Ohio Northern spring sports teams are in full swing this week. Here’s a summary of softball, baseball, women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse contests.
Softball
PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team exploded for 18 runs and 23 base hits in a 10-1 victory over Randolph (Va.) and an 8-0 victory over Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Monday at the Sunkissed Games.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-2, while the WildCats fall to 5-4 and the Monks fall to 1-3.
Junior Brady Guest (Convoy/Crestview) went 5-for-7 with a home run and 6 RBI in the two games to lead the Polar Bear offense.
Two programs focusing on two different interests are on Wednesday's calendar at the Ada Public Library.
The afternoon is a "Learn to use Lynda.com" program. In the evening is the first of a series of programs on "dealing with grief." Details on both programs follow:
Lynda.com
Lynda, a.k.a, Lynda.com, offered more than 12,000 expert-led courses designed for any skill level.
A free training session takes place at the library at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday. All you need is an Ada Public Library card to take the training.
Nurses make an impact in their endeavors, and Ohio Northern University continues to make its mark in preparing nursing students for their careers.
RegisteredNursing.org recently ranked ONU’s nursing program seventh among 93 RN programs in Ohio.
The ranking analyzes several factors and is based largely on students’ passage rates on the NCLEX-RN exam over a five-year period, from 2014 through 2018.
College graduates need to pass the NCLEX exam to become practicing registered nurses (RN). The ONU nursing program’s five-year passage rate on the NCLEX nursing board exam is 96.6 percent.
While the major building project at ONU this year is its engineering building, another construction project is underway, in the shadow the the larger structure – seen in the rear of this photo. The smaller building, in the forefront, will house the Office of Information Technology staff. It will relocate the English Language Programs to the space vacated by the technological studies department.
The Cessna Minutemen 4-H Club will hold its club sign-ups on Sunday,
March 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grant United Methodist Church on SR 53. Both
new and old members are encouraged to join!
The Ohio Northern baseball team opened its 2019 season with a 10-1 win over Illinois College on Sunday afternoon at Osceola Heritage Park Field 2 as part of the Russ Matt Tournament.
The Polar Bears (1-0) scored three runs in the third and four more in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead and cruised to the win.
The Blueboys fall to 0-1.
Sophomore Michael Rocco (Orlando, Fla./Zionsville) went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored to lead a 13-hit ONU offensive performance.
