On April 7 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce board meet in person for the first time since last winter, taking action on several chamber and community-related activities.
Two programs with traditional chamber support return to the community calendar this year, following a covid-19 off year.
The Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 28. The first meeting of the planning committee met this week. Watch the Icon for details as they are announced.
The chamber’s Harvest and Herb Festival will again take place, after a year off.
Ohio Northern junior and Ada High School volleyball standout Melina Woods was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division III Woman Player of the Week for the week of April 1-7.
Woods hit .441 with 56 kills and only five errors as the Polar Bears went 3-1 last week with a sweep of Capital and a split at then-No. 12 Otterbein.
Woods is the 12th Ohio Northern player to be named the Sports Imports/AVCA Player of the Week and the first since Liz Schnelle, who was a five-time Sports Imports/AVCA Player of the Week honoree.
The Polar Bears finished their season with a 13-3 record under first-year head coach Katie Kuhn.
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After a nationwide search, the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) has named Sarah Otey as its next conference commissioner. She will start her new post in June.
Otey, who currently serves as a director of academic and membership affairs at the NCAA, replaces Tim Gleason, who is retiring after 30 years leading the OAC at the end of June. She is only the second fulltime commissioner in the history of the conference and the first woman to hold the post.
The Ohio Northern men's tennis team fell for the first time this season 6-3 to Otterbein at the West Campus Courts.
The Polar Bears move to 2-1 overall and are 2-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals improve to 1-1, 1-1.
Senior Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles) and sophomore Matt Garcia (Downers Grove, Ill./South) got ONU on the board with an 8-7 (1) victory at No. 1 doubles.
Otterbein led 2-1 after doubles play and won at Nos. 4 and 5 singles to go up 4-1.
Junior Zach Beaschler (Ada) rallied at No. 3 singles for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory to get ONU within 4-2.
OU closed out the match with wins as Nos. 1 and 2 singles.
Senior Jordan Dodson (Worthington) won 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 at No. 6 singles to break a 4-4 tie and lift the Ohio Northern women's tennis team to a 5-4 victory at Otterbein on Wednesday afternoon at the Otterbein Tennis Courts.
The Polar Bears remain undefeated at 4-0 overall and ar 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals fall to 1-1, 1-1.
ONU overcame deficits of 3-1 and 4-3 to earn the victory and stay on top of the OAC regular season standings.
Senior Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) posted a pair of victories, winning 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles and 8-5 with sophomore sophomore Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) and No. 3 doubles.
