AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern baseball team came up short on Thursday morning as it dropped a 5-3 decision to Aurora (Ill.) in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida.
The Polar Bears fall to 4-2 overall, while the Spartans move to 5-3.
Senior Hayden Shenefield (Powell/Worthington Kilbourne) and juniors Caleb Thomas(Strongsville) and Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) led Northern offensively with two hits each. The trio also each record an RBI.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Ohio Northern softball team defeated Illinois College 3-2, before suffering its first loss of the season 6-3 to Westminster (Pa.) during the Sunkissed Games in Kissimmee, Fla. on Thursday afternoon.
The Polar Bears move to 7-1 on the season, while the Lady Blues fall to 3-4 and the Titans improve to 3-5.
Senior Jenna Hollar (Lima/Bath) paced the Polar Bears offensively with a combined five hits, five runs scored, and two stolen bases to lead ONU in the two contests
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The Ohio Northern men's tennis team won its second consecutive match on Thursday morning as it swept Catholic (Wash.) 9-0 at Hilton Head Motorcoach Resort.
The Polar Bears improve to 6-2 on the season, while the Cardinals drop to 3-5.
Sophomore Connor Christian (Gallipolis/Gallia Academy) won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, while freshman Drew Sarno (Elida) earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles to lead Northern.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Senior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and sophomore Mackenzie Wills(Ada) led the Ohio Northern women's tennis team as it wrapped up its spring break trip with a tight 5-4 loss to Coe (Iowa) in Altamonte, Florida.
The Polar Bears fall to 8-3 overall, while the Kohawks improve to 12-8.
Wills went 2-0 to lead Northern, posting a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 4 singles and teaming up with sophomore Kaleigh Cummins (Springfield/Northeastern) to win 8-3 at No. 2 doubles.
The weather and the calendar notwithstanding, this week has been Spring Break at Ada Exempted Village Schools.
Ada Elementary student Richard Moed took the occasion to visit the Neil Armstrong Space Museum in nearby Wapakoneta, where he piloted a Gemini spacecraft in a docking maneuver, landed a LEM on the moon, and landed a Shuttle after its journey around the Earth. Not a bad day's work for a fourth grader.
Thanks to Ada Icon photographer Ken Collins, here are pictures of Richard and what is available to see and do at the museum.