Ohio Northern senior Braden Kuhn (Tiffin/Columbian) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week.
The senior led the Polar Bears (4-0 overall, 3-0 OAC) to a 182-118 victory over Mount Union and at least a share of the OAC Regular Season Crown for the 12th time.
Kuhn swept the diving competitions to lead the way for Northern in its victory over Mount Union.
He won the 1-meter diving with 280.85 points, surpassing the NCAA qualifying standard of 275 on the 1-meter board. He also won the 3-meter diving with 258.15 points.
ONU senior Alex Bair (Centerville) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week.
The senior earned the honor for the first time in his career after posting a 4-0 record this week at the Lycoming (Pa.) Duals.
Bair went 4-0 with a pin, tech fall, major decision and decision at the Lycoming (Pa.) Duals. He was named to the All-Tournament Team as the top wrestler at 184 pounds.
The Polar Bears return to action on Tuesday evening as they travel to John Carroll to take on the Blue Streaks at 7:30 pm.
ONU junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
Bruns led Northern (11-4 overall, 6-2 OAC) to a 2-0 week with victories over No. 25 Baldwin Wallace and Muskingum. He earned the honor for the second time this season.
The junior had career-highs of 41 points and 17 rebounds in the win over Muskingum and had 21 points and 6 rebounds in win at #25 Baldwin Wallace.
Amy Bullimore garners OAC honor again, may surpass Morgan (Dumbaugh) Bass of Ada in scoring record
For the second consecutive week, senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
Bullimore guided Northern (14-1 overall, 8-0 OAC) to its 13th and 14th consecutive victories, averaging a double-double during the week.
In a 61-55 overtime victory over Baldwin Wallace, Bullimore tallied a game-best 22 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
Keeping watchful eyes on Ada's Main Street, the railroad depot clock and Presbyterian Church steeple join a Main Street winter banner on a brisk January afternoon.
Ada’s Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will elect officers for 2018 at its first quarterly meeting of the year.
The meeting, at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 17, is in the Dean’s Heritage Room in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.
This year’s officer’s slate includes Jamie Hall, president, Brandt Miller, vice president, Eileen Peterman, secretary and Angela Polachek, treasurer. They are the current officers.
According to Peterman, other agenda items include a review of members, and a 2018 budget.
