Here’s an update on Ohio Northern University sports with the week ending Sept. 7.
Women’s tennis
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team competed at the non-scoring Oberlin Invitational Friday-Sunday at Hunsinger Courts.
Senior Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) was one of five Polar Bears to post a 3-3 record in the event.
She joined sophomores Olivia Schrager (Dayton/Miami Valley) and Abigail Staskiewicz (Mars, Pa./Oakland Catholic) and freshmen Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Central) and Florine Sanchez (West Chester/Lakota West) with 3-3 records.
All five players went 2-1 in singles and 1-2 in doubles.
By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - With a season-low score and several personal-bests, the Ada golf team finished a strong third in a three-team Northwest Conference match Monday at Defiance.
Delphos Jefferson won with 170 strokes, followed by host Paulding (176) and Ada (186).
The 186 total was a season-best team score for the Bulldog linksters.
Senior Alex Morgan (43), junior Brevin Sizemore (43), sophomore Dexter Woods (50) and sophomore Kamron Wilkerson (50) all posted personal-best, nine-hole scores as the four Ada scorers.
Bulldog senior Ethan Hull shot a 56, and junior Jacob Morgan added a score of 69.
By Cort Reynolds
UPPER SANDUSKY - The visiting Ada girls soccer team lost to Upper Sandusky 3-0 Monday evening.
The loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-5 this season.
"The game was played fairly even, but they were able to capitalize on through balls," said Ada head coach Doug Poling.
Upper Sandusky took the lead midway through the first half on a breakaway goal. Another Ram goal just before halftime extended their lead to 2-0 at intermission.
US tallied the third goal early in the second half, and the game remained scoreless the rest of the way.
The Icon's poetic license is not limited to Ohio plates. Here's one we spotted recently on a Virginia vehicle. We've translated it for viewers: UVA (University of Virginia), HSC (Hampden-Sydney College). The coat of arms is Hampden-Sydney's, a men's school in Virginia.
Students at the ONU Child Development Center had a lesson in rhythm and sound last week. Using sticks, they listened to music and played fast, slow, quiet and loud, depending upon the style of music they heard.
