Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a women’s tennis tournament on Saturday, June 17.
The tournament takes place in Bluffton at the Howe Tennis Courts on East College Avenue, across from Harmon Field.
The tournament has the following divisions:
High School - doubles division: Championship and B (pro set)
High School - singles division: A and B
Adult – doubles division: Championship (pro set)
Entry fee is $25 for first entry and $15 for second. Entry deadline is Monday, June 12.
To register, contact Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, Ohio 45817 or call 419-358-4150.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The Ohio Northern men's outdoor track and field team concluded its regular season this week as it competed at the Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central (Ill.) College in Naperville, Ill.
No team scores were kept in the meet.
Senior Lucas Shumate (Wapakoneta/Spencerville) led the Polar Bears on day one of the meet as he claimed first place in the hammer throw with a toss of 179' 4".
Junior Alexander Sibila (Zionsville, Ind.) competed in the high jump for the Polar Bears, where he finished 13th overall, clearing 6' 1.5".
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Sophomore Maddy Reed (Lucasville/Piketon) and junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) led the Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team as it wrapped its regular season up at the Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central (Ill.) College.
No team scores were kept in the meet.
Reed led the way on day one for the Polar Bears as she claimed the pole vault title and broke her own school record with a leap of 13' 0.75".
The sophomore improved her national mark and solidified her spot with the second highest vault nationally.
Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for two 3-on-3 tournaments in June.
A 3-on-3 basketball tournament is Saturday, June 10. It has three divisions including middle school, high school and adults. The tourney is double-elimination. Cost per team is $100.
A 3-on-3 soccer tournament has two sessions. The first is Saturday, June 24. The second is Saturday, July 29. It has two divisions including high school and adults. Cost per team is $80.
Registration is available on line at www.bfronline.com. Or call BFR, 216 Snider Road, Bluffton, at 419-358-4150.
ADA — Junior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) was named PING All-Great Lakes Region in men's golf for 2016-17 by the National Golf Coaches Association.
Goodchild led the Polar Bears in scoring this season, averaging 74.4 strokes per round for 18 rounds.
In 56.5 career rounds, Goodchild has an impressive 76.46 average.
He is also an Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection.
The Polar Bears posted a 49-33-1 overall record and were fourth at the OAC Championships tournament under fourth-year head coach Chad Bucci.
ADA — Ohio Northern sophomores David Hayman (Westerville/South) and Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's tennis for 2016-17 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.
Hayman was a Second Team selection and Kargl was an Honorable Mention honoree.
Hayman led the Polar Bears with a 17-6 singles record, playing primarily at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots.
He was also one of three ONU players with 12 doubles wins and led the team with an overall record of 29-15.
Hayman has 25 singles wins, 22 doubles wins and 42 overall victories in his two seasons at Ohio Northern.
