TIFFIN — Senior Emily Richards (Delware/Hayes) and junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) each earned First Team All-OAC honors to lead the Ohio Northern women's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the OAC Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Clinton Heights Golf Course.
The Polar Bears move to 67-29 on the year.
Richards earned runners up honors after she finished second of 120 runners in 22:04.4, while Baumann finished sixth overall in 22:42.9.
MARIETTA — The No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball claimed at least a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title on Friday evening as it defeated Marietta 3-0 at Ban Johnson Arena.
The Polar Bears improve to 25-4 overall and 8-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers fall to 11-17, 3-6.
Northern owns at least a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference and one of the top two seeds in next weeks OAC Tournament.
ONU can claim the No. 1 seed throughout the OAC Tournament with an Otterbein loss to Mount Union on Saturday afternoon
All of those interested in helping to start the Ada Historical Society are invited to meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Ada Public Library.
The group has met twice before and discussed a constitution, nonprofit status, elected three out of eight of the officers, and are considering a dues structure and other organizational matters. To be determined: projects and who will head them up. Your ideas are welcome.
So far, 13 people are involved in getting the Historical Society underway. They represent a good cross section of the community: young and old, longtime residents and newcomers, men and women, etc. Your input is welcome.
The No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team concluded regular season play on Friday afternoon as it defeated Ohio Athletic Conference-foe Marietta 5-0 at Marietta Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 16-1-1 overall and finish with a perfect 9-0-0 record in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers drop to 6-10-2, 2-7-0.
ONU law graduates tied Ohio State for second place in the percentage of graduates who passed the most recent bar exam for the first time. Case Western was first. The ONU passage rate was 87 percent. The statewide pass rate was 77 percent among the 9 Ohio law schools.
.“These results are confirmation of the hard work and dedication of our students and the commitment of our faculty to our students’ success. Our recent graduate outcomes are further evidence of the college’s investment in preparing students for successful careers,” Dean David Crago said.
State Route 309 between township Road 25 and county Road 35, north of Alger, will close Oct. 31 for two weeks for the replacement of three culverts. Traffic is detoured onto state Route 235, state Route 81 and I-75 back to state Route 309. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.
State Route 117 just south of Roundhead closed Oct. 25 for approximately three weeks for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 235 and U.S. 33 back to state Route 117. Work is being performed by VTF, Celina.
