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Softball sweeps Otterbein 7-5, 6-5 in OAC road twin-bill

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, April 8, 2013

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern softball team swept Otterbein in an Ohio Athletic Conference double header Saturday afternoon at Rike Field.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-9 overall and are 2-4 in OAC action, while the Cardinals fall to 10-8, 0-4.

Northern won the opener 7-5 and took the nightcap 6-5 in nine innings.

Freshman Anne Dreher went 4-for-8 with a double and two home runs in the two games to lead the ONU offense.

Dreher's 2-run home run keyed a 5-run fourth inning in Game 1, giving the Polar Bears a 5-1 lead.

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Women's tennis defeats Albion (Mich.) 8-1 and Hope (Mich.) 6-3 at Michigan-Ohio Challenge

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, April 8, 2013

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team topped Albion (Mich.) 8-1 and regionally ranked Hope (Mich.) 6-3 at the Michigan-Ohio Challenge Saturday morning at the DeWitt Tennis Center at Hope College.

The Ohio-Michigan Tennis Challenge pits three Michigan teams (Albion, Hope, and Kalamazoo) against three Ohio teams (Kenyon, Oberlin, and Ohio Northern).

The Ohio teams finished 7-0 in the challenge.

The Polar Bears improve to 15-4 overall, while the Britons fall to 5-6.

Against Albion, freshman Rachael Miller teamed with junior Michelle Tuma to win 8-3 in a proset at No. 1 doubles.

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McKee wins 800-meter run to lead men's outdoor track & field at Marv Frye Invitational

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, April 8, 2013

By Andrew Korba

Junior Evan McKee won the 800-meter run to lead the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track & field team at the Marv Frye Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.

The Polar Bears finished with 42 points, which tied them for ninth place with Denison.

Ohio Wesleyan won the meet with 116 points, Case Western Reserve was second with 73 points and Baldwin Wallace was third with 68.

McKee finished in 1:57.39, which was just .40 second faster than the second place finisher.

Junior Francisque Pierre-Jerome finished the 100-meter dash in 10.90 seconds, which placed him second.

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Gene Autry Days June 22-23 at Hardin County Fairgrounds

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 8, 2013

The 20th annual Gene Autry Days is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton, according to the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

June 22 events are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 23 events are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday's events include vendors, visitors and performances and a chicken barbecue. 

The Hardin chamber is now inviting sponsorship for the event. For details contact the chamber at 419-673-4131.

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State champs!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 8, 2013

Ada High School Ohio Indoor Performance Association state championship team. Members include Josie Corwin, Ariel Rall, Erica Kier, Justina Fuqua, Caralee Stover, Libbie Milks and Gabi Rall. The team will have a public performance at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, in the Ada High School gym. The performance is open to the public.

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...make that two state champions - Junior High also takes the top trophy

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 8, 2013

Ada Junior High School Winterguard continued their undefeated season taking home the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA) state championship in Wapakoneta on Saturday, April 6. This is the first year for Ada Schools to have a junior high school team. 

The team also set the state record for the highest score of anytime to take the trophy in the OIPA Championships. 

The Junior High team was also awarded the Judges’ Most Spirited Team award as well. The Junior High team consists of Hailey Maier, Melina Woods, Caitlyn Stover, Maddie Preston, Lindsay Crouse, Callee Young, Ace Gamble, Allyson Fuqua, and Josie Boehm. 

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