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Here are the charter members of the Ada Kiwanis Club, taken on April 25, 1924.

First row, from left: Ed Park, Paul Abt, Godfrey Ott, Emmitt Creators, Charles Moorehead and Barton Snyder.

Second row, from left; J.B. Stambaugh, Ellsworth McCoppin, Paul Droge, Wilbur Vorhis, Harry Sousley and Dr. Thomas J. Smull.

Third row, from left: Ernest Lowman, Fred Bentley, Pearl Moore, Lauren McElroy, Wilbur Dunlap, Joseph McAlpin and J. Guy Demming.

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The Ohio Northern men's tennis team swept a tri-match at Penn State-Behrend with Pitt-Bradford on Saturday at the Westwood Racquet Club.

The Polar Bears (3-1 overall) defeated Pitt-Bradford 9-0 on Saturday afternoon and edged Penn State-Behrend 5-4 Saturday evening.

Freshman Andrew Garcia (Downers Grove, Ill./South) led the Polar Bears with a 4-0 record in the two matches.

He went 2-0 at No. 3 singles and combined with sophomore Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) to win twice at No. 1 doubles.

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The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its 2017 spring schedule with a strong test, falling 7-0 at NCAA Division I foe Miami (Ohio) Sunday night at the Riverside Athletic Club.

The Polar Bears fall to 8-1, while the Redhawks improve to 3-6.

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Senior Kase Schalois (Van Wert) and junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) led the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team Saturday afternoon as it competed in the final day of the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships. 

The Polar Bears finished second in the team standings with 151 points.

ONU improves to 48-16 on the season.

Schalois was named OAC Men's Distance Runner of the Year for his efforts.

Molinaro posted two first place finishes for the Polar Bears as he won the 800-meter run in 1:57.59 and claimed the OAC Title in the 1-mile run in 4:20.41.

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Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and senior Rebecca Olashuk (Defiance/Tinora) highlighted a very strong performance for the No. 6-ranked Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team Saturday afternoon as they competed in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.

Richards is the first female athlete in OAC history to win all three events in the same meet.

ONU placed second among 10 teams. The Polar Bears move to 53-9 on the year.

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The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team opened its 2017 season with a solid 10-4 victory over Franciscan Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears (1-0 overall) got four goals from freshman Betsy Naugle (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and three goals each from sophomore Maddie Storr(Clarence, N.Y.) and freshman Elizabeth Carter (Lebanon).

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