Alligator ace Carlie Oldfield won four races in the girls 15-1 age division. Gator Tea Griffith touched first during three events in the girls 9-10 bracket
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Ada summer swim team lost to Westside in West Ohio Aquatic League action Monday night at the Westside Swim and Racquet Club in Lima.
Ada fell to the host Waves 524-247 in the combined boys/girls team score to lower their season record to 2-3.
The Alligator girls were defeated by Westside 266-114, while the Gator boys lost to the Waves by a score of 258-133.
Both the Ada boys and girls teams are now 2-3 in their respective dual meets this summer.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Alec Yoder, grandson of Alan and Diann Yoder of Bluffton, will compete this week for a spot on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team that will compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Dr. Alan Yoder is a retired Bluffton optometrist.
The 2019 Ohio State graduate is in St. Louis, Mo., for the U.S. Olympic Trials, which take place June 24 and June 26 at the America’s Center Convention Complex and The Dome at America’s Center.
There are five Olympic team positions available this week: four team and one individual. Yoder, a 2019 Ohio State graduate with a degree in sport industries, will be competing to make the team on pommel horse and parallel bars.
Remember those great Vancrest parade from last year? Well, they are back.
Vancrest of Ada invites area residents to be part of a Vancrest parade that kicks off summer, this evening (Wednesday, June 23).
Here’s the details:
• Line up at Ada school at 5:30 p.m.
• Parade starts at 6 p.m.
The Face book announcement reads: “We especially love to see all the cars, trucks, tractors and golf carts all decorated up! Let’s see how big of a parade we can get to kick off summertime!”
There will be no Liberty Township trustees meeting on July 5. The next meeting will be on Monday, July 19, at 7 p.m., according to Patty Griffin, fiscal officer.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Many myths about COVID-19 infections, as well as COVID-19 vaccines can be found on social media. It is very hard to debunk myths on social media once they get started and unfortunately, there are many myths about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yes, this is not really new since we have been talking about these myths for over a year. However, you still hear reasons for not getting the vaccine on a daily basis that are truly myths.
It would be nice if the completion of scientific studies debunking these myths got the same attention on social media. How often do we talk about the science?
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - A little more than a week ago, Ashland University senior Trevor Bassitt couldn't go in any preliminary of the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships due to injury.
Bassitt rallied enough physically to help the Eagle men tie for fourth place nationally as a team, and anchor the winning 4x400-meter relay at Grand Valley State prior to Memorial Day.
St. Mark Lutheran Church and Sugar Grove United Methodist Church will hold its "Free Community Meal" from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. The meal will be served at St. Mark, 125 S. Johnson St., Ada.
This month the meal will include an option to "eat in" or to "carry out." It is free to the community. The menu includes brats, saueerfraut, beans, chips, fresh fruit and a cookie.
Current safety protocols will be observed. In May 60 meals were served.
The Ohio Northern men's and women's cross country teams will open their 2021 seasons on Sept. 4 by hosting the Polar Bear Invitational on the ONU campus under 12th-year head coach Jason Maus.
This marks the first time since 2012 that the Polar Bears have opened their season with a home meet.
Northern will then run on consecutive Fridays, competing at the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville on Sept. 17 and at the Findlay Oiler Invite on Sept. 24.
The Louisville (Ky.) Classic follows Oct. 2 and the Oberlin Rumble on Oct. 16 ends the regular season.
Icon viewers can watch Ohio Northern University alumna and assistant coach Emily Richards compete for membership on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team this Thursday.
Richards will be competing at the 2021 United States Olympic Trials in the 800-meter run’s first round. The race, to take place in Eugene, Oregon, will be aired June 24 at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST) on NBC.
Richards has athletically distinguished herself for years. She is a 9-time NCAA champion and 13-time All-American. To qualify for the Olympic Trials, she ran a 2:02.10 at the Stumptown Twilight Meet on June 3 in Portland, Oregon. The qualifying mark for this year’s trials in the 800 is 2:02.50.
