McGUFFEY - The visiting Ada volleyball team swept rival Upper Scioto Valley three straight in a non-league match Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-1 with the 25-12, 25-9, 25-8 victory over the Rams.
Ada senior Melina Woods knocked down 25 kills to surpass 980 for her career. Senior setter Maddie Gossard dished out 19 assists and sophomore Sidney Gossard added 14 assists.
The Lady Bulldogs host powerhouse Coldwater Thursday evening. Ada is 2-1 at home this season and will be playing its fifth match in six days.
The votes are in...and Ada High School cheerleaders are the winners.
Trends on Main, Findlay, recently held a contest - and Icon viewers read about it last week.
The contest involved photos of several area schools' cheerleaders dressed in Trends on Main prom and homecoming dresses. An online vote for the most favorite group followed and Ada cheerleaders earned the most votes.
The cheerleaders will now be featured on a billboard promoting the Findlay retail shop.
BELLEFONTAINE - The Ada cross country teams opened their 2017 season at the Ben Logan Early Bird Invitational meet Tuesday evening.
The Bulldog boys finished seventh out of nine teams, while the Ada girls came in eighth. Jonathan Alder won the boys meet.
Sophomore Reece Evans posted the best Ada finish with a time of 20:33.9 over the 3.1-mile course. Teammate Hunter Wells ended up with a time of 21:04.3.
Ada High School junior and senior girls (ages 16 to 18) are invited to enter this year’s Harvest and Herb Festival Queen contest. This year’s festival is Saturday, Sept. 16.
Applications forms are on the Icon (click here) and in the Ada High School office. The application deadline is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6. Judging takes place at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10, in the second floor conference rooms in McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University.
Contestants will complete three brief essays on:
• If you were to support a special cause or offer to volunteer for a special organization, which would it be and why?
Milo Lyman “Mike” King, age 86, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 4:06 p.m. at his residence in Alger.
He was born on July 4, 1931 in West Newton, Auglaize County, Ohio to Harold and Retta (Shaw) King who preceded him in death. On November 1, 1953 Milo married Martha Klingler and they were married for 63 years. Martha survives in Alger.
Milo was a graduate of Harrod High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army for two years and six years in the reserve, during the Korean War. Milo was honorable discharged in June 1953.
David L. Ernest, 71, died Aug. 19, 2017, at the Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. David was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Findlay to the late Delmer and Juanita (Gearing) Ernest. On Feb. 25, 1967 he married Nancy Cupples Ernest and she survives.
The Ohio Northern men's cross country team will look to build on its success from last season and compete on a national scale once again in 2017 under 9th-year head coach Jason Maus.
Northern is coming off a historical season where it finished 14th at the NCAA III Championships, the second best finish for the team in school history.
The Polar Bears have claimed 100 or more victories in each of the last six seasons.
Northern welcomes back five letterwinners, all of which were named All-OAC in 2016.
Prof. William Mancuso, assistant professor of art at ONU, has several watercolor paintings on display at the American Frame showroom in Maumee.
The show, called “Blanchard Valley Plein Air Painters,” is a group exhibition. The artists began as a volunteer-led program for the Hancock County Parks in 2013. The goal was to provide opportunities for artists to meet and paint in various park locations and to expand awareness and appreciation of plein air painting.
The work in the show display paintings in all media, but predominately oil, watercolor and pastel.
The Ohio Northern volleyball team will look to defend it Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles in 2017 under the guidance of 27th-year head coach Kate Witte.
The Polar Bears finished the 2016 season 27-4 overall, including a perfect 9-0 record in conference play.
Witte and her staff welcome back 11 letterwinners in 2017 and six newcomers.
