WAUSEON — Junior Nick Anderson (Mason) tied a career-low with a 1-under par 73 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a sixth place finish in the 13-team at the Jon Spiess Memorial Tournament on Tuesday at Ironwood Golf Course.
The Polar Bears (8-18 overall) finished with a 18-hole total of 311 on the par-72 course.
The tournament featured nine NCAA Division II schools.
Ohio Northern finished third of the five Division III teams, defeating Albion (Mich.) and Bluffton and falling to Defiance and Trine (Ind.)
Anderson tied his career-low round, firing a35-38—73 to finish fifth out of 72 golfers.
Behind a formidable rushing attack, visiting Lima Central Catholic opened up a 21-point first quarter lead last Friday night and never trailed in the game, defeating the Bulldogs, 41-21. The Thunderbirds amassed over 400 yards on the ground, as three different running backs found the end zone in the victory. The loss drops Ada to 2-1 on the season.
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Nickiya Williams opened the Thunderbird first quarter scoring with a 61-yard touchdown run on LCC’s first possession. Ron Banks’ extra point gave the T-Birds an early 7-0 lead.
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team received votes in the second weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, released Tuesday afternoon.
The Polar Bears (6-2) received 116 points in the poll, which is 19 fewer than the 135 they received as the No. 25-ranked team. ONU received the 29th-most votes in the poll.
Calvin (Mich.) topped the poll for the second consecutive week with 1,675 points and all 67 first place votes, Southwestern (Tex.) is second with 1,564 points and Wittenberg is third with 1,543 points.
Northern was ranked No. 22 in the preseason poll in July and was No. 25 in last week's poll.
The Ada First United Methodist Church will serve lunch at the church and have a quilt raffle during Harvest and Herb Fest on Saturday.
Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 1:30 p.m. The raffle for the queen size quilt will take place at 1:30 p.m. with proceeds going to missions. Tickets are available from women of the church or by calling 419-303-3168.
The gallery season at Ohio Northern University kicks-off on Sunday, Sept. 17, with “Home Is Where the Art Is,” a printmaking show by artists Marilyn (Turner) McPheron and Judith Steele.
The Hardin County natives will share their intaglio and relief prints, and artists books in this first 2017–18 exhibition at the Elzay Gallery of Art. After graduating from high school, both artists expanded their artistic capabilities through college, professional experiences, and personal endeavors.
Now, these professional artists return home to Hardin County to share their work, perspectives, and mutual love for creating art.
Just east of Ada, corn and soybean farms are turning into a giant wind farm. The Hog Creek Wind Farm will soon sprout 30 wind turbines north of Dola and Dunkirk, a $100 million investment developed by EDP Renewables. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Pictured are four turbines reaching for the sky, while a fifth (at left) is being hefted into place by a tall crane. (Monty Siekerman photo)
