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Tickets are on sale for an annual awards banquet on Thursday, March 19, from 6 p.m., at McIntosh Ballroom, at ONU, for the Soroptimist International clubs of Hardin and Hancock counties.

The evening is in celebration of local women and girls, and includes dinner, speaker, and live entertainment from Noteworthy Community Choir Sweet Notes. The speaker is Coach Kate Witte will discuss how women can be empowered through playing sports.

Cost is $20 or $10 for students. RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected].

Xinyue Zhang comes to Ada after growing up in a city of 8.2 million people

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Xinyue Zhang
Meaning of her name: Moon
English pronunciation: Ariel
Your nationality:  Chinese
Year at ONU: Sophomore
Major at ONU: Pharmacy
Interviewed by Elizaveta Dyachuk

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The Ohio Northern men's tennis team fell to Cedarville 4-3 Wednesday in a match played at the USTA National Campus. The loss dropped the Polar Bears to 4-4 on the season. 

Sophomore Noah Elliott (Hilliard/Davidson) and junior Hoang Do (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) teamed up to win at No. 2 doubles. They toppled Cole Moss and Philip Brumbaugh 7-6 (7-4). 

Sophomores Zach Beaschler (Ada) and Andrew Cochran (Wooster) claimed a victory at No. 3 doubles. They downed Dawson Poling and Ryan Cvammen 6-4. 

Women's team returns from Florida 12-3 overall

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Ada High School graduate Mackenzie Wills experienced a record-setting spring break as a member of the ONU women’s tennis team.

With two singles victories on March 4, Wills moved within one of tying the ONU career record with 82 singles wins. She is 82-18 in her career, just trailing the 83 wins by Meghan Letizia from 2012-16.

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team ran its winning streak to seven matches with an 8-1 victory over Alvernia (Pa.) and a 9-0 win over St. Vincent (Pa.) March 4 at the USTA National Campus.

ONU (12-3 overall) finished its spring break trip with a 7-1 record, winning its final seven matches on the trip.

BFR fundraiser at The Centre, Bluffton

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FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Tickets are now on sale for a Bluffton Family Recreation repeat performance of Dueling for Dumbbells, which takes place Friday, April 3, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton.

The evening is a casual night of live entertainment involving dueling pianos, featuring an open bar, with proceeds going to the BFR, starting at 6 p.m., according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Dueling pianos starts at 7 p.m.  

New this year is a complete menu, which includes apple bourbon chicken, yankee pot roast, sweet potato casserole, stuffed shells and home-style green beans. 

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The Ohio Northern women's basketball team had John Carroll stumped ahead of Thursday's Ohio Athletic Conference semifinal matchup. The No. 3-seeded Polar Bears had toppled the No. 2-seeded, and nationally-ranked, Blue Streaks in both regular-season meetings of the 2019-20 season. 

Northern, however, couldn't muster up the magic for a third time. ONU fell to John Carroll 64-49 inside the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center. 

The loss gives the Polar Bears a 20-7 overall record, which includes a 13-6 mark in OAC play. If ONU's season comes to a close, it'll be the eighth time in the last nine seasons that Northern reached the 20-win mark. 

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