Despite shooting a season-high 58.7% from the the floor and building a 50-42 halftime lead, the Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped a 93-84 road decision at Wilmington Wednesday after committing 16 second-half turnovers in the contest.
With the loss, ONU falls to 3-4 overall and to 0-2 in the OAC. Meanwhile, WC advances to 5-1 on the season and 2-0 in conference action.
A team of Ohio Northern students, including three Ada High School grads, won a position paper award for a project they developed for representing the delegation of Belgium at the recent American Model United Nations Conference in Chicago. Local students included Blaine Dearth, Mara Guyton, and Sarah Hasan.
The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Ohio Northern Sports Center on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 as part of their 2019 Fan Powered World Tour. Tickets are $17-$197.
Prior to every performance, fans can purchase a ticket to Magic Pass, the Globetrotters' pregame event. Magic Pass gives fans access to the stars of the team, an opportunity to learn tricks, shoot hoops and take pictures on the court. After each game, fans can participate in a free autograph session.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball program came back from a 12-point halftime deficit, outscoring the visiting Wilmington Quakers 45-25 in the second half to knock off their OAC visitors 75-67 on Wednesday in Ada.
The Polar Bears move to 6-1 overall and 1-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference this season. Meanwhile, the Quakers drop to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in league play.
This was the scene in the Ada depot on Monday evening. The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 6th annual "Merry on Main. Click here for more photos.
The ONU Astronomy Club hosts a "Comet Wirtanen" event from 8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, in the ONU Observatory, according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, manager of the observatory.
"We have been clouded out on previous events, but the current forecast for Friday suggests less than 40% cloud cover – we may be able to get a glimpse of the brightest comet of 2018," he said.
The comet is making a great appearance because it will be passing so close to the Earth (12 million km, or about 1/13 of the distance to the Sun).
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Ada Presbyterians served soup for a good cause at their fellowship hall on Tuesday evening.
Proceeds from the dinner and auction will support local members going to one of the church’s missions. Although the exact mission has not been decided yet, the local congregation has, in the past, provided funds for local members to assist with missions as far away as Romania and Texas.
The supper of eight homemade soups draws a large crowd each year from not only members of the church but also from the Ada community. The suppers have been held prior to Christmas for more than 20 years.
GROB's program prepared students for technician-level careers in robotics, computerized numerical controlled (CNC) machines, computer aided drafting and design (CAD) and the total flexible manufacturing network.
GROB Systems, 1070 Navajo Drive, Bluffton, holds its next apprenticeship open house at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. GROB apprenticeships provide students opportunities to be paid while they learn.
Apprentices are enrolled at Rhodes State College in Lima. At Rhodes, they earn a company-paid associate’s degree while working and earning an income.
