By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - Visiting Ada won the first game but lost to Arlington in a close four-set Div. IV first round volleyball sectional battle Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs end their season with a 10-13 record after the tough 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24 defeat. Arlington improved to 10-13 with the win.
Junior Megan Light had a fine all-around match to lead Ada. She knocked down 20 kills, came up with 16 digs, had a season-high 11 blocks and served two aces.
Junior Miranda Wills hit nine kills, hustled up 18 digs and dealt a pair of aces.
Having lived in Ada for 20 years, I can say with certainty, I never fully appreciated or realized the value and excellence of the Ada Public Library until about 5 years ago when our son was 3 years old.
We were taking a walk down Main Street and it was the annual ‘Kick Off to Summer Reading Program’ which included sponsoring groups who brought farm animals, the local police and fire departments, face painting, a book sale, a balloon artist and so much more. On this serendipitous occasion, we signed up for Summer Reading and took our materials home to begin exploring what would be a central focus of our lives from that day, forward, literally.
Icon sports writer, Cort Reynolds, had several columns published in the SB Nation, Boston Celtics blog.
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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The injury-plagued Ada football team attempts to halt a two-game losing skid when it visits Crestview in week eight.
Last weekend, Crestview was outscored 34-12 in the final 20 minutes to lose 48-25 at home to league-leading Spencerville. The defeat dropped the Knights to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the Northwest Conference.
Having lost three of its last four games, Ada is 2-5 and 1-3 in NWC action, placing them in a tie for sixth in the eight-team league standings with Bluffton. The Knights are knotted with Paulding in fourth.
Ohio Northern senior libero McKenna Hostetler (Plain City/Alder) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 7-13.
Hostetler helped the No. 11-ranked Polar Bears to a 4-1 record last week.
She paced ONU with 116 digs and six aces in the week.
This marks the second time this season that Hostetler received the honor.
The Polar Bears will return to action Tuesday with a 7 pm OAC match at Wilmington.
The club’s first sign-up are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 16) in the Ada wrestling building. It’s in the brown building in front of the school bus garage.
According to John McClain, coach, “All experience levels from beginner to advances are welcome to participate. The club accepts boys and girls from Ada and all surrounding communities.”
The club is open to youth from Kindergarten through sixth grade. Two additional sign-up dates are:
• Sunday, Oct. 20, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
FROM THE ONU WEBSITE - When international student Kai Kawaguchi first learned he was going to study in the United States, he knew he had to make it to a Major League Baseball game.
But he never dreamed he would snag a home run ball with his own two hands.
Thanks to Ohio Northern – and a little bit of luck – that’s precisely what happened.
The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Oct. 9-14:
Oct. 9
Reported damage, 101 Christopher Cirlce
Traffic stop, E. High St.
Traffic stop, E. College Ave.
Traffic stop, Franklin Ave.
Suspicious car, 427 Liberty Ave.
Traffic stop, E. Lima Ave.
Animal call, E. Lehr Ave.
Parade escort, Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, 311 E. Lima Ave
Larceny, ONU, 910 Northern View
The annual trick or treat event at Ohio Northern University will begin with registration at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the McIntosh Center Activities Room. ONU students will then lead the youngsters through residence halls. The event will also include dinner at 6 p.m. in the McIntosh Center ballroom and a costume contest and at 6:30 p.m. before wrapping up at approximately 7 p.m.
The event, which is open to area children, is free and open to the public. Children of all ages are encouraged to dress up and join the fun. All children must be accompanied by an adult to attend the festivities. The outing is presented by ONU’s Office of Residence Life and Dining Services.
