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Look who is now 16th in D3: ONU women's bball team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 12, 2016

By Ashley Birchmeier

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team moved up six spots to No. 16 in the fifth weekly D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.

Thomas More (Ky.) continues to hold the No. 1 spot receiving all 25 first place votes and 625 points, followed by Amherst (Mass.) in second with 593 points and George Fox (Ore.) in third with 571 points.

Ohio Ahtletic Conference foe Capital also broke into the top 25, landing at No. 23 with 100 points.

Northern returns to action Wednesday evening as they welcome Wilmington to the ONU Sports Center, tip off set for 7:30 pm.

D3hoops.com Poll - Week 5

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University host Invitational Mock Trial Tournament Jan. 16-17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Ohio Northern University’s mock trial program will host the 10th annual Polar Bear Invitational Mock Trial Tournament from Jan. 16-17.

The competition will take place in ONU’s Pettit College of Law, Hill Building and Dukes Memorial. More than 150 students from 12 colleges and universities representing six states will participate in the tournament.

The tournament consists of four rounds, with trials taking place simultaneously in each round. Each mock trial has a panel of two judges who evaluate students on their knowledge of the case material and their presentation and litigation techniques. 

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2015 was active year for Ada Tree Commission

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Education and involvement were the hallmarks of the Ada Tree Commission work in 2015.
The commission hosted a public meeting in April to discuss the declining pear trees along Main Street. Village forester Terry Keiser and an employee of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources made presentations.

Commission members took part in the Chamber of Commerce spring event at War Memorial Park. Youth and adults learned how to properly plant a tree when a large tree was planted at the event.

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Sandbox work

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2016

A popular place to be at Ready, Set, Grow Preschool is the sandbox. Looking at this photo makes you want to dig in and work.

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Apollo board reorganizes for 2016; Ron Fleming, Ada board rep

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2016

Apollo Career Center’s board will reorganize for 2016 at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Apollo board room, according to Nancy Hilden, superintendent.

Ron Fleming is the Ada school board representative to the Apollo board. A board agenda is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Here's who the Polar Bears play next

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2016

Here's how the Polar Bear teams did last week, and who they play this week:

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   M. Basketball - Lost 71-72 at #10 Marietta
   #21 W. Basketball - Won 66-53 at Mount Union; Won 92-49 H v Marietta
   Wrestling - at Lycoming (Pa.) Duals; Lost 15-26 v Olivet (Mich.); Lost 18-22 v Oswego State (N.Y.); lost 6-38 v #6 Messiah (Pa.); Lost 14-24 v King's (Pa.); Won 38-15 v Trine (ind.)
   #31 M. Swimming & Diving - Won 293-123 v Penn State-Behrend at Mesa, Ariz.
   W. Swimming & Diving - Won 315-79 v Penn State-Behrend at Mesa, Ariz.

This Week's Schedule:

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