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Mac Church posts 39th career shutout as No. 13 Men's Soccer defeats Mount Union

By Jake Schwerer

he Ohio Northern men's soccer team started off OAC play with a 3-0 victory over Mount Union Saturday afternoon at the ONU Soccer Field.

Ohio Northern moves to 10-2-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the OAC while Mount Union falls to 2-5-1, 0-1-0.

The scoring began in the ninth minute when senior Chris Matejka used a free kick to his advantage and netted his third goal of the season.

Then, in the 17th minute, senior Nate Bascom stole the ball from the Purple Raiders and beat the goalie to score his team high 12th goal of the season to put the Polar Bears up 2-0.

No. 16 Mount Union rallies past Volleyball 3-1 in OAC contest

By Tim Glon

No. 16-ranked Mount Union rallied for a 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 Ohio Athletic Conference volleyball victory over Ohio Northern at Saturday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium.

The Polar Bears fall to 17-4 overall and 1-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Purple Raiders improve to 14-4, 1-0.

Senior Ellen Grenert had 11 kills and senior Kelsie Zumberger had 34 assists and 14 digs to lead Ohio Northern.

Nicole Snyder had a match-high 18 kills for Mount Union.

In Set 1, the Polar Bears used a 7-1 run to turn a 15-12 lead into a commanding 22-13 lead.

Men’s Cross Country posts second place finish at All-Ohio Championships

 

By Jared Brown

he Ohio Northern Men's cross country team finished second out of 22 teams at the All-Ohio Collegiate Championship on Saturday at Cedarville.

The Polar Bears finished second in the event with a total of 96 points. No. 35 Case Western won the meet with 55 points. John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan and Oberlin finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.

Northern had the three of the top twenty finishers on the day.

Sophomore Nathan Rosenbaum navigated the 8k course in a time of 25:48.74 and finished seventh.

No. 25 Women’s Cross Country finishes 4th at All-Ohio Collegiate Championships

By Jared Brown

The No. 25 Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished 4thout of 21 teams at the All-Ohio Collegiate Championships on Saturday.

N0. 18 Oberlin finished first with 57 points while N0. 14 Case Western was second with 89 points. Kenyon, ONU and Denison rounded out the top five.

The Polar Bears finished 4th in the event with a total of 141 points.

Northern had the two of the top five finishers on the day.

Senior Alison Steinbrunner finished in first place with a time of 17:53.47 seconds while Senior Lydia Weaver collected a third place finish with a time of 18:27.74.

Ada girl's golfers finish fourth at sectional

The Ada High School girl’s golf team finished itsseason by finishing 4th at the sectional tournament on Sept. 25.

Zoe Laird led the team with a 103. Kenzie added a 108, Quinn shot a 111 while Suzy and Paige had 130. The team score of 45 to beat the old record by 41 shots. 

Kellen Decker nominated for Ohio JJ Huddle player of the week

Kellen Decker has been nominated for the Ohio National Guard JJ Huddle Ohio Football Player of the Week. This award is decided by an online vote. Ada Icon viewers may support Kellen and vote. Go to JJHuddle.com Homepage and click on the Player of the Week and Team of the Week graphics. 

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