Several openings still available for Friday’s ONU vaccination clinic
Plenty of appointments remain available to the public for Ohio Northern University’s state-sponsored COVID-19 mobile mass vaccination clinic, scheduled for this Friday, April 16, from 2-6:30 p.m. at King Horn Sports Center’s field house.
The Ohio Northern football game at home with John Carroll, scheduled for Friday night, has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocol issues.
Both schools mutually agreed to cancel the game due to COVID issues at each school.
The contest was scheduled as the Third Place OAC Crossover Game. Per OAC rules, the game will be considered a no-contest and each team will finish tied for third in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
The Polar Bears finished their regular season with a 3-1 record and were second in the OAC West Division, while the Blue Streaks were second in the OAC East Division with a 2-1 mark.
Senior Mackenzie Wills (Ada) tied the school record for career victories, leading the Ohio Northern women's tennis team to a 6-3 victory over Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday afternoon at the West Campus Courts.
The Polar Bears improve to 6-0 on the season and are 4-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-1, 2-1.
Wills won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles for her 172nd career win, tying the mark set by Meghan Letizia from 2012-16.
She is already ONU's all-time career singles wins leader with 88 and is second all-time with an 84-31 mark in doubles matches. She needs only five more doubles wins to tie Letizia's record of 89.
By club reporter Lindsey Winings
The Jumbo Jr. Farmers 4-H Club met at McDonald Township Hall on April 12 at 7 p.m.
Topics of discussion included; election of officers, club t-shirt orders and the enrollment deadline.
The club also discussed upcoming service projects, including; roadside trash pick-up around the township, helping place veteran memorial flags at the Mc. Donald Township cemetery and planting flowers at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.
The next meeting is set for Monday April 26th at 7:00pm and Quality Assurance training will be presented. Snacks will be provided by Holden Lautenschlager and Jeffery Bushong.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Ada tennis team lost 4-1 to Bath on a windy Wednesday evening.
The Bulldog netters dropped to 2-4 after the defeat. Bath improved to 2-2 with the victory.
"It was a closely-contested match," said Ada head coach Dexter Woods. "It was also the second match in a row that Miranda and Dexter faced twin brothers at first and second singles," he added.
Ada senior Miranda Wills dropped to 3-3 this spring with a close two-set loss to hard-hitting Bath freshman Daniel Bolon at first singles.
"Miranda played a long, close match that could have gone either way," said Woods.
Photo and story by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada boys and girls track and field teams each won a home triangular meet Wednesday evening at the park.
The Bulldog boys outscored Ridgemont 68-52.5, with North Baltimore third at 43.5 points.
The Ada girls finished with 79.5 points to easily out-distance second-place North Baltimore (42) and Ridgemont (29.5).
Lady Bulldog sophomore Courtney Sumner won two individual events (long jump, 200 meters), and ran a leg for two first-place Ada relay quartets.
