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Anney Archer made 27 saves in goal; Maddie Gossard passed out 11 assists, made five digs; Alex Morgan paced Ada with a score of 57

Ada spikers split
By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada volleyball team hosted talented Arlington and local rival Hardin Northern Saturday morning in a non-league tri-match, and ended up splitting a pair of battles.

The Bulldogs (4- 4) swept HN and fell to the Lady Red Devils after a close first set to run their record to 4-4.

Ada beat HN 25-19, 25-20 to open the day's play. Senior Melina Woods led Ada over the Polar Bears with 12 kills, 10 digs and two blocks. Senior Nikki Lehsten added five kills.

Come-from-behind win

Northern opens football season with a 35-31 win at Adrian

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern football team opened up its 2017 campaign with a come-from-behind 35-31 victory at Adrian (Mich.) Saturday evening at Docking Stadium.

Sophomore Christiaan Williams (Anna) ran 35 times for 182 yards and a score and junior Will Freed (Carlsbad, Calif./San Marcos) completed 21-of-36 passes for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the ONU offense.

Junior Caleb Saalfeld (Modesto, Calif./Fred Beyer) caught a pair of touchdowns passes, including the go-ahead score with 4:39 left in the game.

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Harold E. Newland, 1928 - 2017

Harold E. Newland, 89, died on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 4:18 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. 

He was born on January 12, 1928 in Alger, Ohio to Ora and Ethel (Dear) Newland 
who preceded him in death. He married Dorothy J. Dulebohn on October 9, 1954 who also preceded him in death on May 16, 2007. 

Harold was a graduate of the Alger High School in 1945, and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked for the Shell Oil Company for 35 years where he retired in 1986. He attended the Lima Trinity Wesleyan Church. 

Women's cross country best of 9 teams

The Ohio Northern women's cross country team opened its 2017 season with a victory at the 9-team Bluffton 5k on Friday at the Bluffton Nature Preserve.

Junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) led Ohio Northern across the finish line in fifth place in a career-best 18:48 which ties her for 10th all-time at Ohio Northern.

"We are really exited about our women's team," said head coach Jason Maus. "They looked great today and really raced hard and were very competitive."

The Polar Bears will return to action Sept. 9 at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational.

Women's soccer falls to Albion

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team fell 4-0 in its season opener on Fridayevening at Albion (Mich.).

The Polar Bears drop to 0-1-0 overall, while the Britons move to 1-0-0.

Men' cross country wins 8-team 6k

The No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country tean opened its 2017 campaign by winning the 8-team Bluffton 6k on Friday at the Bluffton Nature Preserve.

The Polar Bears (7-0) finished with 56 points, Findlay was second with 81 and Heidelberg was third with 82 points.

Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) led Ohio Northern across the finish line in second place in 18:40, finishing first among NCAA Division III runners.

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