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And here's where you'll find the Bulldogs playing in August

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Which Bulldog team plays who, where and when?

Click here to access the Ada school athletic calendar. For example, here's the Ada High School football schedule in August:

Friday, Aug. 15 - Scrimmage at Triad
Friday, Aug. 22 - Scrimmage with Arlington
Friday, Aug. 29 - Home opener versus Upper Scioto Valley

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Polar Bears predicted to finish 4th in OAC

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 13, 2014

By Ashley Birchmeier

Ohio Northern was selected to finish fourth in both the coaches and media polls at the 2014 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Media Day on Wednesday afternoon at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

ONU received 225 points in the media poll and 52 points in the coaches poll to finish fourth in each.

Mount Union was tabbed as the preseason favorite by both the media and coaches, collecting 30 first place media votes and nine first place votes from the coaches.

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ONU men's soccer pre-season national ranking at number 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The Ohio Northern men's soccer team is ranked No. 23 in the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire Men's Division III preseason poll.

The Polar Bears finished last season ranked No. 19 in the poll.

Messiah (Pa.) was once again picked as the preseason favorite, followed by Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) and Amherst (Mass.) rounding out the top three.

ONU closed out the 2013 season 18-4 overall and 8-1 in the OAC, tied for first. The Polar Bears picked up their fourth straight tournament title and third consecutive regular season championship.

Ohio Northern will open its season on Aug. 29, when it faces Muskegon (Mich.) in the ONU Invitational at 7:30pm.

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Ada's football team moves from Region 20 to 22 in Division VI makeup

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Ada High School, as a Division VI football team, has moved from Region 20 to Region 22 in this year’s Ohio High School Athletic football playoff makeup.

The Bulldogs are one of 15 Ohio schools who have changed regions. The only other school close to Ada making a Division VI change is Riverdale, who also moved from Region 20 to 22.

Click here to see the entire list of all Division VI schools by region.

OPEN DIVISION VI MAP AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

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Tennis anyone? Ada youth love the summer sport

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 28, 2014

USTA Junior Team Tennis was the craze in Ada last week. Instruction and matches took place at the Ohio Northern University courts.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The Icon visited the games. Bailey Bowers provided a scrapbook of photos. Icon viewers may view the photos by opening the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Ada freshman, Melina Woods, on area volleyball national championship team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 21, 2014

Melina Woods, a freshman at Ada, and Shelby Alloway, a freshman at Hardin Northern, are on the Blackswamp 14-National Volleyball that recently won a national title.

The team from Tiffin placed first in the country at the 2014 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota. 

Woods and Alloway, along with their eight teammates, won an American bid at a USAV tournament in April, which allowed them to compete in the USAV Junior Championships in June.

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