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Season Preview: ONU women's soccer team will look to have continued success in 2015

By Ashley Birchmeier

 The Ohio Northern women's soccer team will look to have continued success during the 2015 season.

Head Coach Mark Batman returns 22 letter winners from the 2014 squad that went 10-7-2 overall and finished second in the Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 6-2-1 record. The Polar Bears also made their ninth straight appearance in the OAC Tournament.

ONU's 2015 roster is made up of nine freshman, 11 sophomores, eight juniors, and three seniors.

"The hope is that the young players who gained valuable experience last year play like a seasoned group and understand how to manage tight games," said head coach Mark Batman.

Second half too much for Rams; Ada pulls away for a 69-29 win

By Dusty Donley
Upper Scioto Valley kept it interesting for two quarters, but ultimately couldn't keep up with the high octane Ada offense as the Bulldogs scored 42 points over the final 35 minutes, giving them a hard fought 69-28 road victory.

Sophomore gunslinger Seth Conley picked up right where he left off last season, throwing for 420 yards and 8 touchdowns in the non-conference win.

Ada athletic passes on sale at school office

Ada High School athletic passes are on sale now for the 2015-16 season. Tickets are available from the high school office.

Prices follow:
• Family pass $225
• Adult fall sports pass $40
• Student fall sports pass $35
• Adult combined pass (fall/winter) $80
• Student combined pass (fall/winter) $55

Girls' tennis: Ada blanks LCC 6-0

Ada High Schools outstanding girls' tennis team whitewashed Lima Central Catholic 5-0 on Aug. 26. The win boosts Ada's record to 10-3 overall.

Individual results follow:

Singles
#1 Mackenzie Wills (A) def Shelby Young (LCC) 6-0,6-0
#2 Meredith Marshall (A) def Kim Gonzales (LCC) 6-0,6-0
#3 Shelby Higgins (A) def Olivia Jeffers (LCC) 6-1,6-0

Doubles
#1 Libbie Milks / Hailey Maier (A) def Cassadi Lahman / Emily Schweiller (LCC) 6-1,6-0
#2 Olivia Gonder / Meredith Morgan (A) def Lauren Bach / Kylee Turgon (LCC) 6-0,6-0

 

ONU women's soccer team joins forces with Friends of Jaclyn

The Ohio Northern University Women's Soccer team has started off the new season with high expectations on the field; but the team is also hoping to have an impact off the field.

The team has joined forces with Friends of Jaclyn; a foundation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children battling pediatric brain tumors and other child hood cancers to raise awareness through their Adopt-A-Child, Safe on the Sidelines and Guardian Angel Programs.

Polar Bear football hosting coaches, staff of Polish club team - Krakow Kings

By Tim Glon

Four coaches and an athletic trainer from the Krakow Football Kings club team in Krakow, Poland, are visiting Ohio Northern for a two-week stay where they are embedded with the ONU football team during training camp.

Head coach Dawid Ostrega, assistant coaches Lukasz Niedzielski, Zygmunt Lodzinski and Piotr Jarocki and athletic trainer Anna Kostera are staying on the ONU campus and are participating in team meetings, strategy sessions and are attanding all practices dueing their stay.

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