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The current show at the Elzay Gallery of Art is titled “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-based Inequality, Violence and Discrimination.” Gallery hours are daily from 1–4:30 p.m.

LIVONIA, Mich. - ​Madonna University President Michael Grandillo, an ONU graduate, joined Athletics Director Scott Kennell at Thursday’s news conference to announce that the university will add football to its intercollegiate athletics program, bringing the total offerings to 20 teams.

The Crusaders compete in the 12-school Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. This is the ninth sport added under Grandillo’s leadership, following the addition of eight teams in 2015.

Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is ONU's first road game of the 2018 season and is Homecoming at OU. ONU is 534-492-36 in 124 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .518. ONU is riding a solid 5-game winning streak, which includes the final two games of 2017.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 15th season at ONU with a 99-48 record. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 139-60 in 18 seasons overall and is 11-3 against OU.

OU head coach Tim Doup: Doup is in his 7th season at OU with a 34-28 record. He is 1-5 against ONU.

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN - The Ada boys soccer team was shut out 3-0 at Van Buren Thursday evening.

The loss dropped the Bulldog record to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in NCOSA play.

Keeper Drew Hadley was credited with 14 saves in goal for Ada.

The Bulldogs (1-0 NWC) visit league-leading Bluffton (5-0-3, 3-0 NWC) Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. under the lights.

By Cort Reynolds

 

ADA - The Ada volleyball team lost a four-set match to visiting ex-league rival Lima Central Catholic Thursday night in a very hot gym.

The Lady Bulldog spikers fell to 8-5 with the 25-13, 25-20, 18-25, 25-15 defeat that snapped their four-match win streak. LCC improved to 9-5 after the hard-fought win.

"We were slow starting off in the first set, not moving our feet well," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "After that our defense picked up and serve receive was solid. I was happy with our defense.

By Cort Reynolds

 

DEFIANCE - League regular season champion Spencerville won the Northwest Conference golf tournament title Thursday at the Auglaize Golf Club in Defiance.

Spencerville posted three of the top five individual scores to win the event with 315 strokes, followed by Paulding (343) and Lincolnview (344).

Ada and Crestview each totaled 409 strokes to tie for eighth. But the Knights won a fifth-man tiebreaker 112-132 to officially finish eighth, while the Bulldogs ended up ninth.

Bulldog junior Ethan Hull posted the best 18-hole Ada score at 43-48=91. Hull earned honorable mention all-league notice.

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