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Ada swimmer Katayama advances to state meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, February 20, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

BOWLING GREEN - Ada freshman swimmer Klava Katayama qualified for the state meet by finishing second in the 100 freestyle race at the Div. II Bowling Green district meet held Friday evening. She will now swim at the Div. II state meet Feb. 23-24 in Canton.

Katayama finished sixth in the 50 freestyle race as well, two spots away from state qualification in that event. She posted personal-best times in both freestyle events.

Several other Bulldogs competed in the BG Div. II district meet as well, but none qualified for Canton. Senior Andrew Ross posted the best Ada boys finish, coming in ninth in the 100 backstroke.

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Not your normal school day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 19, 2017

Six ONU Polar Paws dogs went to school last week to interact with elementary students. The Paws for Ability dogs are part of a program to provide children with disabilities and veterans with quality, task-trained service dogs to increase their independence and provide them with the care these dogs are trained for. Polar Paws was established on April 4 as an official campus organization at Ohio Northern. (Photo from Ada Bulldogs Facebook)

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25 and 0!

ONU women's basketball completes first undefeated regular season in school history
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 19, 2017

By Caleb Scott

The No. 5-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team completed its first ever undefeated regular season in school history as it celebrated Senior Day with a 82-43 victory over Marietta on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 25-0 overall and finish first in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings with an 18-0 record, while the Pioneers fall to 15-10, 9-9.

ONU recognized seniors Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee), Angela Tesny (Medina) and Amauria Campbell (Cincinnati/Summit Country Day) prior to the contest.

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Chuck Gossard worked at Wilson Football factory

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 19, 2017

Charles (Chuck) Gossard, 61, died Feb. 18, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System surrounded by his family.

Chuck was born March 29, 1955, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Lewis and Bernice (Crawfis) Gossard who preceded him in death.

Chuck worked at Wilson Football Factory in Ada. He was also a stay at home father. 

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Centennial Dixieland Jazz Band to perform Feb. 26

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, February 19, 2017

The Centennial Dixieland Jass Band (CDJB) will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 in the Freed Center.

The CDJB is led by David Kosmyna, ONU associate professor of music. He is joined by Ray Heitger, leader of the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band in Toledo, on clarinet; James Dapogny, emeritus faculty member at the University of Michigan, on piano; Chris Smith, co-leader of Ann Arbor’s only classic jazz band, on trombone; and Pete Siers, a versatile and in-demand drummer.

The upcoming concert celebrates 100 years, to the day, of the first recorded jazz by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in New York City.

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ONU Symphony to perform world premiere Feb. 26

Glory, War and Peace by guest composer; also on concert music from China
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, February 19, 2017

The music department will present the Ohio Northern Symphony concert “Glory, War and Peace” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Freed Center. The concert will feature a world premiere by guest composer Nathan Pangrazio.

The suite is in reference to the Civil War and will include several movements.

Pangrazio is an Emmy-winning composer with an extensive background in classical training as a composer, a pianist, a choral conductor and a singer. He was recognized at an early age as a remarkable and prodigious composer, and at 15 he was commissioned to write his first piece that achieved widespread attention.

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