Both ONU lacrosse teams traveled to North Carolina for spring tune-ups last week. Here’s a report on their week.
Men’s team
BREVARD, N.C. — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse program toppled NCAA Division III foe Brevard (N.C.) 15-8 at Ives-Lemel Field Saturday, concluding an undefeated Spring Break road trip to North Carolina.
With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 4-1 overall this season. In addition, they conclude their annual Spring Break trip with a 3-0 record after defeating Guilford (N.C.) 6-4 and Pfeiffer (N.C.) 22-8 earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the Tornados move to 2-4 in 2019 after dropping their past three contests.
Note: This story clarifies errors posted yesterday concerning the recent winter guard competition.
Ada High School had two Winter Guard teams compete in the Winter Guard International, Flint, Michigan, Regional Competition Saturday March 9. Both guards earned the honor of participating in the finals held later that evening.
Purple team
Ada’s “Purple” team was the first to take the floor in Saturday morning preliminary competition at 9:30 a.m. in the Scholastic Regional A class with their performance “Amongst the Start!”
One Ada event, launched in 1952, signifying that spring can’t been far away is on the March calendar.
Ada Kiwanis Club 67th annual pancake and sausage day is from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at the Ada school cafeteria. The club is known for helping youth and the event is one of its major fundraisers.
Last year's event attracted nearly 600 meals.
The all-you-can-eat event includes pre-sale tickets for $7 ($8 at the door), Children 10 and under are free. Persons may dine in or carry-out.
State Representative Jon Cross (R-Kenton) has district office hours Friday, March 15, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Ada Public Library.
“It’s very important to stay connected to our communities and to the people of the 83rd district. I want to thank our libraries for allowing me to host office hours to meet with and assist constituents with state needs and discuss public policy,” he said.
The 83rd Ohio district includes Hancock, Hardin and (part of) Logan counties.
