The Kenton High School tennis program will hold a two-day tournament Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29, at the Kenton High School tennis courts.
The event is a fund-raiser for the tennis program. The schedule follows:
Saturday, July 28
Matches start at 9 a.m. – middle school singles, high school and adult singles
Sunday, July 29
Matches start at 9 a.m. - Elementary singles, high school doubles, adult doubles
Competitors are guaranteed two matches. Awards will be presented. Registration is $10 per person. Contact Jennifer Flowers at 419-679-6022 or email jflowers9101@columbus,rr.com to register.
Ohio Northern senior women's golfer Raven Venegas (Lima/Shawnee), juniors Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley) and Alaina Mikolajewski (Piqua), and sophomore Taylor Daniel (Columbia City, Ind.) were all named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team.
To be nominated, individuals must meet the team's minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50.
All four individuals previously received notoriety for their academic success after being named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team earlier this postseason.
Ada junior high has volleyball open gym twice a week for two hours during June and July.
Lindsay Walden, coach for the past three years, works alongside Kristie Steiner, elementary art teacher. The girls’ first match will be at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20 against Ridgemont.
Here are Courtney Sumner, 8th grade, setter, and Autumn Andreasen, 7th grader, hitter. (Monty Siekerman photo)
The Ohio Northern University men's golf team is scheduled to raise the curtain on their 2018 fall slate under sixth-year head coach Chad Bucci when they travel to take part in the Northwestern Ohio Fall Classic August 31.
ONU returns to action quickly when they host the Polar Bear Fall Classic on September 1-2, the first of two home events this fall.
Additionally, the Polar Bears will serve as the host site for the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Fall Championship from October 5-6 at nearby Colonial Golfers Club.
The Ohio Northern University men's lacrosse program has been recognized by the NCAA national office as the Division III statistical champion for scoring defense during the 2017-18 season.
The Polar Bears recorded the top mark after conceding just 5.59 goals per contest, which topped second-place finisher Hope College's scoring defense (5.88) by .29 during the year.
During their eight-game conference schedule, Northern would hold OAC foes to just 5.13 goals per game.
