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Stop and smell the impatiens

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 23, 2018

The summer of '18 will be remembered as a perfect one for gardens in Ada. Here's proof. Check out these impressive impatiens greeting visitors to the ONU admissions office. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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A "superior" weekend for Ada band

Band and color guard qualify for state competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 23, 2018

The Ada High School marching band and color guard earned "Superior" ratings in every area: general effects, auxillary (color guard), music, percussion and visual effects, at the Revere Minutemen OMEA Marching Band competition in Richfield on Sept. 22. 

This allows the group to participate in the state marching band finals at the end of October.  Superior ratings reflect an outstanding performance with very few technical errors and exemplifying true musical expression. This rating is reserved for outstanding performances.  Qualification for State Marching Band Finals is determined regardless of band size. 

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Military Appreciation Night well received

Friday night: About 100 veterans from all of the services attended
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 23, 2018

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The first-ever Military Appreciation Night was well-received. About 100 veterans from all of the services attended. They were honored prior to the Ada High School football game Friday night at the stadium, which is appropriately named War Memorial Park. 

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Ada girls nipped by Pirates

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 23, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada girls soccer team played well but lost a squeaker to defending league champion Bluffton Saturday, 3-2.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-7 overall and 1-2 in the Northwest Conference with the home defeat. Bluffton improved to 3-1-5 and 2-0-2 in NWC play with the win.

Ada scored first on a through ball from Timber Blankenship to Julia Kamatali, which she put into the net less than five minutes into the fray.

Bluffton's Reagan Mittendorf tied it 1-1 on a chip shot from 25 yards out that went in just under the crossbar.

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Men’s soccer wins again

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Ohio Northern men's soccer program picked up its fifth straight victory Saturday evening, upending Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Rose-Hulman (Ind.) 2-0 in Terre Haute.

With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 6-2-1 overall on the season while the Fightin' Engineers drop to 2-4-1.

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Bulldog spikers 5th at Minster

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, September 22, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

MINSTER - The Ada volleyball team finished fifth at the tough six-team Minster Invitational Saturday.

The Lady Bulldog spike record is now 9-7.

The purple and gold lost to Russia and Marion Pleasant in preliminary pool play, then defeated Botkins in the fifth-place match.

In their first match vs. Russia, Ada lost 25-19, 25-12. Junior setter Sidney Gossard passed out five assists, hit three kills, made four digs and served two aces.

Sophomores Megan Light and Aubrey Madison each knocked down two kills and added a block.

Senior Rilan Conley connected on two kills and made three digs. Senior Morgan Swick mustered up eight digs.

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