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Drive south on Ada's Main Street and you will see this message on the lawn of Community Health Professionals. It reads: Thank you to all the hard working heroes."
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Isaac Spar of Ada High School and Trey Jefferies of Kenton High School are each recipients of a $500 scholarship from the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame.
The announcement was made by Wes Davis, sports hall director, and Robert Simmons, scholarship chairperson.
The sports hall honors outstanding athletes, teams, individuals and groups who have made contributions on and off the athletic field.
Ada Icon sports writer, Cort Reynolds, has an article he wrote posted this week on the SB Nation, Celtics blog.
The article title is "Remembering Gerald Henderson’s overlooked contributions to the Celtics’ epic 1984 championship." The article was posted as part of "Underdog Week" on the SB National family of websites.
During its May meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand the OHSAA football playoffs from eight schools per region to 12 beginning in the 2021 season. The 9-0 affirmative vote was given to a recommendation from the OHSAA staff, which was based on a proposal from the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association.
Senior Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and sophomores Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor) and Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) have been named All-America in Indoor Track & Field for 2020 by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Normally, the top eight finishers in each event earn All-America honors by the NCAA.
Senior Seth Transue (Plain City/Jerome), junior Cash Thompson (Lake Odessa, Mich./Lakewood) and freshman Chase Sumner (Ada) have been named All-America in Wrestling for 2020 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
Sumner was a late addition to the NCAA Championships after finishing fourth at the 149-pound weight class at the Central Regional Championships.
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The two-page Hardin County Sheriff's log for May 27 and 28 is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Marcene Jane Pope, 79 of Paragould, Arkansas, passed away at 8:56 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
She was born on Jan. 5, 1941 in Bluffton, Ohio, to Oscar and Vera (Herr) Zimmerman who preceded her in death. Marcene married Joseph Pope on Sept. 25, 1960 and they later divorced.
In cooperation with Ada schools, the Ada Icon will post each of the Ada High School class of 2020 seniors in the spotlight. Holden Purdy is today's senior in the spotlight.
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