The Ohio Northern men's soccer program dropped its first match of the 2018 season Friday, September 7, falling to Hope (Mich.) 1-0 at Kerscher Stadium in Ada during the first day of the annual ONU Invitational.
With Friday evening's loss, ONU moves to 1-1-1 on the young season while Hope (Mich.) improves to an undefeated 3-0-0 overall.
BLUFFTON -- The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team opened play at the Bluffton Spiketacular on Friday night with a 25-22, 25-16, 29-27 loss to No. 23 Thomas More (Ky.) in a battle of nationally ranked programs at the Sommer Center.
The Polar Bears are now 4-2 on the season with both losses coming to the Saints (6-0).
Here’s a new retention pond dug just south of The Inn at ONU. The pond was empty Friday afternoon but it won’t take long to fill, if the weather forecasts are accurate. Thanks to tropical depression Gordon, Ada can expect 3 to 5 inches of rain from Saturday afternoon through Monday morning. There are flash flood warnings in this area, as well. The pond is part of the storm sewer project that has been under construction the past few months. The storm sewer pipe runs north and south on campus near Heterick Library, McIntosh Center, and The Inn
Marilyn Reed will have an open house Saturday for a new business called Art and Soul Painting Studio located at 7638 CR 90, which is between SR 309 and Foraker. The open house will run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The studio will be open, and a tent has been put up for the open house where several craftsmen will have work on display and for sale.
Marilyn says she paints on “anything that doesn’t move.” She paints gourds, murals, on wood pieces made by her husband and, of course, on canvas.
Retired Engineering Professor Bob Ward was caught by the camera at the Hardin County Fair standing by a bigger-than-lifesize likeness of him painted on the side of the ONU Mobile Clinic.
Ada High School football hosts a military appreciation night on Friday, Sept. 21, during the Ada vs. Spencerville varsity game, according to Shawn Christopher, football coach.
All veterans and active duty armed services personel will have a free admission to the game and will receive a meal ticket.
In addition, all able active-duty and armed force veterans are invited to join on the field during the playing of The National Anthem.
"If you are a veteran or active-duty person and are planning to attend, please send me a message this week with your shirt size. We will provide you with a commemorative shirt," said Christopher.
