Reviewed/written by Craig Hoffman
If my heart stopped at this second, the police would find some change, a health insurance card, and a coupon for a free cup of coffee on my person. My potential demise aside, here are some great songs about my favorite morning beverage. Do you agree? Let the Icon know in the comments!
“The Coffee Song”- Frank Sinatra (1946)
A great tune to get your day started. It is a bit dated, but the warbles of Ol’ Blue Eyes are timeless. The song has been covered by several other artists as well as featured on The Muppet Show.
The Ohio Northern Women's Track and Field team wrapped up the regular season in the Mount Union Last Chance Meet Wednesday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium.
Four Polar Bears participated in the meet, attempting to improve their season-best times and qualify for the NCAA III Championships may 27-29 at Greensboro, N.C.
Junior Kayla Silva (Westerville/South) won the 100 in 12.25 seconds.
Senior Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch) was runner-up in the long jump with a best of 5.31 meters and took fifth in the triple jump at 10.59 meters.
Six members of the Ohio Northern men's tennis team were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference for 2021 in voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
Senior Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles) and junior Andrew Cochran (Wooster) were named First Team All-Conference.
Junior Zach Beaschler (Ada) and sophomore Matt Garcia (Downers Grove, Ill/South) were named Second Team All-OAC and freshmen Kavya Desai (Bloomfield Hills, Mich) and Isaac Spar (Ada) received Honorable Mention All-League honors.
The next McGuffey Memories meeting is at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 24, according to Marianna Watts. The meeting is at the McGuffey Freewill Baptist Church and the main topic is the Memorial Day float. The meeting is open to the public.
Ada girls' track team members, Courtney Sumner and Olivia Green finished as the top two placers in the Northwest Conference track meet long jump event last weekend in Columbus Grove.
Sumner won the event and Green was second. (Photo from Ada Bulldogs Facebook)
Brenna Hissong, Ada High School senior, is the 2021 Hardin County’s Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards winner. Brenna plans on enrolling in the Ohio Northern University pharmacy program upon graduating from high school.
The awards program, named in honor of Ohio’s 31st State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Franklin B. Walter, was established in 1989 by Ohio Educational Services Center Association, to promote and recognize outstanding student leaders for their academic achievement and service to their schools and communities.
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Ada track and field teams competed in the first day of the 13-team Div. III district meet Wednesday at Findlay.
Columbus Grove holds the lead in both the boys and girls standings after the first day, which featured three finals events and many qualifying races.
Ada competes in the second day of finals at the district meet in Findlay Friday, May 21. A top four finish in an event qualifies an individual or relay team to regionals at Tiffin.
Graveside services for Jerry and Jud Dearth will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021. Following the services, there will be a luncheon/open house to celebrate their lives at the Ada VFW from noon to 2 p.m.
By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - The visiting Ada softball team came from behind to surpass Spencerville 12-5 in the Northwest Conference and season finale Friday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed by five runs early, but scored in each of their final four at bats to win convincingly.
With the win, the Ada season record finished at 13-12 overall and 2-6 in the NWC. The last-place Bearcat girls fell to 4-17 and 0-7 in league play with the defeat.
"We started out slow today, and then the light bulb went on and we decided we better swing the bats if we wanted to win the game," said Bulldog head coach Rebecca Dicke.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada track and field teams competed in the Northwest Conference championship meet Thursday and Saturday at Columbus Grove.
Meet host Grove claimed both the boys and girls championships.
CG captured the girls crown with 163 points, while Spencerville came in second at 141.
The Ada girls finished a solid fourth out of nine teams with 60 points, just edging fifth-place Bluffton (59) by a point. Delphos Jefferson and Lincolnview were right behind them in a tie for sixth with 58 points.
