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LIMA -- The Ohio Northern women's tennis team ran its winning streak to five matches with a 9-0 victory over Wittenberg Sunday night indoors at the Westwood Tennis and Fitness Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 13-2 overall, while the Tigers fall to 5-9.

Northern swept the doubles matches to take a quick 3-0 lead.

Junior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and sophomore Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) won 8-1 at No. 1 and seniors Christina Corbean(Dayton/Oakwood) and Brittany Toney(Greenwood, Ind.) won 8-2 at No. 2.

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — Sophomore Caleb Thomas (Strongsville) smashed a 3-run home run to lead the Ohio Northern baseball team to a 19-6 victory at Thomas More (Ky.) on Saturday at Thomas More Field.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-4 and the Saints fall to 4-2.

Thomas finished the day 3-for-3 with 5 RBI and four runs scored and junior Brandon Kasberg (Mentor) was 3-for-5 with an RBI and four runs scored.

Men's lacrosse wins 22-4

HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Sophomore Max Weese(Columbus/Hilliard Darby) scored a school record eight goals to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to a 22-4 victory at Houghton (N.Y.) on Saturday afternoon at Burke Field.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-3, while the Highlanders fall to 0-6.

Weese also had an assist and finished with a school record nine points.

Freshman Cameron Marous (Brecksville) scored two goals and had an assist and 12 other Ohio Northern players tallied a goal in the game.

Division II school defeats ONU in women's lacrosse

Men's track does well

NEW CONCORD — The Ohio Northern men's track and field team opened its 2017 outdoor season with a 6-1 record at the Muskie Duals at McConagha Stadium on Saturday.

Junior Conner Karg (West Liberty/West Liberty-Salem) led the Polar Bears by sweeping the 200 anWomen's track opens season with winsd 400 dash events.

He won the 200 dash in :22.69 and won the 400 dash in :49.54.

Senior Zane Augustine (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) won the hammer throw with a toss of 46.34 meters.

Senior Adam Smith (Rocky River) and freshman Chandler Holesovsky(Bedford/Cuyahoga Heights) finished 1-2 in the pole vault.

When did Warren G. Harding visit ONU?

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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February 11, 1910 the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Tablet was dedicated to the Ada Public Schools on behalf of E.W. Gilbert, of Los Angeles, California. It is a bronze and marble memorial tablet bearing the immortal words of Lincoln uttered at a dedication of the Gettysburg battlefield as a national cemetery

March 1910 Warren G. Harding of Marion addressed Ohio Northern University’s student body at the chapel service.

Here's a very friendly shepherd mix, currently available for adopting at the Hardin County dog shelter as of Monday, 3-20-17.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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