Saturday's Contest: Ohio Northern will kickoff its 124th season of football on Saturday in the season opener of the 2018 season for both teams. ONU is 533-492-36 in his first 123 seasons, a winning percentage of .518. ONU is 19-5 in its last 24 season openers and is 65-53-5 all-time in its 123 previous season openers.
ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 15th season at ONU with a 96-48 record. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 135-60 in 18 seasons overall and is 1-0 against AC.
AC head coach Jim Deere: Deere is in his 9th season at AC with a 52-30 record. He is 0-1 against ONU.
Take a good look at Jane Helser's hands. These hands created more Super Bowl footballs than anyone in the world. She's attended 10 Super Bowls and prior to retiring worked 48 years at Wilson's. The Icon caught up with her at Saturday's Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival. If you don't know Jane, click on the next photo.
Mackenzie Wills of Ada is a member of the ONU tennis team again this year. She topped the Polar Bears last season in overall wins (43), singles victories (23), and doubles victories (20). She has an 83-33 career mark overall, including a 25-6 record against conference opponents.
She is a junior pharmaceutical major, having won two letters so far in women’s tennis.
Coach Scott Wills stated, "Mackenzie made great strides last year in developing her all-court game to complement her strong defensive skills, which can make her a tough out. We'll need her to continue to build on her strong doubles instincts."
The next big event on Ada's calendar is the 33rd annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Festival in downtown Ada, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.
This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. As in past year’s, it will fill Ada’s Main Street from Highland to College.
The festival has 180 spaces available for vendors and so far over 130 spaces are signed-up. Crafters are encouraged to register as soon as possible to insure a booth.
Booths are 12 feet wide by 8 feet deep and are available while they last.
