The No. 13-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team won its second Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship in school history on Saturday afternoon, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Div. III Tournament as it defeated Capital 2-0 at Kerscher Stadium.
The No. 1-seeded Polar Bears improve to 17-1-2 overall, while the No. 2-seeded Crusaders fall to 10-8-1.
With the OAC Tournament championship match victory, the Polar Bears earn the conference's automatiuc bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
Tickets for the ONU Holiday Spectacular performances in Ada and Lima are now on sale. Tickets for the four shows in Ada sell very quickly. There are also four shows at the Lima Civic Center. Here are the details:
At the Freed Center:
THURSDAY, NOV. 17, AT 7:30 P.M.
FRIDAY, NOV. 18, AT 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19, AT 2 P.M. AND 7:30 P.M.
The Dolly Dash 5K/Fun Run Relay will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, beginning at the pavilion near the baseball diamond on the west campus at Ohio Northern University. Proceeds from the event support the Hardin County Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Each mile of the race on the “green monster” jogging path around campus will have a “Dolly-themed” obstacle or challenge for participants to complete.
Participants can compete individually or in teams of three people.
Road closures north of Alger and south of Roundhead continue while SR 235 in Alger will be closed for one day next week.
State Route 309 between township Road 25 and county Road 35, north of Alger, closed Oct. 31 for two weeks for the replacement of three culverts. Traffic is detoured onto state Route 235, state Route 81 and I-75 back to state Route 309. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.
State Route 117 just south of Roundhead closed Oct. 25 for approximately three weeks for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 235 and U.S. 33 back to state Route 117. Work is being performed by VTF, Celina.
The Candy Cane Tour of Homes sponsored by Keep Hardin County Beautiful features two Ada locations and five places in Kenton this year.
Decorated in their finest holiday adornment will be:
• Mike and Beth Milks' home, 424 S. Johnson St.
• The Inn at Ohio Northern University.
Presale tickets for the 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, event are available at The Inn (866-713-4513) and New Leaf in Kenton (419-674-2747) for $10. Tickets the day of the tour are $15.
