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State high school football title game moves to Canton

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced a three-year agreement for the Hall to host the state football championships in Canton. The games, across Ohio’s seven divisions, will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium beginning in 2021.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Chief Administrative Officer Steve Strawbridge and OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute outlined the partnership at a news conference in the Hall of Fame’s James Allen Family Gold Jacket Lounge.

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ONU volleyball 2021 season set

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The Ohio Northern volleyball team will open its 2021 season with a non-conference road match at Earlham (Ind.) on Sept. 1 under second-year head coach Katie Kuhn.

The Polar Bears will return home to host the 42nd Annual ONU Invitational on Sept. 3-4 at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears will also play in-season tournaments at Illinois Wesleyan and Calvin (Mich.) to go with non-conference matches with Ohio Wesleyan, Defiance, Denison, Wooster, Kenyon and Bluffton.

Northern will begin the quest for its 23rd Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title with a home match against Capital on Sept. 25.

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Alligator swimmers fall at Wapak

Lily Baumgartner led Ada with 3 individual race wins in the girls 13-14 age bracket • Winning 2 events were Tea Griffith, Eli Esguerra, Carlie Oldfield, Jentzen Lawrence, Landry Harriger and Lincoln Harriger   
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - The visiting Ada summer swim team lost to Wapakoneta in West Ohio Aquatic League action Monday night.

Ada was defeated 808-251 in the combined boys/girls team score to drop to 1-2 this summer.

The Alligator boys fell 360-149, while the Gator girls lost 448-102 in the meet held at the Wapak YMCA.

Lily Baumgartner led Ada with three individual race wins in the girls 13-14 age bracket.

Winning two events for the Alligator team were Tea Griffith, Eli Esguerra, Carlie Oldfield, Jentzen Lawrence, Landry Harriger and Lincoln Harriger.    

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Look out for this Bulldog team

Ada's 2nd to 4th grade coach-pitched softball team
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 14, 2021

Ada’s 2nd to 4th grade coach-pitched softball team is its league champions.

Over the weekend Ada beat Allen East Larrison 220-0 in a semi-final match. Then in the title game Ada beat Allen East Abbey 16-15.

Team members are, front row, from left: Claire Porter, Liz Archer, Ada Porter, McKinley Miller, Maeve Ulrey.

Second row from left, head coach Ben Thaxton, Emily Thaxton, Brook Kah, Téa Griffith, Journey Rahrig, Alivia Rahrig, Abby Sypherd, Ellie Bowsher, assistant coach Stephanie Kah

Third row: assistant coach Trista Thaxton.

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Ada Gators splash Shawnee    

Monday Ada travels to Wapak; Thursday host to Findlay
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 13, 2021

Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada summer swim team defeated Shawnee Country Club Thursday night in the first home meet of the West Ohio Aquatic League season.

Ada beat the visitors 354-288 in the combined boys/girls team score.

The Alligator girls edged Shawnee 172-153, while the Gator boys triumphed 182-135.

Ada's Carlie Oldfield won three individual races in the girls 15-18 age bracket. She also swam a leg for three victorious relay squads.

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Brock Martin receives all-district academic honors

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 11, 2021

Ohio Northern junior All-American Brock Martin (Attica/Seneca East) was named First Team Academic All-District 7 in football by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. First- and Second-Team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early July.

Martin was named Second Team All-America as an all-purpose player in 2019. He has also earned All-Region honors and is a two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree. Martin has also earned Academic All-OAC honors twice in his career.

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