Sports

By Ashley Birchmeier

Ohio Northern was picked to finish second in the Ohio Athletic Conference preseason volleyball poll conducted by the league's 10 coaches.

Northern finished the 2013 season 19-9 overall and finished third in the OAC with a 7-2 record.

ONU received 75 points in the poll.

Mount Union was once again picked first with 81 points and nine first place votes, Heidelberg was picked third with 65 points and one first place vote, and John Carroll was picked fourth with 54 points.

Tickets for the 2014 fall sports season are now on sale for Ada High School sports fans.

Tickets are available at Ada schools. Prices follow:

Fall sports (only) season pass
Adults $40
Students $35

Winter sports (only) season pass
Students $45
Adults $55

Combined season passes
Adults $80
Students $55

Varsity football and boys' basketball (pre-sale)
Adults $5
Students $4

At the gate all tickets $6

Volleyball and varsity girls' basketball (no pre-season)
Adults $5
Students $4

The Ada Icon invites Ada sports fans to contact us if you are interested in contributing stories to the Icon about Ada High School and Junior High sports teams (we already have varsity football covered!).

There's no pay involved, but we can provide press passes to get you into games free. If you are interested in more information, please contact [email protected].

The Icon also welcomes persons who take photos at games to send them to us.

Ada's competitive spirit never ends.

Just mention soccer, as an example. With fall 2014 high school athletic practices in full gear, it naturally follows that it's time for an alums-versus-varsity competition.

Bailey Bowers attended the two afore-mentioned soccer games involving Ada boys' versus alumni, and Ada girls' versus alumnae. Here's some shots from those games. 

PHOTOS:

• Sophomore Kaitlyn Long runs alongside 2014 AHS graduate Annabel Pinkney.

• Freshman Nathan Allen (in white) and 2009 AHS Grad Ben Garmon (in blue) battle for the ball while freshman Terry Sheridan (far left) looks on.

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

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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