Yes, it's ONU baseball. No, it's not a photo from Ohio. The ONU baseball and softball teams are in sunny Florida this week in their own version of spring training. Watch the Icon for game updates.
By Monty Siekerman
Janet Roll says there is a lot of math in quilting...and she should know because she is a math teacher and an expert quilter. Four of her wall hangings are on display at the Gallery for the Arts through March.
Janet has made quilts for queen-sized beds, wall hangings, and table runners. Her style? She calls it eclectic, very colorful. She puts together some quilts in the traditional style, however. Occasionally, she will use a pattern but mostly she devises the design herself.
By Monty Siekerman
“If March comes in like a lion, it will go out as a lamb,” says weather folklore. Thursday, March 1, in Ada saw nearly two inches of rain, wind gusts to near 40 mph, then snow, which all qualify as roaring-lion weather. We can look forward to weather like a docile lamb by month’s end. No lyin.
If you don’t believe that March weather forecast, pick one of these:
• A dry March and a wet May? Fill barns and bays with corn and hay.
• As it rains in March, so it rains in June.
• March winds and April showers? Bring forth May flowers.
• So many mists in March you see, so many frosts in May will be.
The Ohio Northern softball team will look to continue to be a top-tier team in the Ohio Athletic Conference in 2018 under the watch of second-year head coach Jackie Price.
The Polar Bears posted an impressive 25-13 record in Price's first year as head coach of ONU, and finished fifth in the OAC at 9-9.
Price and her staff welcome back a talented team that features 12 letter winners, led by seniors and three time letter winners Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge), Miranda Huddle(Versailles), Jenna Hollar (Lima/Bath) and Leanna Henry (West Jefferson).
The Ohio Northern baseball team will look to utilize its depth and experience this year as it looks to take the next step and challenge for an Ohio Athletic Conference title in under the guidance of seventh-year head coach Gene Stechschulte.
A year after finishing 21-19 overall for its fourth consecutive winning season, and posting a 7-11 record in the OAC and finishing seventh in the conference standings, Northern is primed to be a contender in the OAC race this season.
ONU seniors Thomas Golba (Dayton/Alter) and Ian Simpson (Strongsville) and junior Gabe Rastatter (Springfield/Kenton Ridge) were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's swimming & diving for 2017-18.
Award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.
Golba, a mechanical engineering major, is now a three-time Academic All-OAC award winner.
