Despite the best efforts of the ONU student cheering block, the Lady Bears lost to Marietta in the finals of the OAC tourney at King-Horn on Saturday afternoon. The score: ONU 68, Marietta 85. The Lady Bears were behind by only 1 point at the start of the 4th quarter, but Marietta was unstoppable in the closing minutes. More details will be posted in the Ada Icon later.
(Monty Siekerman photo)
Norma Jean Moore, age 72, died on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 5:35 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada..
She was born on December 19, 1945 in Lima, Ohio to Will and Junnie (Brown) McIntosh. They are both deceased. On March 16, 2009 Norma Jean married Hazard Moore and he survives in Alger. She was previously married to Norman Rovelle Cruson and he survives in Lima.
Norma Jean was a homemaker. She loved to go camping and spending time with her friends and family.
BEXLEY — Sophomore Taylor Lavey (New Baltimore, Mich./Findlay) tied the 60-meter dash school record and broke the 200-meter dash school record, while junior Maddy Reed (Piketon) claimed the pole vault title to lead Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team on the first day of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor track and field championships.
The Polar Bears are first of 10 teams in the teams standings.
Lavey tied the school record in the 60-meter dash prelims, qualifying for Saturday's finals in :7.96.
ONU junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) and the men's distance medley relay team each earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team on the first day of the OAC Championships at the Capital Center.
The Polar Bears are currently fifth of 10 teams with 18 points after the first day of the meet.
Mount Union leads the way with 41.5 points, John Carroll is in second with 38 points and Heidelberg is third with 21 points.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) advanced to the semifinals of their respective weight classes to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team on the first day of the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships on Friday at Wabash College.
Nelson, the sixth seed at 165 pounds, advanced to the semifinals with a pin over JaVon Phillips of Manchester (Ind.) in the first round and a decision over fourth-seeded Dylan Steward of Adrian (Mich.) in the quarterfinals.
For just the 10th time in its 119-year history, Bluffton University’s Board of Trustees has named a new president, announcing that Dr. Jane Wood has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton’s next president beginning July 1, 2018.
“Dr. Wood has demonstrated success in achieving enrollment growth at several institutions by leading academic program innovation, strategic planning, alignment and visioning processes that moved those institutions forward, along with proven success in building relationships for public and private partnerships to broaden the school’s reach,” said Kent Yoder, chairperson of the Bluffton University Board of Trustees.
