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Ada's Christmas express

A whole train load of presents is headed down the 700 block of North Johnson Street. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Ada girls splash Elida

By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT - The Ada swim team competed in a double dual meet at Van Wert this past Thursday.

The purple and gold females defeated Elida 49-41 to post the Ada win on the evening.

The Ada boys lost to Elida, 64-28.

The VW girls beat the Lady Bulldogs 58-36, and the Ada boys fell to the Cougars by a 52-37 count.

Ada junior Klava Katayama won the 400 freestyle race, and also took first in the 100 butterfly. Junior Sidney Gossard and sophomore Paige Cole also posted first-place individual wins.

Perry out-guns Ada boys

By Cort Reynolds

CRIDERSVILLE - Host Perry started fast and ran past former NWC foe Ada 68-39 in non-conference boys basketball action Saturday night at Cridersville.

The Bulldogs fell to 0-6 with the defeat, while the Commodores improved to 5-1 with the victory.  

The Commodores raced to a 26-13 lead after the first quarter, and Ada inched to within 32-20 at intermission. But Perry pulled away for good on the strength of a 23-9 third quarter.

"We had a very slow start but I am very proud of how we responded and fought back early," said Bulldog third-year head coach Dre White.

ONU women 50, John Carroll 76

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS —The Ohio Northern women's basketball team dropped a 76-50 decision at John Carroll on Saturday afternoon at the DeCarlo Center.

Senior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) led ONU (6-3 overall, 1-3 Ohio Athletic Conference) with nine points.

The Blue Streaks (6-3, 3-1) were led by Nicole Huffington with 15 points.

JCU opened the game on an 11-0 run and led 23-8 just 8:08 into the contest.

ONU men 74, John Carroll 80

Ohio Northern junior Austin Allemeier (Elida) scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in an 80-74 loss to John Carroll on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 3-6 overall and 0-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference play with the loss, while the Blue Streaks improve to 5-3, 2-2 with the win.

 

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s surgeon to perform first Linx procedure

Mercy health – St. Rita’s Medical Center is set to perform its first Linx surgery, a minimally-invasive procedure that brings permanent relief to patients with acid reflux. 

A flexible quarter-sized device, Linx is currently the only medical device approved by the FDA as a safe and effective treatment for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Surgeon Jason Bowersock, MD, will implant the device during a Monday procedure.

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