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ONU women win OAC All-Sports Trophy title

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's All-Sports Trophy for the 2016-17 season.

This marks the second consecutive title and the 11th crown overall for the Polar Bear women's teams.

ONU edged Mount Union on the strength of OAC titles in volleyball, soccer, basketball and outdoor track and field.

Northern also finished second in tennis and indoor track and field and was third in golf and swimming and diving.

The cross country team was fourth and the softball team finished fifth, giving ONU upper-division finishes in 10 of the 11 OAC sponsored sports in 2016-17.

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Men's Soccer shows success in classroom

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 31, 2017

The Ohio Northern men's soccer team showed a great amount of success in the classroom during the Spring semester of the 2016-17 academic year.

As a team, Northern posted a cumulative GPA of 3.40, while 11 players earned a perfect 4.0 for the semester.

This marks the sixth time in the past seven seasons that the men's soccer program has had at least 10 or more players on the Dean's List.

In all, 26 players were named to the Dean's List.

Northern posted a 17-2-4 record during the 2016 campaign under 19th-year head coach Brent Ridenour and advanced to the First Round of the 2016 NCAA Div. III Tournament.

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Raymond L. Allen 1948 - 2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Raymond L. Allen, age 68, died on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 2:17 pm at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. 

He was born on June 26, 1948 in Alger, Ohio to Adam and Marie (Nichols) Allen who preceded him in death. On April 1, 1967 Raymond married Linda K. Swaney and she survives in Harrod. 

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Wards celebrate 45 years of marriage

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Robert (Bob) and Karen (Gentry) Ward will celebrate 45 years of marriage on June 6, 2017. 

Both are from the state of Missouri and were married in Karen’s hometown of Rolla in 1972. 

The Wards moved to Ada, Ohio, in 1989, from Las Cruces, N.M., where Bob had been teaching at New Mexico State University. 

Retiring in 2015 from Ohio Northern University, Bob served the T.J. Smull College of Engineering as a civil engineering professor.  Karen and Bob both continue to enjoy the community of Ada, Ohio.

The Wards have three daughters and one son.  The photo was taken in 1971.

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New instruments join the Ada band - boomwhackers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 30, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
High school commencements are rather formal affairs, mostly scripted the same from town to town, but this year's Ada High School graduation ceremony added a new feature, which was creative and fun: boomwhackers.

Nine senior band members, along with Band Director Johnathan Lischak, played a John Williams medley using colorful plastic "instruments," called boomwhackers. Even a flautist joined in during portions of the piece.

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Boomwhackers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 30, 2017

High school commencements are rather formal affairs, mostly scripted the same from town to town, but this year's Ada High School graduation ceremony added a new feature, which was creative and fun: boomwhackers. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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