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Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes 4-H Club met Monday

The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes 4-H Club met Monday evening, April 17, at the Hardin Northern school with 39 members, 9 advisers, and 3 guests. Recreation for the evening was an Egg Relay led by Makenna Eibling. 

      Megan Miller gave a Treasurer's Report, and Emma Miller led role call. There was a safety demonstration by Kylie Clem on the importance of learning how to ride a bike safely. The club discussed using money for book taxes. Books were handed out by Bob Mcbride. 

Jonathan "Jonny" Lawrence 1980 - 2017

Jonathan “Jonny” Lawrence, age 36, died on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 3:30 a.m. St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

          He was born on December 15, 1980 in Lima, Ohio to Wilbur L. and Doris (Dye) Lawrence. His father survives in Mount Victory and his mother preceded him in death. On June 4, 2010 Jonny married Samantha Wingate and she survives in Mount Victory.

          Also surviving is a niece, Lyric (Christian) Lawrence of Bellefontaine; two brothers: Jamason (April) Lawrence of Urbana and Jeremiah (Sylvia) Blythe of Michigan; two sisters: Barbara Lawrence of Russell’s Point and Wendy McPeek of Caldwell.

ONU beats Bluffton twice

The Ohio Northern baseball team swept area-rival Bluffton 3-1, 4-3 Monday afternoon in a twinbill at Wander Field.

The Polar Bears improve to 15-14 overall, while the Beavers fall to 11-16.

In the first contest sophomore Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and junior Jason Burkett (Maumee) each recorded two hits in the game one victory.

Klinehoffer was a combined 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored on the afternoon.

Bluffton got on the board first in game one in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead, before a 543 double play closed the inning out.

Karol named player of the week

Sophomore Tim Kargl (Downers Grove, Ill./South) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week.

Kargl earned the honor for the first time in his career.

The sophomore posted a 3-0 record as he competed at the OAC Tennis Fest.

Kargl won 3-0 at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to lead Ohio Northern to 9-0 sweeps of Ohio Christian, Muskingum and Marietta during the weekend.

Freshman named OAC women's tennis player of the week

Freshman Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of Apr. 9-15.

Latala earned the honor for the first time in her career.

The freshman went 2-1 in singles (2-0 in OAC play) and 2-0 in doubles (2-0 in OAC) as ONU swept Muskingum and Marietta 9-0 at the OAC Tennis Fest and fell 8-1 against #32 Kenyon at the OAC Tennis Fest at the Lindner Tennis Center.

Northern returns to action Wednesday as it hosts Baldwin Wallace at the University Tennis Courts at 3:30 pm.

Molinaro named OAC track athlete of the week, and why not

Junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 9-15.

The junior finished fourth overall in the 800-meter run, and tied his own mark for the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes at the Mt. Sac Relays.

 Molinaro finished the event in 1:49.30 and was within one second of the first place runner.

The junior competed at the Beach Invitational the next day in the 800-meter run.

He finished third overall in the event in 1:48.92 and ran the fastest time nationally among Div. III athletes.

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