BEREA — Heidelberg scored 22 third quarter points to break open a tight game and posted a 49-17 victory over Ohio Northern in the eighth annual Bendekovic Bowl on a cold and blustery Saturday afternoon at Hoernemann Stadium.
The Polar Bears end their season 5-5 overall and are 4-5 in the Ohio Athletic conference. Despite the loss, ONU clinched an upper division finish in the OAC for the 22nd time in the past 23 seasons.
The Student Princes end their season with an identical 5-5 overall mark and 4-5 OAC record.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) and classmate Spencer Schulze (St. Henry) earned All-Great Lakes Region honors Saturday afternoon, guiding the Ohio Northern men's cross country team to a 10th-place effort in a highly-competitive, 38-team field at the 2018 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional held at Blue River Memorial Park.
"The Polar Bears are 97-29 overall this season.
ONU has now finished among the top-10 teams in the region for 15 consecutive seasons.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Freshman Elizabeth Whitmore wound up 32nd overall to capture All-Great Lakes Region honors, guiding the Ohio Northern women's cross country program to a top-10 team finish at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regionals held in Shelbyville, Ind. on Saturday. The Polar Bears (94-30 overall) claimed 10th place in a 33-team field with 297 team points in the 6k championship event.
ALLIANCE — Junior Seth and sophomore Cash Thompson each won weight class titles to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team at its season-opening Mount Union Invitational on Saturday.
The Polar Bears finished fourth of nine teams overall but the team was first of among Division III schools that participated. NCAA Division II schools finished 1, 2, 3.
Sophomore Schuyler Caprella (Harrod/Allen East) placed fourth with 4-2 records 157 pounds.
The Polar Bears will begin the OAC portion of its schedule on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. home match against Otterbein.
The Ohio Northern men's basketball program aims for its third straight winning season and fourth consecutive upper-division finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 2018-19 regular season under third-year head coach Rich Bensman.
This season, the Polar Bear lineup will feature 10 previous letterwinners, including seven multiple-time lettermen, and an All-American and reigning OAC Player of the Year in senior center Ryan Bruns.
Roy D. Berry, age 57, passed away at 3:08 p.m. on Friday, November 9, 2018 at his residence in Alger, Ohio.
He was born on December 10, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Roy Edward and Edna (Jones) Berry. On November 7, 2004 Roy married Janice Howard and she survives in Ada.
Surviving are two daughters: Angie (Alan) Carter of Georgia and Elizabeth (Chris) Reynolds of Georgia; one step-son: Jerry Howard of Georgia and one step-daughter: Joy (Vincent) Centaur of Tennessee. Also surviving is a sister: Brenda (Claude) Everett of Georgia; and six grandchildren.
The Women LEAD—Girls Empowerment luncheon and conference will be held Friday, Nov. 16 at The Inn on campus. Those pictured will be panel members who will share their perspective on life, success, and living passionately. The event is organized by Hardin County and Chamber and Business Alliance.
Phil Marshall, a prolific writer about his rescues in a Huey helicopter in Vietnam, will speak at the Veterans Day breakfast which begins at 8 a.m. on Monday in the Ada Schools cafeteria.
Marshall, who now lives in Springfield, has written 13 books (sold on Amazon) about his war experiences. He flew medvac helicopters in Vietnam in 1969.
The free breakfast recognizes all veterans and their families as well as active duty personnel who live, work, or worship in the school district.
Marshall is also active in American Huey 360, a volunteer organization in Peru, Ind., that restores the Hueys to fly at air shows.
The Frosting Studio, Bluffton, wants you to be ready for Thanksgiving.
"Join us in our Thanksgiving cupcake workshop," says Debra Stockford, shop owner. "You'll take home a Thanksgiving cupcake 6-pack when the workshop is completed."
Stockford said the workshops are Friday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17, at 9 a.m., at her business location, 142 E. Jefferson St., Bluffton - located in Tommy Plaza.
To join the workshop text, call or e-mail her to sign up at:
970-219-1349
or [email protected]
The Frosting Studio, LLC
Cake decorating classes for all skill levels
By Monty Siekerman
Ada War Memorial Park will have all-new electric lines by late spring or early summer thanks to voters who approved two park levies two years ago.
Work is beginning on the $120,000 project which will provide all new lines, panel boxes, conduit, and poles to the grove area (not the stadium).
he improved electric will service nine shelters and provide panel boxes with outlets for special occasions, such as the F & M Picnic when food vendors and amusements need to hook up.
