DELPHOS - The visiting Ada volleyball team cruised to a straight-set win over Delphos Jefferson Tuesday night in a Northwest Conference battle.
The first-place Lady Bulldog spikers improved to 8-4 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 victory. It was their 19th straight win in league play over the past three seasons.
The Wildcats fell to 3-8 overall and 0-2 with the defeat.
Sophomore middle Megan Light knocked down 10 kills to help pace the offense.
Sophomore Jenna Fuller scored in the 54th minute to lead the Ohio Northern women's soccer team in a 1-0 victory at Oberlin on Tuesday. The Polar Bears improve to 4-2-0, while the Yeowomen fall to 3-4-0.
Ohio Northern moved up five spots to No. 15 in the third weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. The Polar Bears are coming off a 3-1 week with victories over area-rival Bluffton, then-#17 Hope (Mich.) and Mary Washington (Va.) and a loss to No. 4 Wittenberg.
Junior middle hitter Chelsea Huppert was selected as the OAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week recipient.
Last week, Huppert spotlighted the ONU offensive attack, registering 49 kills with just six errors for an impressive .462 hitting percentage. Additionally, the junior posted 10 digs and five total blocks to aid the Northern defensive effort.
Her performance also helped her secure a spot on the Wittenberg Fall Classic All-Tournament Team.
Anabel Alexander was crowned 2018 queen of the Ada Harvest and Herb Fest on Saturday afternoon during ceremonies at the Depot Park. She was selected as AHS Homecoming queen on Friday.
From left are Lyric Jones, 2017 queen and now a student at Ohio University; Queen Anabel; Allison Dotson, who won the essay contest; Audrey Hazelton, and Kama Arn. The queen candidates are AHS seniors.
Three judges selected the queen based on interviews and the essay they wrote. (Monty Siekerman photo)
The leaves in the trees near McIntosh Center, the first building constructed on the West Campus, will soon turn fall colors. Autumn begins Saturday, Sept. 22. (Monty Siekerman photo)
