BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team claimed the team title at the Illinois Wesleyan Classic with a pair of victories on Saturday.
The Polar Bears (6-2 overall) began the day with a 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 win over DePauw (Ind.), who received the 27th-most votes in last week's AVCA Division III poll.
Northern them edged Aurora (Ill.) 25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-9 in a thriller to finish 3-1 in the tournament and claim the crown.
Ohio Northern senior All-American Megan Nieszala (Lambertville, Mich./St. Marys Catholic Central ) and sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) were named to the All-Tournament Team.
ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's soccer team claimed the annual ONU Invitational title on Saturday afternoon as it downed Thomas More (Ky.) 3-0 at Kerscher Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-1-1 overall with the victory, while the Saints drop to 2-2-0.
Senior Chris Garbig (Wilder, Ky./Highlands), junior Joseph Schulte (Copley), and freshman Zachary Yoder(Goshen, Ind./Kamiakin) led the way for Northern offensively, scoring a goal apiece.
Junior Anthony DeNoi (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and senior J.J. Fortner (Maumee) each added assists for Northern.
Mornings with Mommy, educational play-dates begin Monday, Sept. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera.
Offered for infants through preschool age children (ages 0-5 years) and meet other moms, these dates continue on the first and third Mondays and Tuesdays of each month from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera.
Advance registration is required online at tlcjenera.org or by calling 419-326-4685. The cost is $5 per family (not per child) per session. Payment may be by cash or check.
ONU's homecoming weekend is Sept. 22-24. Here's the weekend schedule:
The main registration area will be open on Saturday, Sept. 23, in the King Horn Field House from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bracelets for meals, the inflatable activities and the football game are available for purchase or pickup at registration. A completed schedule and details are below.
Friday, Sept. 22
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Falls Prevention Awareness Day Walk – Tundra – Contact: Michael Rush, [email protected].
By Fred Steiner - Bluffton Icon
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Note: Sorry to say, Ada, Iowa, wasn't on the map, or we'd have stopped there also.
Ever visited Bluffton, Iowa 52101?
We have. And we have photos and a couple tee-shirts from Randy’s Campgrounds in Bluffton to prove it.
Earlier in this summer we settled on a vacation week in early September.
Where to take it?
First choice: St. Petersburg, Florida - where Mary spent her sophomore year in high school, while her father, Richard Pannabecker, was on a Bluffton College teaching sabbatical.
Second choice: Key West, Florida. We wanted to see why Hemmingway liked it.
