TIFFIN — Senior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) threw a 3-hit shutout in dominating fashion to lead the Ohio Northern softball team to a double header split at Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon at Fran's Field.
The Polar Bears (11-3 overall, 1-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) won the opener 3-0 behind Lightel's 12-strikeout shutout.
A man in his late teens or early 20s is being sought in relation to a motor vehicle theft and pursuit by deputies occurring at 4 a.m.Sunday. The sheriff’s office received a call about a car being stolen from a residence at 20087 CR 199 near Ridgeway.
The homeowner, who saw the vehicle being driven from his driveway, was able to follow the vehicle and direct responding deputies to his location. Deputies located the vehicle as it entered Logan County where a low speed pursuit ensued.
At CR 40 the vehicle was driven off the roadway into a field where attempts to stop it were unsuccessful.
Mackenzie Wills (pictured), a sophomore from Ada, won both of her matches for Ohio Northern during women’s tennis play on Saturday at Westwood Tennis in Lima. Mackenzie won 6-0 at No. 5 singles and 8-0 in doubles. Overall, the team beat Heidelberg 9-0 in the OAC opener. ONU improves 11-3 on the season.
The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a 9-0 sweep of Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon at the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center in Lima. The Polar Bears improve to 7-4 overall and 1-0 in the OAC.
A record-setting performance by the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team paved the way for a 17-6 victory over Beloit (Wis.) on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears continue the best start to a season in program history by improving to 7-1, while the Buccaneers fall to 4-3.
Sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) set an ONU single-game record with 10 points on the day, scoring four goals and tying an ONU single-game record with six assists.
His 10 points breaks the previous record of eight set by Max Weese and Steven Slagle in 2016.
The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta sorority will be held at War Memorial Park at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Children of the community are invited to find a lot of goodies and meet the Easter Bunny. KAT sorority sisters annually organize the hunt the Sunday before Easter.
Ada Icon photo from last year’s candy egg-gathering event.
