Ohio Northern will open OAC play when Mount Union comes to the ONU Sports Center on Saturday for a 2 p.m. contest. ONU has won its last four OAC openers, including an 86-84 win at Capital last year. The Polar Bears are coming off a thrilling 65-62 victory at Thomas More (Ky.) on Wednesday.
Ohio Northern will host the 38th annual ONU Wrestling Invitational on Saturday at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse ... 12 schools are expected to join ONU in the tournament, which will be a flighted, double-elimination event with the standard 10 NCAA weight classes ... NCAA Division III schools Adrian (Mich.), Alma (Mich.), Heidelberg, Mount Saint Joseph, Muskingum, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Thomas More (Ky.), Trine (Ind.), Washington & Lee (Va.) and Wilmington and NCAA Division II foe Tiffin are expected to join Ohio Northern at the event.
Ada's is ready for some holiday treats. You'll find them as events in the December section of the Ada Icon's Hometown Happenings.
The calendar, compiled by Darlene Bowers, includes lots of events taking place in Ada during December and January.
On our schedule includes events from:
• The Ada community
• Public meetings
• Village service schedule
• Ada Public Library
• Ohio Northern University
• The Inn at ONU
• The Freed Center
• Ada schools
A printer-friendly version is attached at the bottom of this story, for easy reference.
Mercantile on Main, 117 S. Main, will have a drawing for a $25 gift certificate during Merry on Main in downtown Ada on Monday evening.
Jodi Callahan and Mindy Altstaetter, owners of the new store, invite all to visit their establishment and enter the drawing while shopping along Main Street from 5-7:30 p.m.
The 6th annual Merry on Main, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, includes a live nativity scene, Santa, hot chocolate, a choir singing, live reindeer, store specials, and more.
Photo: Mercantile on Main storefront all decked out for the holiday season.
Levi Probst, Bluffton, is the winner of the Ohio State vs. Michigan football contest.
With 70 entries in the contest, no contestant picked OSU to win by more than 21 points. OSU won by 23, winning 62 to 39.
Probst was the closest contestant. He predicted OSU to win by 14 to 20 points. He won both tie-breakers, saying OSU would score first and would lead at the half.
In second place - each predicting OSU to win by 14 to 20 points were:
• Ken Shonk (lost by predicting Michigan would score first)
• Kimberly Robinette (lost by failing to predict who would score first)
• Jerry Burkholder (lost by predicting Michigan would score first)
Vancrest will hold its third annual Christmas craft show with 34 vendors this year—and Santa will be there, too.
The sale of holiday and everyday items will take place from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. Vancrest is located on SR 81 West across from the Ada Schools.
Shoppers will find a huge variety of merchandise to choose from—jewelry, Christmas towels, cookies, and all manner of unique crafts.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball program upended in-state foe Case Western Reserve 71-57 Wednesday evening inside Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland, Ohio, claiming their fifth successive victory to kick off the 2018-19 campaign.
The Polar Bears, who move to 5-0 overall, received 20 points from senior guard Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) and double-double efforts from junior forward Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) and senior forward Tori Wyss (Ada) in the win.
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — Freshman Daniel Unruh (Elida) nailed a 3-pointer as time expired left to snap a 62-all tie and lift the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 65-62 victory at Thomas More (Ky.) on Wednesday.
The Polar Bears (3-2 overall) also got a season-high 34 points and seven rebounds from senior All-American Ryan Bruns and eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds from junior Caleb Bryan in the contest.
