FOSTORIA – The Ada High School track and field team had six boys compete in four events at the Div. III northwest region 10 meet on Wednesday, May 28, in Fostoria.
Ada senior speedster Logan Jolliff finished second in his 100-meter dash preliminary heat Wednesday with a time of 11.21. He advanced to the eight-man finals race Friday at 6:12 p.m., and is tied for the third-best qualifying time.
The Ada boys 4x100 relay quartet finished ninth out of 16 teams in the preliminary heats Wednesday to miss qualifying for the finals by just one spot.
First AHS team to advance to regional softball final
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School softball team will play Gibsonburg in the regional finals Friday, May 30 at 5 p.m. in Findlay. “Gibsonburg is a very solid team,” said coach Jeff Bassitt. “We will have to bring our A game.”
It marks the first time Ada has advanced to a regional final in program history. The Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker to Defiance Tinora 3-2 in eight innings at the 2018 Findlay regional semis.
FINDLAY – The Ada High School softball team built a lead on pitching and power, then held off a late rally to defeat Montpelier 6-4 in a Div. VI regional semifinal battle Wednesday afternoon, May 28, at Findlay’s Marathon Diamonds Flag City complex.
The Bulldog girls went ahead 6-1 behind late home runs from senior sluggers Tess Griffith and Natilyn McClain.
The Locomotives rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and had the tying run at the plate, but Ada got the last two outs to preserve the lead and secure the win.
MAY 28 MEDIA RELEASE__Area Agency on Aging 3 is facing restructuring in the coming months due to a nonrenewal of a private provider contract. Area Agency on Aging 3 has been under contract to provide 19-counties throughout Western Ohio with case management services since 2018.
The privately held contract company will no longer provide these services and has tendered nonrenewal to several other organizations. Regretfully, due to the contract’s nonrenewal, the agency will be reducing staff numbers on July 1, 2025.
Olive Jeannette (Moorman) Morgan, age 88, formerly of Jamestown, Ohio, passed away on May 27, 2025 at Vancrest of Ada Assisted Living. She was born February 25, 1937 in St. Ignace to Ralph and Olive J. (Boyd) Moorman. She married Carl W. Morgan on June 26, 1970.
Jeannette is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret (Moorman) Hall and Merl E. Hall of LaFayette; two nephews: Scott (Darla) Hall of LaFayette and Scott (Heather) Morgan of Jamestown; four nieces: Erin (Larry) Price of Mt. Cory, Jennifer (Brian) Stevens of Bellefontaine, Ester (Pat) Browder of Fairborn and Cherie (Kevin) McCormick of Clayton; along with many great and great-great nephews and nieces.
MAY 27 MEDIA RELEASE___Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two
During the 2024-25 white-tailed deer gun hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Jason Porinchok, assigned to Putnam County, observed a hunter wearing only a hunter-orange hat. Hunters are required to wear an orange vest, coat, jacket, or coveralls during deer gun hunting seasons. Officer Porinchok contacted the hunter and issued a citation for not wearing the required hunter orange. The hunter paid a $125 fine in addition to court costs in Putnam County Court.
On May 27, the Ada Schools announced the following honor roll for the Elementary, Junior High and High School for the 4th quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.
Honor Roll is a designation for grades 4-12 and indicates which students received all A's and all A's and B's. Dean's List is a designation for grades 7-12. The criteria for Dean's List is a GPA of at least 3.2.
Roy V. Rogers, age 74, of Lima, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025 at Springview Manor, Lima.
On July 9, 1950 in Rochester, New York, Roy was born to Newton E. and Marjorie (Lewis) Rogers. Roy married Rita J. Merriman on November 19, 1978 and she survives in Lima.
Also surviving are their six children: Jim (Janita) Rogers of East Rochester, NY, Pauline (David) Frank of Ontario, NY, Annie (Marc Butler) Rogers of LaFayette, Marjorie (Aaron) King of Lima, Sandy (Tye) Parker of Lima and Tony (Faith) Rogers of Lima; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
