Ada's latest news

The Ohio Northern women's cross country team opened its 2017 season with a victory at the 9-team Bluffton 5k on Friday at the Bluffton Nature Preserve.

Junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) led Ohio Northern across the finish line in fifth place in a career-best 18:48 which ties her for 10th all-time at Ohio Northern.

"We are really exited about our women's team," said head coach Jason Maus. "They looked great today and really raced hard and were very competitive."

The Polar Bears will return to action Sept. 9 at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational.

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team fell 4-0 in its season opener on Fridayevening at Albion (Mich.).

The Polar Bears drop to 0-1-0 overall, while the Britons move to 1-0-0.

The No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern men's cross country tean opened its 2017 campaign by winning the 8-team Bluffton 6k on Friday at the Bluffton Nature Preserve.

The Polar Bears (7-0) finished with 56 points, Findlay was second with 81 and Heidelberg was third with 82 points.

Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) led Ohio Northern across the finish line in second place in 18:40, finishing first among NCAA Division III runners.

Six barns in Jenera-Arlington area open to the public

The Hancock County Historical Museum's fall historical barn tour is Saturday, Sept. 16.

The self-guided tour showcases six century-old barns in southern Hancock County around the communities of Jenera and Arlington.

Barns on the tour are:

• Houdeshell-Rettig-Bateson barn, 1860s
20368 Township Road 68, Arlington

• Martz-Pifer-Bateson barn, 1870s
10615 County Road 31, Arlington

• Glick-Pepple barn 1850s-1860s
19582 Township Road 65, Jenera

• Luneack-Bower-vonStein barn, 1870s-1880s
8194 Township Road 32, Jenera

• Neff-Russell barn, 1860s
8433 County Road 31, Jenera

Ada wins non-conference contest - box score attached

Ada's varsity football team defeated Arlington 34-20 in non-conference action on Sept. 1. Watch the Icon for complete game coverage.

The game's box score is attached.

Tickets on sale now - drawing is Oct. 3

ReStore of Ada is holding an Ohio State jacket raffle fund-raiser in September.

Three jackets will be given away during the raffle, on an Tuesday, Oct. 3, drawing. Tickets are available at ReStore and are $1 each or six for $5.

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