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Volleyball sweeps Wooster 3-0 in 2012 season opener

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, September 1, 2012

By Tim Glon

Senior Ellen Grenert had a match-high 10 kills to lead the Ohio Northern volleyball team to a 25-22, 25-12, 25-16 season-opening victory over Wooster Friday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

Senior Kelsie Zumberger dished out 34 assists in her first action in more than two seasons and junior Kristen Davidson and freshman Ellie Gillespie each had nine klills for ONU.

Melissa Morgan and Erica Skillman each had six kills for the Scots (0-1).

Trailing 22-21 in Set 1, junior Julia Fuerst had a kill to tie the match at 22, then Zumberger followed with a kill to put ONU up 23-22.

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Bulldog Nation Superfan 5K and Fun Run set for Sept. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Bulldog Nation Superfan 5K and Fun Run is set for Sunday, Sept. 16, in the Ada War Memorial Park.

The run begins at 6:15 p.m. and the fun run at 7:30 p.m. Registration is in the band shell from 5 to 6 p.m. A 50/50 raffle and a coach purse raffle takes place at 8 p.m. The 5K is open to ages 7 and older. The fun run is open to runners ages 4 to 12.

The course goes through the Ada Park and will end with a lap around the track in War Memorial Stadium. Runners and walkers are encouraged to participate in the 5K. Water stations are at miles 1, 2 and at the finish. 

Also planned is a kids’ fun run, which is one lap around the track at 8 p.m.

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Dog days of summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Nice day for a run - with not just one dog, but two. The Icon captured this runner on Main Street Ada on Thursday afternoon. After all, it is the dog days of summer.

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Northern announces partnership with CareerScript

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy and CareerScript LLC have announced a multi-year partnership to empower pharmacy students with novel technology and cutting-edge resources to enhance career development.

Jon Sprague, dean of the ONU Raabe College of Pharmacy said, “We feel this partnership provides an invaluable resource to ONU students and alumni who are looking for some guidance when deciding on career choices. CareerScript provides our students and alumni with important tools and resources to utilize and enrich their lives as productive pharmacists.”

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ONU season preview: Football looks for 16th consecutive upper division finish

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 30, 2012

 

By Tim Glon
The Ohio Northern football team enters the 2012 season with high hopes of another in a string of outstanding seasons.

ONU faithful hope the Polar Bears can continue a streak of 15 consecutive upper division finishes in the Ohio Athletic Conference and a streak of nine consecutive seasons of being ranked nationally.

Ninth-year head coach Dean Paul welcomes back 14 starters and 44 lettermen from last year's squad that went 6-4 overall and finished fourth in the OAC with a 5-4 record.

Experience will be an asset for ONU with 26 seniors on the squad that have had a hand in 23 victories over the past three seasons.

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ONU season preview: Women's Cross Country sets sights on school record

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

After winning back-to-back Ohio Athletic Conference Championships the past two years, one could wonder what's left for motivation for the Ohio Northern women's cross country team heading into the 2012 campaign.

How about setting a school record with a third straight league title for starters?

"We have never won three straight OAC titles and that's our goal this year," fourth-year head coach Jason Maus said. "It will be a difficult task, as we lost a big part of last year's team to graduation. But we have a strong nucleus of returners and are very much looking forward to the season."

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