The Ada girls basketball team received a first round bye and was seeded 12th out of 12 teams at the Allen East/Bath Div. IV super sectional drawing held Sunday afternoon.
The Lady Bulldogs (1-17) will face the first round winner between top-seeded Arlington and 11th-seeded Hardin Northern Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6:15 p.m. in Harrod at Allen East.
Ada and fifth-seeded Leipsic both got first round byes for the six-team half of the sectional at AE.
Third seed Bluffton will meet 10th seed Pandora-Gilboa in the second sectional semifinal at AE. The winner then plays Leipsic in the other sectional final Saturday, Feb. 23.
Sophomore Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch) won the long jump and the triple jump while junior Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) captured the pole vault title to guide the Ohio Northern women's track and field team to a second-place finish at the annual Joe Banks Invitational, held Saturday inside the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.
Otterbein won the meet with 203 points, Ohio Northern was second with 177 points, and Hanover (Ind.) was third with 86 points.
Ohio Northern University education faculty member Kevin Cordi and Kenton High School teacher Christina Cross will help KHS students understand the Eight Amendment, which deals with cruel and unusual punishment, and the death penalty through “ensemble storytelling on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 at Kenton High School.
This unique approach relies on the role-playing, in which the students will take on the roles of individuals in the process, such as lawyers and guards. In this way, the students more deeply experience the topic being discussed. The students are enrolled in American Government and American Politics classes taught by Cross.
The Inn at ONU offers a "Be Mine, Chocolate & Wine (and live music too)," event on Thursday, Feb. 14. Here are the details:
• Five wine tastings and a selection of decadent chocolate desserts and savory chocolate appetizers. Wine commentary provided by wine industry expert, Diana Kerr Brown. Wine is available to purchase for special gifts and occasions.
• $25 per guest includes five wine tastings and a variety of desserts and appetizers (tax and gratuity are additional). For more information and reservations, please call 419.772.4112.
