Junior Evan McKee has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Runner of the Week.
At the Marv Frye Invitational on Saturday, McKee won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.39 to lead Ohio Northern men's outdoor track & field team to a ninth place finish.
McKee is the second Polar Bear to receive the award during the outdoor season. Junior Mark Berton received the award in the week ending March 25.
Ohio Northern will return to action on Saturday when it heads back to Ohio Wesleyan for the All-Ohio Championships.
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that quick and easy solutions are available if they can’t file their returns or pay their taxes on time, and they can even request relief online.
Either way, taxpayers will avoid stiff penalties if they file either a regular income tax return or a request for a tax-filing extension by this year’s April 15 deadline.
Taxpayers should file, even if they can’t pay the full amount due. Here are further details on the options available.
People who haven’t finished filling out their return can get an automatic six-month extension.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team topped Albion (Mich.) 8-1 and regionally ranked Hope (Mich.) 6-3 at the Michigan-Ohio Challenge Saturday morning at the DeWitt Tennis Center at Hope College.
The Ohio-Michigan Tennis Challenge pits three Michigan teams (Albion, Hope, and Kalamazoo) against three Ohio teams (Kenyon, Oberlin, and Ohio Northern).
The Ohio teams finished 7-0 in the challenge.
The Polar Bears improve to 15-4 overall, while the Britons fall to 5-6.
Against Albion, freshman Rachael Miller teamed with junior Michelle Tuma to win 8-3 in a proset at No. 1 doubles.
Junior Evan McKee won the 800-meter run to lead the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track & field team at the Marv Frye Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.
The Polar Bears finished with 42 points, which tied them for ninth place with Denison.
Ohio Wesleyan won the meet with 116 points, Case Western Reserve was second with 73 points and Baldwin Wallace was third with 68.
McKee finished in 1:57.39, which was just .40 second faster than the second place finisher.
Junior Francisque Pierre-Jerome finished the 100-meter dash in 10.90 seconds, which placed him second.
The 20th annual Gene Autry Days is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton, according to the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.
June 22 events are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 23 events are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday's events include vendors, visitors and performances and a chicken barbecue.
The Hardin chamber is now inviting sponsorship for the event. For details contact the chamber at 419-673-4131.
Ada Junior High School Winterguard continued their undefeated season taking home the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA) state championship in Wapakoneta on Saturday, April 6. This is the first year for Ada Schools to have a junior high school team.
The team also set the state record for the highest score of anytime to take the trophy in the OIPA Championships.
The Junior High team was also awarded the Judges’ Most Spirited Team award as well. The Junior High team consists of Hailey Maier, Melina Woods, Caitlyn Stover, Maddie Preston, Lindsay Crouse, Callee Young, Ace Gamble, Allyson Fuqua, and Josie Boehm.
Ada High School has an official state champion. The AHS Winterguard team competed in the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA) state final in Wapakoneta and returned home with a state title.
The team had recently been promoted to the more difficult Scholastic A division and was performing for the first time at this level in a state championship. The team defeated three-time state champions Middletown High School to take the state championship by 0.08 points. The AHS team was also recognized for their state championship Scholastic Regional A accomplishment last year.
Ohio Northern University will host Relay for Life on the tundra, beginning on Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m. The event is 18 hours long and the closing ceremony will be at noon on April 20. Immediately preceding the event, chicken dinners will be sold for $8 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Pepsi truck on the tundra.
Freshman Brandon Lambert won Medalist honors with an even-par 72 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a 300-325 victory at Ohio State-Lima at Hawthorne Hills Golf Course Friday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 41-14-1 on the season.
Juniors Colin Burns and Ryan Wirtz and freshman Rick Deichert all carded 76s for ONU on the 6,710-yard course.
Trevor Crites led the Barons with a 75.
The Polar Bears will return to action next Wednesday at the Trine (Ind.) Spring Classic.
