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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton shut out Ada 6-0 in a girls Northwest Conference
soccer match Saturday afternoon.

The loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-7 overall and 1-2 in NWC
play. The league co-leading Pirates improved to 4-1-3 overall and 3-0-0 in
the NWC with the victory.

Senior Anney Archer made 22 saves in goal for Ada. Kenzie Long added two
saves.

Bluffton out-shot the Bulldogs, 30-8.

"We played good overall, but they were the better team," said first-year
Ada head coach Doug Poling.

By Caleb Scott

BEREA — Sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) was named to the All-Tournament Team as the No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team swept Defiance, before defeating area-rival Bluffton 3-1 on the final day of the OAC/HCAC Challenge at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 14-3 overall, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 5-7 and the Beavers drop to 8-8.

Huppert led Northern offensively with 28 kills, while sophomore McKenna Jordan (Toledo/St. Ursula) and and senior Haley Potters (Wheelersburg/South Webster) chipped in 20 kills each. 

By Caleb Scott

ADA — Sophomore Meagan Grierson (Miamisburg) and freshman Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) led the Ohio Northern women's soccer team to its fifth consecutive shutout victory on Sundayafternoon, defeating Transylvania (Ky.) 5-0.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-1-1 overall with the victory, while the Pioneers fall to 2-5-1.

Northern was led offensively by Fuller with two goals, while Grierson posted her seventh consecutive shutout.

Freshman Sydney Leshnak (Liberty Township/Mount Notre Dame) got Northern on the board early in the contest as sophomore Haley Moses (Mason) fed her a pass in the 27th minute to give ONU a 1-0 lead.

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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1938:

November 7, 1938 Mr. and Mrs. Bert Levine of Cleveland purchased the Huber Drug Store at 221 North Main Street. Mr. Levine is a registered pharmacist and a graduate of Ohio Northern University. Mrs. Levine is formerly Geraldine Underwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.C. Underwood of Ada.

Meet Drake. Drake is a 4 year old male pointer mix. He weighs 35 pounds. Can you give Drake his forever home?

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.

Defeats Hanover (Ind.) on day one of OAC/HCAC Challenge

By Caleb Scott

BEREA — The No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team opened the OAC/HCAC Challenge on Friday afternoon, sweeping Mt. St. Joseph and defeating Hanover (Ind.) at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears improve to 12-3 overall, while the Lions drop to 9-4, and the Panthers fall to 11-4.

Sophomore McKenna Jordan (Toledo/St. Ursula) led the way offensively in the first contest with a game-high 12 kills, while senior Haley Potters (Wheelersburg/South Webster) chipped in 10 kills and sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) added eight kills. 

The trio of Polar Bears all hit .480 or better during the match.

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