You are here

Home

Ada's latest news

Lady Bulldogs get first win by sinking Commodores

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 8, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Host Ada doubled up Perry in the second half to record a 51-37 win in non-league girls basketball action Saturday afternoon.

The purple and gold improved to 1-3 with the hard-earned victory, while the Lady Commodores fell to 0-4 with the loss.

Determined Bulldog sophomore Miranda Wills netted a career-high 21 points despite playing with a mask to protect a broken nose suffered Tuesday.

"It feels really good," said new Ada head coach Morgan Bass when asked how it felt to get her first varsity coaching win. "It was a very good team effort.

»

ONU defeats Manchester in wrestling

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 8, 2018

After trailing 12-4 through three weight classes, the Ohio Northern wrestling program won five of the seven remaining bouts Friday evening to knock off NCAA Division III foe Manchester (Ind.) 26-21 for the first dual victory in the 2018-19 campaign.

 

With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 1-2 overall on the season. Meanwhile, the Spartans drop to 1-6.

»

ONU women vs. Capital at home

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 8, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's basketball program welcomes in OAC foe Capital Saturday afternoon to round out their pre-Christmas home slate for the 2018-19 campaign. Tipoff is set for 3 pm at the ONU  Sports a enter. The Polar Bears enter the contest with a 6-1 record and 1-1 mark in the OAC. Northern is fresh off a 75-67 victory over the Wilmington Quakers on Wednesday.

»

Kalida wears down feisty Bulldog boys

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 8, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Rock-solid Kalida methodically wore down the Ada boys basketball team to spoil the Bulldog home opener 56-41 in a hard-fought non-league battle Friday night.  

The Bulldogs fell to 0-3 with the defeat, while visiting Kalida improved to 1-1 with the win.

"Give credit to Kalida, they have a good program but I am extremely proud of our guys," said Ada head coach Dre White. "We kept it close and had chances to make it even closer; we just need to convert better on our opportunities.

»

Concert at Freed Center on Sunday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, December 8, 2018

The Ohio Northern University Symphony and Wind Orchestra will present a concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 in the Freed Center.

The program will begin with the ONU Wind Orchestra, conducted by Antoine Clark, paying homage to the ceremonial kindling of light during the holidays and the winter solstice. 

After intermission, Music Director Travis Jürgens will conduct the Ohio Northern Symphony in a program titled “Tragedy and Triumph.”

Tickets will be available at the door.

 

»

Weekend doctor: Children’s migraines and tension headaches

How massage therapy can help
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, December 8, 2018

By Carol Baumhardt
Massage Therapist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, an affiliate of Blanchard Valley Health System

Raise your hand if you enjoy having a headache. Silly, right? Nobody likes the pain, frustration and lost time a headache can bring. Yet many of us suffer from them, including children. The National Headache Foundation reports that 1 in 5 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 are prone to headaches. Fifteen percent of those who are prone have headaches labeled as tension and five percent are diagnosed as migraine.

Tension Headaches

»

Pages