Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for two 3-on-3 tournaments in June.
A 3-on-3 basketball tournament is Saturday, June 10. It has three divisions including middle school, high school and adults. The tourney is double-elimination. Cost per team is $100.
A 3-on-3 soccer tournament has two sessions. The first is Saturday, June 24. The second is Saturday, July 29. It has two divisions including high school and adults. Cost per team is $80.
Registration is available on line at www.bfronline.com. Or call BFR, 216 Snider Road, Bluffton, at 419-358-4150.
ADA — Junior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) was named PING All-Great Lakes Region in men's golf for 2016-17 by the National Golf Coaches Association.
Goodchild led the Polar Bears in scoring this season, averaging 74.4 strokes per round for 18 rounds.
In 56.5 career rounds, Goodchild has an impressive 76.46 average.
He is also an Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection.
The Polar Bears posted a 49-33-1 overall record and were fourth at the OAC Championships tournament under fourth-year head coach Chad Bucci.
ADA — Ohio Northern sophomores David Hayman (Westerville/South) and Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's tennis for 2016-17 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.
Hayman was a Second Team selection and Kargl was an Honorable Mention honoree.
Hayman led the Polar Bears with a 17-6 singles record, playing primarily at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots.
He was also one of three ONU players with 12 doubles wins and led the team with an overall record of 29-15.
Hayman has 25 singles wins, 22 doubles wins and 42 overall victories in his two seasons at Ohio Northern.
Jimmy Wilson, ONU professor of geography, put Ada on the map, so to speak. On Wednesday he shared his work and his students' work involving Ada and Google Maps. Through his efforts the community of Ada has a very up-to-date presence on Google Maps.
By Sidney Gossard, Ada FFA Reporter
Five Ada Future Farmers of America Chapter members received state degrees at the recent Ohio FFA convention.
In front of nearly 9,000 members, parents and guests, the following juniors and seniors were recognized for their achievements:
• Justin Light
• Maddie Gossard
• Caitlyn Stover
• Hunter Purdy
• Ashley Breidenbach
According to Ada High FFA records, this is the greatest number of students to ever earn state degrees in one year.
Seven international students who are on a mission to improve legal education in their home countries will be among the graduates when the Ohio Northern University College of Law holds its commencement ceremony on May 21.
Six law instructors from Kosovo and one from Afghanistan have spent the 2016-17 academic year developing their teaching skills while earning the LL.M. in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law.
They are enrolled in the Program in Legal Pedagogy and Instruction and will earn certificates in that area in addition to their advanced law degrees.
