The Ohio Northern men's soccer team fell one spot to No. 5 in the seventh weekly D3soccer.comnational poll. Northern (13-0-3) is coming off of a 1-0-1 week in which it defeated Heidelberg 3-0 and posted a 1-1 tie with John Carroll.
Chicago (Ill.) remained at the No. 1 spot with 991 points and 17 first place votes, while Trinity (Tex.) came in at No. 2 with 969 points and the remaining five first place votes, and Messiah (Pa.) moved into the top-3 with 873 points.
Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons. Ohio Northern moved up one spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll to No. 4.
The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, and Community Service Awards.
Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors. A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision, and the recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, during the Alliance’s annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center.
Selection of Citizen of the Year will be based upon an individual's outstanding achievements and contributions which have made Hardin County better.
Alex Morgan obviously enjoys his halftime gig with the Ada High School band. Here's a photo of the band performing last Friday at Bluffton. CLICK FOR A VIDEO.
Adapting the United Way of Hardin County theme, Viva Maria's Pizza and Pasta, Ada, will be demonstrate its “Compassion into Action” with the “Dine Out” program, Tuesday, Oct 25.
Of special interest will be the Ohio Northern University's men's Lacrosse team as volunteers for the United Way. They will be special hosts and waiter assistants from 4 to 10 p.m.
Restaurant owner Susan Fricano has pledged a portion of their sales in support of the United Way of Hardin campaign. Viva Maria's specialize in Italian cuisine and are available for dine in or carry out during their business hours of 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Linda Dearth arranges Christmas items for sale at ReStore Community Center, on sale at just pennies on the dollar if purchased at a retailer. The items have been given to ReStore throughout the year and become available for purchase at this time.
ReStore has many upcoming events during Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Ada girls soccer team played visiting Otsego to a 1-1 tie through one overtime in first round sectional tournament action before darkness suspended play at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday evening.
Ada was seeded 10th in the sectional, while Otsego was 11th. The Lady Bulldog record remains 5-10-1. The game will be resumed starting with a second 15-minute overtime at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ada.
Makayla Callahan scored the Ada goal with an assist from Ella Poling on the unseasonably warm evening. Shannon Weihl tallied the lone Otsego goal.
