By Monty Siekerman
Mr. Entertainer, Mr. Energy, Mr. Stamina...take your pick at what you want to call Ben Vereen, but most in the audience Saturday would say he is all three wrapped up in one person.
Vereen gave a two-hour show of song, dance, and humor at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts, earning two standing ovations at the conclusion.
He and three musicians kept the audience entertained with familiar and more recent songs for two hours without intermission.
His experience in acting showed when he could change his expression and emotion from happy to sad in an instant.
ADA — The No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team needed a late run to keep their perfect season alive as they downed Capital 64-49 Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears move to 19-0 overall and 12-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Crusaders fall to 9-10, 5-7.
Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) scored a game-high 15 points, while sophmore Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) tallied 11 points and junior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) added nine points.
Sophomore Tori Wyss (Ada) came off the bench and grabbed a game-high and career-best eight rebounds to lead Northern defensively.
ADA - Brothers Hunter and Thomas Phillips combined for 39 points to lead visiting Kenton to a lopsided 73-40 win over Hardin County rival Ada in non-league boys basketball action Saturday night.
The defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 3-13, while the Wildcats improved to 9-6 with the victory.
Hunter Phillips scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the first half on repeated drives, while Thomas added 14 markers.
Kenton led just 17-14 after one period of play as Hunter scored 15 points, but the Wildcats blew the game open with a 24-4 second stanza and were never threatened thereafter.
ALLENDALE, Mich. — The Ohio Northern women's track & field team saw two school records fall as they competed at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears finished 6th of 19 teams and moved to 16-6 on the season.
Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) broke her previous school record and won the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:09.46.
Richards currently owns the fastest time in the nation in the 800-meter run.
Sarah H. (Hay) Bosse, age 91, went home to be with the Lord her Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 28, at 8:15a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on December 8, 1925 in Wooster to Benton and Grace (Kaufman) Hay who preceded her in death. On September 23, 1951 Sarah married Eldon A. Bosse and he passed away on March 14, 2009.
Sarah was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera. She dedicated her entire life to Jesus Christ. She worked at Ohio Northern University in the Registrar’s Office.
