village Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Friday, April 19, at 5 p.m. for the purposes of:

1) an executive session to discuss employment and compensation of public employees and negotiations for public employees,
2) accept an employee's resignation,
3) discuss the May 7 levy and cost savings measures for 2013-14, and
4) discuss Board policy revisions."  
 

Chamber plans April 27 spring event

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, meeting earlier this week, announced plans for its first-ever "Spring Event." The family-oriented day is from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at the War Memorial Park. Click here for more details.

You are invited! Ada Chamber holds first-ever spring event Saturday in Ada Park

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its first-ever spring event from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 27, in Ada's War Memorial Park, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.

All events of the day are free and open to the public.

Activities include:
• Kite demonstrations and kite making
• 4-H petting zoo
• Rhythm showcase
• Sunflower seed planting
• Face painting
• Zanesfield Petanque Club demonstration
• Gardening tips
• Tree Commission tree planting.

 

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