The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team tied Ohio Wesleyan 117-117 and fell at No. 2-ranked Kenyon 195-46 on Friday night at the Steen Aquatic Center.
The Polar Bears move to 5-2-1 overall and clinch a winning dual meet season. The Lords improve to 3-3 and the Battling Bishops move to 4-3-1.
Kenyon also defeated Ohio Wesleyan 145-79.
Junior Kierra Watson (Brownsburg, Ind.) led Ohio Northern with three top-5 finishes.
She was fourth in the 100 fly in 1:02.16, was fourth in the 100 back in 1:03.84 and was fifth in the 200 free in 2:05.18.
Good fortune awaited Susan Putt who was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune, which was telecast Thursday evening. Susan, a retired ONU English professor, won a trip to Iceland and cash prizes that totaled $24,168.
She mentioned Ohio Northern as her former place of employment and cheerily said, “Go ‘Bears” when host Pat Sajak introduced her. She acknowledged her husband Harold, a retired math prof, along with her sister Judy and friends Becky and Linda who were in the audience to root her on.
Susan was the overall winner so she chose “Place” category for the bonus round.
PAULDING - Host Paulding raced to an early 23-point lead and made it stand up in a 63-40 win over Ada in Northwest Conference boys basketball action Friday night.
The purple and gold drop to 3-13 overall and 1-3 in the NWC with the defeat. The Panthers improved to 6-8 and 4-1 in league play after the victory.
Ada fell behind 27-4 early in the second period and trailed 42-20 at halftime. After intermission, the Bulldogs were outscored only 21-20.
Twenty-nine percent field goal shooting and 26 turnovers helped doom the Bulldogs.
The Inn at ONU will hold its popular Around the World wine sampling event next week.
The sampling is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at The Inn on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
The event will allow guests to sample wines before purchasing bottles of wine at this special wine tasting in Ohio.
The ticket price is $30 per person and is inclusive of tax and service fee. The ticket price includes five 2-ounce samples and a selection of appetizers.
There will be a total of eight wines at the event. Each wine is unique to the Inn and will not be available at local grocery markets.
Contact The Inn Sales Office for individual or group tickets at 419-772-4112.
Nathaniel Foley (left) discusses an art installation of his work with Prof. Bill Mancuso, ONU art department chair, during an opening reception at Elzay Gallery on Thursday evening. “Flight of Obscurity XV” will be on display until Friday, Feb. 23. The gallery is open from 1-4:30 p.m.
The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., presents “Revenge of Frankenstein,” in a dinner theatre format Saturday, March 10.
Dinner details
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres begin at 6 p.m. and the dinner and show begins at 7 p.m. The dinner menu includes apple bourbon chicken breast, rosemary pork loin, stuffed shells with marinara; garlic-herb mashed redskins, home-style green beans and for dessert assorted cheesecakes.
Tickets include non-alcoholic beverages. A cash bar is also available.
