Six athletes from the Ohio Northern baseball team have been named All-Ohio Athletic Conference for their efforts during the 2018 season.
Juniors Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and Caleb Thomas (Strongsville) and sophomore Josh Mohr (Oregon/Clay) were each named First Team All-OAC, while senior Hayden Shenefield (Powell/Worthington Kilbourne) and junior Austin Frey (Peoria, Az./Sunrise Mountain) were named Second Team All-OAC and sophomore Nate Bye(Thorntown, Ind./Western Boone) garnered Honorable Mention All-OAC honors.
Virginia M. “Ginny” Fleece, age 93, died on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 9:28 a.m. at Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on May 30, 1924 in Hardin County, Ohio to the late Carl and Leota (Austin) Ford. On January 13, 1946 Virginia married Albert Eugene Fleece and he preceded her in death on August 15, 2002.
Ginny retired from Elevator’s Mutual Insurance of Lima where she worked as a secretary. She also raised chickens and sold the eggs commercially. Ginny was a member of the Roundhead United Methodist Church and its women’s group. She was a member of the Grange. She enjoyed knitting hats and then donating them.
Here's the 1968 Ada High School track squad with a major announcement at the top of the photos. Were you on this squad? Players names are under the photo.
By Monty Siekerman
They came from near and far to see their relatives or friends graduate from Ohio Northern on Sunday.
The university awarded 148 doctor of pharmacy degrees at commencement in the morning and another 388 students were recognized in the afternoon during a ceremony for students receiving undergraduate and master of science in accounting degrees. Receptions were held on campus following the two commencements in the Field House.
But the ceremonies aren’t over. Eighty-seven law students will receive their juris doctor degrees at commencement at 2 p.m. next Sunday May 20, in the Field House.
With Boston and Cleveland set for a conference finals rematch, here is my
latest historical article published today on the Celtics vs. Cavaliers
playoff history on SB Nation celticsblog.com.
By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - The Ada boys tennis team advanced two singles players to the district level with a pair of top-three performances in Div. II sectional play at Defiance Saturday.
Ada senior Zach Beaschler was the top seed in the singles flight at Defiance, and he showed why by winning handily all six sets he played. He received a first round bye in the 31-player field, then won 6-0, 6-1 in the second round over Saleh.
In the quarterfinals, Beaschler rolled over Sayre 6-0, 6-0 to reach the semifinals against Bulldog teammate Cade Mullins.
SPENCERVILLE - The Ada boys finished a strong fourth and the Lady Bulldogs came in seventh out of nine teams at the two-day Northwest Conference track and field meet in Spencerville Thursday and Saturday.
Columbus Grove swept to both the boys and girls NWC team titles, winning a tight three-team race in the male standings.
The Grove boys narrowly out-pointed Bluffton 111-107 to win the conference crown. Lincolnview was a very close third at 106.5 points, followed by Ada in fourth (96). Allen East was seventh with 36 points.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The NCAA III Softball Notre Dame, Indiana Regional Tournament will be extended to a seventh game after Case Western Reserve topped Ohio Northern 5-0 in Game 6 on Sunday afternoon at the Purcell Athletic Fields.
The Polar Bears (32-10 overall) and the Spartans (34-9 overall) will play a winner-take-all Game 7 at approximately 4:30 pm as both teams now have one loss in the double-elimination tournament.
That winner will advance to the Super Regional round to face either Calvin (Mich.) or No. 17-ranked Hope (Mich.) in a best-of-3 series next weekend.
Many participants will join together at the annual Relay For Life of Hardin County at the Kenton Courthouse square to help the American Cancer Society. The event starts at 6 p.m. on July 13 and will last until midnight.
Last year, 2.7 million participants in the U.S. raised more than $279 million at more than 3,500.
