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It's a volleyball season warm-up

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 13, 2018

Ada junior high has volleyball open gym twice a week for two hours during June and July.

Lindsay Walden, coach for the past three years, works alongside Kristie Steiner, elementary art teacher. The girls’ first match will be at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20 against Ridgemont.

Here are Courtney Sumner, 8th grade, setter, and Autumn Andreasen, 7th grader, hitter. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Go Gators!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 13, 2018

Ada Gators swim team competes today and Saturday at the Western Ohio Aquatic League meet in Wapakoneta. Ken Collins shares this photo with Icon viewers of the open festivies on Friday.

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Ivory Shepherd, 1938 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, July 13, 2018

Ivory Shepherd, age 80, died on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 12:56 a.m. at Shawnee Manor, Lima.

          He was born on April 21, 1938 in Langley, Kentucky to the late George and Lucie (Moore) Shepherd.  On the October 30, 1959 Ivory married his former wife, Joyce Elaine Shepherd who survives in Waynesfield.            

          Ivory was permanently disabled from a stroke in 1963, but never let his disability get in the way of raising his three boys and being there for his family and friends.

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Carol S Reams, 1943 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, July 13, 2018

 Carol S. Reams, age 74, died on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 4:41 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. 

            She was born October 8, 1943 in Michigan to the late Walter and Martha (Miller) Hughes.  On January 27, 1968 she married Gary B. Reams and he died on September 30, 2015.

            Carol retired from Sodexo Food Service at Ohio Northern University, Ada.  She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Carol was an avid reader, she loved to color coloring books and was a big animal lover.

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Men’s golf schedule announced

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, July 13, 2018

The Ohio Northern University men's golf team is scheduled to raise the curtain on their 2018 fall slate under sixth-year head coach Chad Bucci when they travel to take part in the Northwestern Ohio Fall Classic August 31.

ONU returns to action quickly when they host the Polar Bear Fall Classic on September 1-2, the first of two home events this fall.

Additionally, the Polar Bears will serve as the host site for the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Fall Championship from October 5-6 at nearby Colonial Golfers Club.

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Men’s lacrosse led nation in scoring defense

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, July 12, 2018

The Ohio Northern University men's lacrosse program has been recognized by the NCAA national office as the Division III statistical champion for scoring defense during the 2017-18 season.

The Polar Bears recorded the top mark after conceding just 5.59 goals per contest, which topped second-place finisher Hope College's scoring defense (5.88) by .29 during the year.

During their eight-game conference schedule, Northern would hold OAC foes to just 5.13 goals per game.

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