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Women’s team
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is the preseason favorite to win the 2019 Ohio Athletic Conference title according to the OAC Coaches Preseason Poll in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.
Northern received 77 points and five first place votes to edge Otterbein, who received 76 points and the remaining five first place votes.
Capital was picked third with 66 points and Mount Union was picked fourth with 54 points.
By Leland Crouse [email protected]
August 18, 1916, University Herald reported 5,000 people enjoyed the F&M Picnic in Ream’s Grove where Governor Frank B. Willis presented a stirring address.
Familiar family names run throughout the old newspaper article; H.J. Sousley was elected upcoming president with Dana E. Welsh named secretary.
Lee Tressel won $3.00 for first place in the horse race.
The Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival has a T-shirt for you. The shirts, available from the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, will be available on Saturday while supplies last.
The English Department at Ohio Northern University invites submissions to the ONU Single Poem Broadside contest, according to Dr. Jennifer Moore, associate professor of English at ONU.
The contest is open to all current high school seniors. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 1, 2019, and the winner will be notified by Nov. 15.
This scholarship opportunity provides $16,000 toward a student tuition at Ohio Northern University.
"We're inviting students from all around the country to submit one self-authored poem for the chance to win broadside publication of the poem," said Moore.
Autumn will be busy in Ada. That’s according to lots of information shared at the Aug. 21 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Here’s an overview, provided by Jill Simons, chamber secretary.
• ONU's Welcome Fest is Sunday, Aug. 25, at King Horn Sports Center. It welcomes students to Ada and provides information on organizations and the community. The chamber has Pocket County small booklets from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance to distribute. The information includes small businesses and national chains that offer merchandise and food in Hardin County.
If football is your "thing," then you'll want to attend Saturday's Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival."
Here's the all-day schedule:
The event begins with the Wilson Football Factory garage sale at 8 a.m. and concludes with the traditional football drop at 10 p.m. in the Ada Depot Park. It includes an array of activities throughout the day that are designed to appeal to football fans of all levels of interest.
The festival celebrates Ada’s contribution to the gridiron sport, as all footballs used in the National Football League are made in Ada’s Wilson Football Factory. The event is sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
