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Preview: Women's Basketball looks to challenge for an OAC Championship

By Ashley Birchmeier

The 2014-15 Ohio Northern women's basketball squad looks to challenge for an OAC championship and return to the NCAA Division III tournament. Last season the Polar Bears went 23-6 and 14-4 in the OAC for a third place regular season finish. For the third straight season, ONU went to the championship game of the OAC Tournament, and for the second consecutive year the Polar Bears advanced to the NCAA III Tournament.

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Cash mob Nov. 20 at Reichart's

The Buy Ada First Committee is having a cash mob at Reichart's, 111-113 S. Main St., from 3-5 p.m., Thursday, November 20.

The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s most prominent retai stores.

"Fred Reichert welcomed our invitation to host the cash mob. Fred hosted the first-ever cash mob in Ada back in October of 2012,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee.

Cox said that to make the cash mob even more inviting to customers, Reichert’s will offer 10 percent off all items purchased during the cash mob.

Ada's Noah Beach named NWC co-lineman of the year

First-year Delphos Jefferson head coach Chris Sommers was selected as the Coach of the Year  in all-conference selection voting by coaches at a meeting in Delphos on Tuesday.  Delphos won the conference title by defeating Spencerville in the final game of the year to finish the year with a 6-1 league win/loss record.

Jefferson senior, Jordan McCann, and Ada senior, Noah Beach,  were voted Co-Linemen Of The Year in the NWC.

Sign-up for Ada Youth Wrestling Team Nov. 13

Sign-up for the Ada Youth Wrestling Team will be held during the first practice from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the Ada wrestling building (former band room building.)

The youth wrestling team is open to students in grades K-6, ages 5-12. All new wrestlers must provide a copy of their birth certificate. Fee is $60.

Lincoln Highway group meets in Van Wert on Nov. 18

The Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at  6 p.m. 

Members and guests are encouraged to dine at Balyeat's Coffee Shop, 133 E. Main St. in Van Wert where they can order from the menu.

A short business meeting will take place at the conclusion of the meal and then attendees will receive a guided tour of the historic Brumback Library at 215 W. Main St. in Van Wert. 

Brumback was the first county library in the United States and both the library and Balyeat's are on the historic Lincoln Highway. 

 

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