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Steinbrunner finishes national runner-up, Weaver places 85th of 277 at 2012 NCAA III women's cross country championships

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Senior Alison Steinbrunner finished as national runner-up and senior Lydia Weaver posted a top-100 finish for Ohio Northern at the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday afternoon at the LaVerne Gibson Cross Country Course.

Steinbrunner's second place finish in 21:09 is the highest finish ever by an Ohio Athletic Conference runner and makes her a three-time All-American.

Weaver finished 95th out of 277 runners in 22:44.

"Both ladies ran great," ONU head coach Jason Maus said. " Alison was strong throughout the race and did a nice job of staying with the lead group. Lydia got out to a terrific start and had a solid race."

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Junior Lindsey Rayhill wins three events to lead women's swimming & diving in dual meet with Wittenberg

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Junior Lindsey Rayhill won three events to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team in a 179-119 loss to Wittenberg Friday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 2-3 on the season, while the Tigers improve to 5-1.

Rayhill swept the butterfly events and won the 200 I.M. to lead ONU.

She won the 100 fly in :59.75, won the 200 fly in 2:10.66 and won the 200 I.M. in 2:16.73.
Senior Amy Elmer swept the diving events, winning the 1-meter with a score of 247.05 and the 3-meter with a score of 242.45.

Northern also had five second place finishes on the night.

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Men's swimming & diving remains undefeated with 190-108 victory over Wittenberg

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Senior Drew Keriazes and junior John Beaschler each won twice and the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team remained undefeated with a 190-108 victory over Wittenberg Friday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-0 on the season, while the Tigers fall to 4-2.

Keriazes swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 breast in :58.91 and the 200 breast in 2:10.79.

Beaschler swept the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 free in :22.16 and the 100 free in :48.39.

The Polar Bears won nine of the 16 events overall but used its advantage in depth to register the 82-point victory.

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Women's basketball opens season with 67-48 victory over Lake Forest (Ill.)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Senior Joanna Snyder scored a career high 23 points as the Ohio Northern women's basketball team opened their 2012-13 season with a dominating 67-48 victory over Lake Forest (Ill.) at the McWillimas Classic hosted by Washington University (Mo.).

ONU now stands at 1-0 on the season, while the Foresters fall to 0-1.

Northern advances to the championship game, which will be played tomorrow at 7 pm CST against either No. 9 Washington Universtiy (Mo.) or Buena Vista (Ia.).

Snyder scored her 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting. She also grabbed four rebounds.
Senior Morgan Dumbaugh added 12 points and freshman Brooke Espenschied added 10 points.

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Death notice of Maurice Murray, formerly of Ada

Posted by Lindsay Steiner on Friday, November 16, 2012

Maurice Murray from Kingston, Washington, formerly from Ada, died on Nov.10, 2012.  He is survived by his wife, Dolores, daughters, Shawn and Leesa, grandson Tyler, stepchildren Ralph and Mary Gorichanaz, sisters Jeanette (Max) Miller, and Marilyn (Howard) Shelly. Brothers Roger and Scott are both deceased.

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Yummy!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 16, 2012

An Ada area youngster enjoys her spaghetti dinner Thursday at the Ada VFW. The Ada Kiwanis Club sponsors the annual event with funds raised to assist children of the Ada area. (Photo provided by Kiwanis)

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