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By Caleb Scott

The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team is set to open its 2017 campaign at Kenyon on Feb. 21 under second year head coach Nat St. Laurent.

The men's lacrosse program posted an 8-7 record in its inaugural season in 2016.

After opening the season at Kenyon on Feb. 21, the Polar Bears will open the home portion of the 2017 schedule as they host Calvin (Mich.) at Dial-Roberson Stadium on Feb. 25.

The schedule will also feature non-conference home matchups with Hanover (Ind.) on Mar. 11, and Adrian (Mich.) on Mar. 15. 

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern volleyball team split a pair of thrilling 5-set matches on the final day of the Franklin & Marshall Scramble on Saturday.

The Polar Bears (9-3 overall) began the morning with a 16-25, 26-28, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13 loss to No. 14-ranked Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) and finished the day in solid fashion with a 25-17, 23-25, 25-13, 23-25, 16-14 win over Stevenson (N.J.)

CMU improves to 10-2 and Stevenson falls to 9-6.

Freshman McKenna Jordan led Ohio Northern with a pair of double-doubles, registering career-highs of 17 kills and 24 digs against CMU and 10 kills and 11 digs against SU.

By Caleb Scott

Senior Tommy Troy led the No. 9-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team as it defeated Case Western Reserve 1-0 Saturday evening at Kerscher Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-0-1 overall, while the Spartans fall to 2-2-1.

Junior goalkeeper Dean McNeil earned the victory for Northern and improved to 7-0-1 on the year. 

McNeil posted his 20th career shutout and currently ranks third all-time at Ohio Northern with 20 career shutouts.

Troy scored the lone goal to lead the Polar Bears offensively. 

Presale tickets available at $7 each

By Monty Siekerman
The annual Kiwanis Club spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Ada School cafeteria. About 300 people attend each year.
Tickets are $7 presale, $8 at the door, with children 10 and under free.

In addition to all the spaghetti you can eat, the meal includes salad, bread sticks, and a beverage.

Tickets are available at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull's office, Hanson Neely Funeral Home, ReStore Community Center, and club members.

The Kiwanis Club has been serving the Ada community for 92 years.

Volleyball team shuts out Spencerville; Abbie James top Ada runner at Galion

Lady Bulldogs blank Bearcats
By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE - The visiting Ada girls soccer squad shut out Spencerville 2-0 Saturday morning in a Northwest Conference contest.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-4-1 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with their second straight shutout win.

Ada tallied a goal in each half and out-shot the hosts 16-6 to post the win. Keeper Rielyn Castle made six saves in goal and posted her third shutout of the season.

Makayla Callahan scored a goal and assisted on the other Bulldog score. Kaitlyn Long netted a goal while Latifah Bagais added an assist.

Pastor Anthony Cooper talks with the audience prior to Gospel Sing at Church of Christ on Saturday. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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