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Chicago sax player to perform Tuesday

Saxophonist Derek Brown will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Presser Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

 

A Billboard-charting saxophonist/innovator, Brown is known for his one-of-a-kind solo “BEATBoX SAX” project. Brown crosses genres from jazz to classical to funk, without looping or electronic effects.  Brown is based in Chicago, playing in various bands and projects in that area as well as worldwide.

 

He earned his bachelor’s degree in music performance from Hope College and his master’s degree in jazz studies from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.

Tuba concert set for Monday

David Saygers will perform a tuba concert at 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1 in Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

 

Saygers is the artistic director at the Toledo School for the Arts.  He will play the full gamut of sounds, octaves and emotions that can be performed on the tuba, from the remarkably soft to the loud volumes that the instrument can create.

 

He received his master’s degree in musicology from Bowling Green State University and did his doctoral studies in music performance from the University of Michigan.

Grierson honored by OAC

Junior goalkeeper Meagan Grierson has earned Ohio Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Grierson anchored a Polar Bears' defense that recorded its fourth and fifth consecutive shutouts against Oberlin and Thomas More (Ky.), respectively, and a 2-0-0 weekly record during the voting period. The two victories pushed ONU's current win streak to five and moved the program to 5-2-0 on the season.

The five shutouts in 2018 give Grierson 25 clean sheets for her career, which ranks third all-time in school history.

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Ada soccer boys edged by Falcons

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada boys soccer team was shut out 1-0 by visiting Riverdale Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs dropped to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in NCOSA play with the loss.

Keeper Drew Hadley was credited with 10 saves in goal.

The Bulldogs host NCOSA rival Tiffin Columbian Tuesday, October 2.

Bulldogs run at Bath Invite

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA BATH TWP. - The Ada cross country team competed at the 12-team Bath Invitational Wednesday evening.

"We did not run our best times of the season despite a flat course and the weather being cooler," said Bulldog head coach Josh Klein.

Senior Miguel Jordan paced Ada with a time of 18:54 over the 3.1-mile course.

Junior Michael Crouse was second for the Bulldogs in 20:24, followed closely by classmate Hunter Wells in 20:28. Sophomore Jacob Morgan finished in 21:06, with freshman Riley Ferguson coming in at 24:17.

Keegan Giddens ran a 24:49 and senior Brice Ferguson finished in 28:56.

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