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Ada 3rd in Region 24 state football ratings

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Sept. 18. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 28. The top eight teams in each region qualify for the regional quarterfinals.

Ratings are listed by division and region with record and average points. Log on to the football page at OHSAA.org for an explanation of how the ratings are calculated.

Women's Soccer team ranked No. 20 by NSCAA, No. 22 by D3soccer.com

 

By Zaji Lieberman

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 20 in the third weekly 2012 Continental Tire/NSCAA Men's Division III poll and is No. 22 in the third weekly D3soccer.com poll, which were released on Tuesday.

In the NSCAA poll, the Polar Bears (4-0-2) were ranked No. 20 in the second poll last week, were ranked No. 18 in the first weekly poll and were ranked No. 12 in the 2012 preseason poll and were No. 13 in the final 2011 NSCAA poll.

Wheaton (Ill.) is ranked No. 1, Emory (Ga.) is second and Trinity (Tex.) is third.

ONU men's soccer team moves up in national polls

By Zaji Lieberman

The Ohio Northern men's soccer team is ranked No. 9 in the third weekly 2012 Continental Tire/NSCAA Men's Division III poll and is No. 8 in the third weekly D3soccer.com poll on Tuesday.

ONU has now been nationally ranked in four of the past five seasons.

In the NSCAA poll, the Polar Bears (7-1-0) were ranked No. 12 in the second poll last week, were ranked No. 4 in the first weekly poll and were ranked No. 12 in the 2012 preseason poll and were No. 11 in the final 2011 NSCAA poll.

Trinity (Tex.) is ranked No. 1, St. Lawrence (N.Y.) is second and Amherst (Mass.) is third.

Have you received your "official absentee ballot material"? Here's the details

If you are a registered Ohio voter you may have already received a letter from the Ohio Secretary of State labeled "Official Election Mail."

Here's what it's all about:

All registered voters, who have kept their address current within Ohio's voter database, will receive a letter along with an absentee ballot application

The first round of applications will be mailed out Aug. 31, 2012, arriving in mailboxes after Labor Day.

A second supplemental mailing in early October, will include voters who have registered or updated their information after Aug. 6, 2012.

Ada shuts out USV in neighborhood rivalry match

By Levi Klingler
Last Friday, the Ada Bulldogs visited neighborhood rival Upper Scioto Valley, coming out with a non-conference win over the Rams in the Dogs' third shutout this season. The win puts the Bulldogs at 4-0 (2-0 NWC) for the season and the Rams at 0-4 (0-0 NWCC).

Game photos at bottom of this story.

Ada's first score came on the first play of their first offensive possession. Senior running back Kellen Decker took the handoff and ran 33 yards down the middle of the field, breaking a couple of tackles along the way. Junior Hunter Waller kicked the extra point, making it 7-0, Ada, with 10:18 to go in the first quarter.

Our very own Miss Ohio

Ohio Northern University and Miss Ohio, Elissa McCracken, was a guest at Saturday's Harvest and Herb Fest.

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