FINDLAY — Junior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) each placed fourth to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team at the non-scoring Findlay Open on Saturday at the Croy Gymnasium.
The open tournament featured 19 teams from NCAA Divisions I, II and III and NAIA schools. There were no team scores kept for the tournament.
Davidson (2-2 record) and Barcaskey (3-2 record) posted fourth place finishes in the 184 and 285 pound weight classes, respectively.
The annual free Thanksgiving meal will be held at ReStore Community Center on Tuesday. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with serving beginning at 4 p.m. Last year, ReStore served 168 Thanksgiving meals. Following the dinner, the center will be closed the rest of the week.
The Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Ada Public Library. All are welcome.
The Society is in the organizational stage and all of those interested are encouraged to attend to help determine future projects, elect additional officers, discuss where and how historical materials are located and stored, etc.
There has been good interest in forming the Society with 13 people in attendance at the first three meetings.
There is a good cross section of the community represented: older and young, men and women, from ONU and the community, long-time residents and newcomers
This is how Ada Elementary second graders see turkeys in disguise. And why wouldn't the big, delicious birds want to wear a disguise this time of year?
ELSAH, Ill. — Ohio Northern senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) earned All-America honors with a ninth place finish at the 2017 NCAA III Women's Cross Country Championships on a cold, wet and windy afternoon at the North Farm Cross Country Course.
Richards finished the 6,000-meter course in 21:02, good for ninth place in the 279-women field.
The top 40 runners earn All-America honors.
Her 21:02 time broke her personal best time by a full 45 seconds and was just two seconds off the school record of 21:00 by Alison (Steinbrunner) Kwiat in 2012.
ELSAH, Ill. — Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) earned All-America honors with a 10th place finish and led No. 26-ranked Ohio Northern to a 19th place finish at the 2017 NCAA III Men's Cross Country Championships on a cold, wet and windy afternoon at the North Farm Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears (126-37 overall) finished with 456 points in the 32-team field.
McVey finished the 8,000-meter course in 24:37, good for ninth place in the 279-man field.
