Roland Eugene Snare died at 2:55 p.m. Sept. 29, 2017, at the Bluffton Hospital. Roland Eugene “Gene” Snare was born March 12, 1925, to Roland D. and Carey (Harding) Snare who preceded him in death.
Gene graduated from Ada High School in 1943 and enlisted in the Army where he served from 1943 - 1946 in the Asiatic Pacific - Philippines. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #382 - Bluffton.
CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team posted a fifth place finish in the Division III race at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday afternoon at the King Cross Country Course.
The Polar Bears improve to 44-10 and were fifth of 17 teams with 178 points.
Junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) led Northern across the finish line, finishing eighth of 139 runners 22:58 on the 6,000-meter course.
CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern men's cross country team had a historic afternoon at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday afternoon at the King Cross Country Course.
Junior Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) became the first Ohio Northern runner to win the All-Ohio individual crown, finishing first of 135 NCAA Division III runners in a season-low 25:14.
Northern (46-6 overall) won the 17-team NCAA Division III meet with 56 points. It marked the third time since 2011 that ONU won the team title in the DIII race.
ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team withstood a furious rally, playing a man down the final 7:42, and held on for a 1-0 victory at Mount Union on Saturday night at Mount Union Stadium in the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
The Polar Bears (8-2-1 overall, 1-0-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) got the match's only goal when junior Joseph Schulte (Copley) scored from outside the 18-yard box just 9:40 into the contest.
The Purple Raiders (4-5-0, 0-1-0) controlled play for the final 20 minutes, out-shooting ONU 6-0 after Northern led the shots battle 10-7 in the first 70 minutes.
ADA — The No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team opened Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 3-0 sweep over Mount Union on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 16-3 overall and 1-0 in the OAC, while the Purple Raiders drop to 16-3, 0-1.
Sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) led the way offensively for ONU with a game-high 14 kills while sophomore McKenna Jordan (Toledo/St. Ursula) chipped in 11 kills and senior Haley Potters(Wheelersburg/South Webster) added 10 kills.
