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When Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at ONU

Historic event 50 years ago is subject of Jan. 18 commemoration
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 5, 2018

Those who were at the historic event will share their memories of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s talk at Ohio Northern University during a panel discussion at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18 in the Freed Center. The discussion will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s talk at ONU’s Taft Gymnasium on Jan. 11, 1968.
 
The panel discussion, which kicks off a series of events to honor the occasion, is free and open to the public. It will culminate with the unveiling of a statue of Dr. King on April 17 outside of Taft Hall.
 

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Sharon Kay Ansley Pitts led Ada girls to a state basketball championship

Her teams dominated NW Ohio for 10 seasons
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

CLICK HERE for a story about the 1978 girls' state championship team. A team photo is below.

Sharon Kay Ansley Pitts, 77, who led Ada High School girls' on a state basketball championship, died Jan. 4, 2018.

She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on May 18, 1940, to the late Carl and Vera (Henkle) Ansley and is preceded in death by her brother. Dick Ansley.

She is survived by a sister Sue Nickerson, and brothers, Jerry Ansley, Mike Hurley, and Doug Hurley. 

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MLK visit remembered

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

Gathering for an interview with the Toledo Blade on Friday are ONU/Ada old-timers (from left) Terry Keiser, Monty Siekerman, and Al Cohoe. In the press interview in Lehr Memorial, the trio talked with Blade reporter Zach Lemon about their memories of Dr. King’s visit.

They will be panelists Jan. 18 in the Freed Center, along with three others who were students at the time. Keiser and Cohoe taught at ONU at the time while Ada Icon Editor Siekerman was ONU publicity chief. They hold recording of Dr. King’s speech.

(Photo by Jack Jeffery)

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LCC girls rebound past Ada for 1st win

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Visiting LCC outscored Ada 21-11 in the fourth quarter to down the Lady Bulldogs 51-39 in a hard-fought non-conference girls basketball contest Thursday evening.

 

The purple and gold drop to 2-8 with the defeat, while the Thunderbirds improved to 1-12 after their first win.

 

LCC finished the game on an 18-6 run after breaking the final tie of 33-33 on a Rosie Williams three-point play with just under five minutes remaining.

 

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Women's volleyball scores in classroom, too

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

The Ohio Northern volleyball team enjoyed success both on the court and in the classroom during the Fall academic semester in 2017.

The Polar Bears posted a cumulative team grade point average of 3.53 during the fall.

Northern also saw 12 of its seventeen players named to the Dean's List for their efforts in the classroom.

ONU made its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA III Tournament in 2017 under 27th-year head coach Kate Witte and advanced to the Regional Finals before bowing out of the tournament.

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Men’s tennis begins in February, indoors, of course

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, January 4, 2018

The Ohio Northern men's tennis team will begin its spring schedule indoors with five matches in February under second-year head coach Mike Bonnell.

The Polar Bears will travel to Albion, Mich., on Feb. 10 for matches with Albion and Olivet (Mich.)

On Feb. 17, ONU will play road matches at both Franciscan and Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) before returning home to face Penn State-Behrend on Feb. 25 at the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center in Lima.

Ohio Northern will then travel to Hilton Head Island, S.C., for its annual spring break trip March 3-11.

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