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'Bears VB team faces Aurora in opening tourney round

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 13, 2019

 The No. 12-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team will travel to Grand Rapids, Mich., and face Aurora (Ill.) in the First Round of the 2019 NCAA III Tournament on Thursday.

The match time will be announced later in the week.

The Polar Bears (26-5 overall) are making their 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance in the 40-year history of the event.

Ohio Northern qualified for the NCAA Tournament by winning the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournamewnt title in a thrilling 5-set victory over Otterbein, giving ONU the league's automatic bid.

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ONU hosts two days of NCAA women's soccer tournament

Men's team plays opening round in Michigan
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team will host the first two rounds of the First Round of the 2019 NCAA III Tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Kershcer Stadium.

The Polar Bears (17-2-2) will host Grove City (Pa.) (12-6-2) in the first round.

The match time will be announced later in the week.

ONU will also host a first round match between Centre (Ky.) and Scranton (Pa.) on Saturday.

Saturday's winners will play on Sunday for a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.

The Polar Bears are making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and their second in the past three seasons.

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ONU wrestling preview

Ron Beaschler: “Expectations are to pick up where we left off last year and improve"
Posted by Icon K on Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Ohio Northern wrestling head coach Ron Beaschler enjoyed what he saw out of his young squad last season. They improved as the year wore on, and many of the grapplers performed best toward the end of the season.

Beaschler and the Polar Bears would like more of the same in 2019-20. 

"Expectations are to pick up where we left off last year and improve," Beaschler said. "We were young last year. We had a lot of holes, and we filled several of those holes through recruiting. … Guys that got starting opportunities last year need to keep progressing to being better wrestlers this season." 

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Tonight's fall sports awards program postponed

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The Ada fall sports awards program scheduled for tonight (Nov. 12)  has been postponed to a date to be announced. Also, all junior high  practices for tonight are canceled.

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Haley Moses, Jenna Fuller, Carissa Beckham

Named First Team Academic All-District 7 by CoSIDA
Posted by Icon K on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Ohio Northern senior Haley Moses (Mason), junior Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) and sophomore Carissa Beckham (Mason/Mount Notre Dame) have been named First Team Academic All-District 7 in women's soccer for 2019 by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

The three student/athletes are now eligible for the Academic All-America team, which will be announced Dec. 3.

Moses is a mechanical engineering major and plays in the midfield.

She has started all 80 matches in her four-year career and has 11 goals, 20 assists and 42 points. Her 20 assists is tied for the 10th-most in school history.

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Hostetler has appeared in all 125 matches of her ONU career

Kate Witte: "She's a gritty, tough competitor"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 10, 2019

She never leaves the court. Her only respite, the occasional time out or short breather in between sets.

She's different. Her uniform clashes with those of her teammates, making her stand out and easily identifiable. 

She's loud and talkative. She has to be. Without it, the team would flounder. 

She's McKenna Hostetler, libero and captain for the Ohio Northern volleyball team. 

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Hostetler hails from Plain City, Ohio. It's an unassuming town of 4,000 people located just outside of Columbus' metropolitan reach. 

Jonathan Alder High School calls a desolate spot on Route 42 home. It's an impressive structure with nothing much of note around it. 

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