The Ohio Northern women's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon at Blue River Memorial Park.
Senior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Munroe Falls) qualified for the NCAA III Championships next weekend in Louisville, Ky., with a fifth place finish out of 266 runners in a career-best 22:08 over the 6,000-meter course.
Her 22:08 finish moves her up to fourth all-time in ONU history for 6,000-meters.
Pitcovich and senior Taylor Ellerbrock (Columbus Grove) earned All-Great Lakes region honors with top-35 finishes, as Ellerbrock crossed in 20th place in a career-low 22:43.
With a name like "Viral," you'd expect this book to be about COVID-19. But in Robin Cook's 2021 release (Penguin Random House, $27.00, ISBN: 978-0-5933-2829-3) the title refers to an encroaching wave of an even deadlier disease without a vaccine to protect those exposed to it.
Ada Schools students and staff served 42 veterans at the 2021 Veterans Breakfast. Mr. Toby Smith, Ada high school teacher and football coach, was the year’s speaker.
In a democracy, should elected representatives listen to the will of the
people?
State Senators Matt Huffman (Allen County) and Rob McColley (Hardin County)
say no.
They've proposed new election maps that don't fairly represent Ohioans.
Instead, these rigged districts continue the "gerrymandering" that means that
in many Ohio elections, the winner is pre-determined.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team bowed out of the NCAA III Tournament in the Second Round with a 2-0 loss at No. 10-ranked Case Western Reserve Saturday afternoon at DiSanto Field.
The Ohio Athletic Conference champion Polar Bears end their season with a 14-5-3 overall record, while the Spartans advance to the Sweet 16 with a 16-1-2 record.
Case went ahead 1-0 with a goal in the 25th minute, then got an insurance goal ion the 68th minute to make it 2-0.
Senior Kristy Catrine (Springboro) had five saves in goal as ONU was out-shot by CWRU 23-4.
Sophomore Kylie Cabana (Dexter, Mich.) had three of ONU's four shot attempts in the contest.
The Ohio Northern men's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon, November 13, at Blue River Memorial Park.
The polar Bears scored 277 points in the meet and will finish their season with a 94-39 overall record.
No. 7-ranked John Carroll won with 62 points, No. 13 Otterbein was second with 89 points, No. 28 Case Western Reserve was third with 1047 and No. 30 Calvin (Mich.) was fourth with 120 points.
Senior Patrick Baker (Massillon/Jackson) led the Polar Bears with a 42nd place finish in a career-low 25:55.
