Ray Cheney of Lima entertains Vancrest residents on Wednesday afternoon. The singer/keyboard player schedules 70 gigs a year. Self-taught, he’s been entertaining in the Lima area for 45 years. He is also the member of two bands: Vudu Vinyl and No Right Turn. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
Ladies meet at the Ada Public Library to do handwork at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Men may join, too.
On Wednesday evening this week, the fiber artists were making a baby blanket, baby sweater, a cross stitch wall piece, a dish cloth, and an afghan. Knitting, crocheting, cross stitch, embroidery, quilting are among the types of handwork people make.
Photo, from left: Cathy Heckart, Connie Crouse, Marie Bischoff, Susan Baughman, and Jacque Sperling.
By Cort Reynolds
Ada senior Chase Sumner won his first round match in the 145 lbs. bracket at the 81st annual state wrestling Div. III meet Thursday at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus.
Sumner entered his third straight state competition late Thursday afternoon in Columbus.
In the first round of the double-elimination event, Sumner narrowly decisioned senior Nate Vasquez of Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic, 4-3.
The victory advanced Sumner to the quarterfinals Friday at approximately 10 a.m.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team came up short on Thursday morning as it dropped a 5-3 decision to Aurora (Ill.) in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida.
The Polar Bears fall to 4-2 overall, while the Spartans move to 5-3.
Senior Hayden Shenefield (Powell/Worthington Kilbourne) and juniors Caleb Thomas(Strongsville) and Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) led Northern offensively with two hits each. The trio also each record an RBI.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team defeated Illinois College 3-2, before suffering its first loss of the season 6-3 to Westminster (Pa.) during the Sunkissed Games in Kissimmee, Fla. on Thursday afternoon.
The Polar Bears move to 7-1 on the season, while the Lady Blues fall to 3-4 and the Titans improve to 3-5.
Senior Jenna Hollar (Lima/Bath) paced the Polar Bears offensively with a combined five hits, five runs scored, and two stolen bases to lead ONU in the two contests
