By Monty Siekerman
The Ada High School Varsity Quiz Bowl Team won the 40-team Quiz Bowl Invitational held at the Wright State University Lake Campus.
The win enables the Bulldog team to advance to compete in the Ohio Academic Championships regional competition to be held in Van Wert in May.
Ada not only won the small school division, but also outpointed bigger schools such as Bath and St. Marys to capture the overall crown. Ada last captured a win in this prestigious tournament in 1993.
By Monty Siekerman
March came in like a lion with a straight line wind gusts in Ada of about 60 mph at 3 a.m. on March 1. Hopefully, the month will go out like a lamb..as the old weather saying goes.
Why lions and lambs?
The lion, king of beasts, and gentle lambs are contrasts...much like March weather with fierce gales, gentle breezes, pelting rains, to soft mists...a time of transition from winter to spring....welcome to Ohio.
Pictured: Village employees gathering sticks from roadways Wednesday morning. Ada dodge a bullet with no serious problems from the strong winds. Several neighboring towns had some power outages.
Lauck and junior Amy Bullimore(Morrow/Little Miami) both earned First Team All-OAC honors, while sophomore Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) was named Honorable Mention All-OAC in 2017.
Head coach Michele Durand earned OAC Coach of the Year honors for the third time in her time at the helm for the Polar Bears.
Northern returns to action this weekend when it hosts the first round of the NCAA Div. III Tournament and takes on Lakeland (Wis.) at 7:30 p.m. On Friday at the ONU Sports Center.
Responding to the increasing number of people wanting to assist law
enforcement officials and build a stronger partnership in the fight against
crime, Sheriff Keith Everhart announced that Hardin County citizens are being
invited to become associate members of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’
Association.
Membership appeals go out in the mail shortly. Individuals choosing to join
the voluntary program can do so for as little as a $20 contribution.
The funding provides important technical resources, training, and
legislative support on key criminal justice issues.
The Polar Bears posted their third consecutive winning season as they went 21-16 in 2016 and went 9-9 in the OAC.
Over the last three seasons, Northern has recorded a school-record 79 victories in that time span.
"We really want to compete this season," said head coach Gene Stechschulte. "These guys have been working hard this offseason and we think we can compete at a very high level this season."
Schedule
The Polar Bears will open the season on Mar. 4 as they compete in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla. from Mar. 4-11.
