You are here

Home

Ada's latest news

Bulldog girls 4x400 3rd at Bearcat Relays

Team of Olivia Burkhart, Courtney Sumner, Olivia Green, Brenna Hissong
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 12, 2021

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
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 12, 2021

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. 

»

22,020 books and counting

It's an open book this week at Ada Elementary
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 11, 2021

They are reading up a storm at the Ada elementary school this week, as its spring read-a-thon is underway.

Here are  classroom results from the first week.
• 513 books read by Kindergarten, first and second graders 
• 21,507 books read by third, fourth and fifth graders

If you examine the accompanying photo, you'll notice a mustache-growing event as part of this – and you may ask your elementary students to explain.

The read-a-thon also has a fundraiser element. Students are earning money for the Ada Food Pantry.

A $3,500 goal is part of this portion of the read-a-thon. See an Ada K-5 student to contribute to that goal. 

»

What a different 2 weeks make

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 11, 2021

Yes, what a difference two weeks make. Here's progress on the tree blooming in the Ada railroad depot park shown on March 26 and April 7. Don't blink, or you may miss it.

»

What a different 2 weeks make

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 11, 2021

Yes, what a difference two weeks make. Here's the treet blooming in the Ada railroad depot park shown on March 26 and April 7. Don't blink, or you may miss the bloom.

»

ONU anticipates fall 2021 in-person operations

It will do so by relying on public health guidance and working with state and local officials to pursue learning, living and working on campus as close to, if not at, pre-pandemic levels
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 11, 2021

Ohio Northern University announced that it intends to return to a full on-campus experience this fall.

It will do so by relying on public health guidance and working with state and local officials to pursue learning, living and working on campus as close to, if not at, pre-pandemic levels. 

“The University is committed to providing our students with an optimal educational environment and looks forward to returning to a traditional semester calendar as well as continuing in-person learning, on-campus living and campus events and activities. Our priorities are to keep students, faculty and staff safe and learning at the highest level,” President Daniel DiBiasio explains.

»

Pages