The Ohio Northern baseball team used a 7-run fourth inning scoring outburst in the second game of a double header with Muskingum as Northern fell 5-2 in game one before defeating the Muskies 12-1 in the nightcap of a double header at Wander Field.
The Polar Bears move to 13-14 overall and 4-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies move to 12-14, 5-5.
Torrence, Cal.--Junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) posted a strong performance in the 800-meter run at the Mt. Sac Relays on Friday afternoon in Torrance, Cal.
The junior finished fourth overall in the event, and tied his own mark for the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes.
Molinaro finished the event in 1:49.30 and was within one second of the first place runner
TORRANCE, Cal. — Ohio Northern junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) posted a historical time as she competed in the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, Cal. on Friday afternoon.
The junior won the 800-meter run on her way to the fastest time in Div. III history, finishing the race in 2:02.34.
Richards previously held the third fastest time in Div. III history in the event.
Her time also breaks the ONU school record in the event and leads the nation among Div. III athletes by more than six seconds.
Easter this year falls in a week when spring is in bloom in Ada. Here's flowering trees at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at the corner of Highland and Simon streets. For more springtime photos of Ada taken by Monty Siekerman click here to view the Icon's sight-seeing spring tour of Ada.
Ada elementary artists have their work on display at the Mazza Museum, University of Findlay, this spring, according to Kristi Steiner, elementary art teacher.
She explains how the student work was selected:
"In January I had grades 3, 4 and 5 make projects based off the artist and illustrator Ashley Bryan. From there I picked 24 pieces to take to the Mazza Museum in Findlay. They will be on display from March 13 to May 5."
•Ada Full Gospel Church will have an Easter egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church will have an Easter egg hunt for the community from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday.
• Grace Gospel Church will have a Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. There will be a sunrise service at 8:30 a.m., a breakfast at 9 a.m., and a worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.