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Ohio Athletic Conference (ONU is a member) pulls the plug on fall intercollegiate sports

Includes football, cross country, volleyball, soccer, golf, tennis
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2020 - 3:34pm

The Ohio Athletic Conference Presidents Council and its 10-member schools have postponed all intercollegiate competition through Dec. 31, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Members schools include:
Ohio Northern University
Mt Union
Marietta
John Carroll
Baldwin Wallace
Capital
Heidelberg
Wilmington
Otterbein

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2011 Bluffton grad named assistant track and field coach at ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 23, 2020 - 10:55am

Jason Fisher has been named a full-time assistant coach for the Ohio Northern men's and women's track and field teams.

Fisher becomes the first full-time throws coach in ONU history and will work with the team's discus, javelin, shot put and weight throw student/athletes.

He spent the 2019-20 season as a part-time assistant coach for the Polar Bears and will be in his second season at Ohio Northern.

He came to ONU after five seasons as a throws coach for Bluffton University and three more as a throws coach at Parkway High School.

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4 Beavers on 2019-20 Honors Court

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 2:46pm

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) had 13 student athletes amongst its ranks.  The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. 

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Bill Ramseyer finalist for membership in the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame

He has 30 years of coaching experience, compiling a career college football record of 176–104–4
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2020 - 2:29pm

Bluffton resident Bill Ramseyer is a finalist for membership in the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame.

The announcement was released by the Hall, located in Atlanta, Ga., earlier this week.

Ramseyer, a 1954 Bluffton High School and 1958 Bluffton College graduate, has more than 30 years of coaching experience, compiling a career college football record of 176–104–4.

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Ohio sports activities will allow contact practice for all sports starting Monday

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2020 - 8:43am

Ohio Lt. Governor Husted also announced that Phase II of the Responsible RestartOhio plan for sports activities will allow contact practice for all sports to resume on Monday, June 22. 

"This means football, lacrosse, and other contact sports can resume scrimmages and full training regiments as long as safety protocols are observed," said Lt. Governor Husted.

"Although June 22 is the day contact practice may begin, it will ultimately be up to local sports organizers and high school leaders on when is the best time to proceed."

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Heartland conference working toward sports competition guidelines

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on June 15, 2020 - 6:00am

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference presidential and athletic leadership groups remain optimistic that the HCAC will be able to safely conduct fall athletic competition.  

HCAC institutions are finalizing plans and protocols regarding students returning to campuses for the fall term.  

Following those announcements, the HCAC plans to provide updates to the public on athletic activities at regular 15-day intervals until the start of the fall seasons.

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