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Baseball team beats Heidelberg twice

But, softball team stopped twice

Here's an update on ONU baseball and softball.

ADA — The Ohio Northern baseball team swept an Ohio Athletic Conference double header from Heidelberg on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon at Wander Field.

The Polar Bears (6-11 overall, 5-8 OAC) won the opener 10-9 with a run in the bottom of the seventh and took the nightcap 4-2 in a rain-shortened game that had its own late-inning drama.

The Student Princes fall to 10-8, 7-7.

Northern led the first game 9-3 entering the seventh inning and appeared on cruise control, having allowed only one HU runner to second base since the second inning.

School board meets April 15

The Ada school board will hold its regularly-scheduled monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 15.

Dr. David Veit retires from Ada Family Dentistry

Served patients here for the past 40 years

Dr. David Veit, DDS, dentist in the Ada Family Dentistry practice, 4350 State Route 235, Ada, has retired.

Following 40 years of dentistry, he retired on April 9.  

Dr. Veit graduated of Wapakoneta High School, Bowling Green State University and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry.

He and his wife, Kay, moved to Ada in 1981 and began practicing dentistry at that time.  

Dr. Cody Miller will is joining Ada Family Dentistry upon Dr. Veit’s retirement. Dr. Miller graduated from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 2016.

Can't get much higher than this

The Ada Varsity Singers received a Gold Superior rating at The Medina Show Choir Showcase this past weekend. In addition to the group award Olivia Thomas won The Judges Choice Award and Grace Allison won Best Performer for Ada and Best Over All Performer for the entire competition. Scott Henning and Jacob Austrino direct the Singers. (Photo from Bulldogs Facebook)

Bulldog girls 4x400 3rd at Bearcat Relays

Team of Olivia Burkhart, Courtney Sumner, Olivia Green, Brenna Hissong

By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - The Ada boys and girls track and field teams competed at the annual eight-team Spencerville Bearcat Relays meet last Friday.

Marion Local and host Spencerville tied for the girls team title with 84 points apiece. Columbus Grove was a close third with 78 points. Ada finished eighth with 19 points.

Columbus Grove tallied 134 points to win the boys crown. ML was second with 106, while Ada came in seventh with 15 points.

Top Ada finishers:
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
3rd Ada 4:30.82 
1) Olivia Burkhart 9 2) Courtney Sumner 10
3) Olivia Green 11 4) Brenna Hissong 12

Sweep alert! How about those Lady Bulldogs!

Senior hurler Leona Dalton picks up 2 wins with strong pitching

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada swept Arlington in a non-league softball doubleheader Saturday as senior hurler Leona Dalton picked up both wins with strong pitching.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-2 overall with the pair of convincing victories. Arlington fell to 0-3 with the defeats.

Dalton struck out 16 Lady Red Devils in the opener and held the visitors without a hit in a run-rule shortened, five-inning 10-0 victory.

Utilizing pinpoint control, she also did not walk a batter. 

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