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Ada/Lost Creek swim team practices underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Swim team practice is underway!

The Ada/Lost Creek swim team practice started today. Practice is from 1 to 11 a.m. The team's schedule follows: (All meets start at 6 p.m.)
June
11 - Ada/LC at Shawnee
14 - Sherwood at Ada/LC
18 - Ada/LC at Van Wert
21 - Westside at Ada/LC
25 - Ada/LC at Wapakoneta
28 - Bluffton at Ada/LC
July
2 - Kenton at Ada/LC
13-14 - League championships at Bluffton

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Kevin Byrne named head men's basketball coach at Ohio Northern

Posted by Abigail Neville on Monday, May 21, 2012

Kevin Byrne has been named the head men's basketball coach at Ohio Northern University.

Byrne comes to Ohio Northern after a 4-year stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he served as associate head coach, and brings 13 years of coaching experience and three years of experience playing professional basketball to the Polar Bears.

The Akron, Ohio, native also has coaching stints at Marietta and Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) and played professional basketball for three seasons in Europe.

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ONU's Smith, Bailey to compete in NCAA III T & F Championships

Posted by Abigail Neville on Monday, May 21, 2012

By Tim Glon
ONU senior All-American Dan Smith (Avon) and senior Cory Bailey (Loveland) qualified for the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships in Claremont, Cal., Thursday-Saturday.

Smith is seeded seventh in the 1,500-meter run with a qualifying time of 3:50.00 and will compete Thursday at 4:45 pm (7:45 EST).  In March, Smith finished fifth in the mile run with a mark of 4.11.56 at the 2012 NCAA III Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Bailey is seeded 20th in the 800 and will run in the prelims Friday at 7:25 pm (10:25 EST).  The 800 finals are slated for Saturday at 4:30 pm (7:30 EST).

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ONU runner competes in 10,000-meter NCAA III T&F championships

Posted by Abigail Neville on Monday, May 21, 2012

By Tim Glon
ONU junior All-American Alison Steinbrunner (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) qualified for the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships in Claremont, Cal., Thursday-Saturday.

Steinbrunner is ranked No. 5 in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:44.61.  She will run the 10k Thursday evening at 6:25 pm (9:25 EST).

Steinbrunner also qualified for the Championships meet in the 5,000-meter run but will not compete in the event. She would have been seeded 16th in 17:04.47.

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Ada boys advance in three events to track regionals

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Ada boys' track team advance in three events to regional competition this week. At Liberty Benton's district, the follow boys qualified for regionals:

400 dash - Matthew Wilcox, third, 52.89

1,600 relay - Mitchell Wilcox, Christopher Beaschler, Jonathon Roby, Matthew Wilcox, third, 3:34.35.

Shot put - Ryan Allen, second, 48-09.5.

Ada's team finished fifth with 49 points behind Columbus Grove, first, 130.5; Lima Central Catholic, second, 105; Patrick Henry, third, 103.5; Carey, fourth, 55.

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ONU softball team bows out of NCAA III World Series

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 20, 2012

Salem, Va. -- A solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inn ing broke a 1-1 tie and lifted No. 6 Luther (Iowa) past No. 25 Ohio Northern 2-1 in Game 5 of the NCAA III Softball World Series Saturday morning at Moyer Park.

The Norse improve to 41-8 and advance in the loser's bracket. They will face the loser of Saturday's night's game between No. 15 Plattsburgh State (N.Y.) and Roanoke (Va.) on Sunday at 2:30 pm.

The Polar Bears end their season at 31-14.

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