ARLINGTON __The visiting Ada High School baseball team defeated Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arlington 6-1 on a warm Wednesday, April 15.
A triple play, timely hitting and strong relief pitching helped the Bulldogs earn the victory. The rarest of defensive plays, the way Ada turned three was also extremely unusual.
“It was a good win,” said Ada head coach Toby Smith. “We made a bunch of nice plays in the field, and turned a triple play as well. Shanks and Wibley’s pitching kept them at bay.”
ARLINGTON__The visiting Ada High School softball team soundly defeated Arlington 15-0 in a Blanchard Valley Conference blowout on Wednesday, April 15.
The Bulldog girls tallied seven runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to victory. Ada scored three runs in the third, and then tacked on five more in the fifth frame to enact the 10-run mercy rule.
Ada improved to 11-1 overall and 3-1 in the BVC with their second road win in two tries. The Bulldogs are 9-1 at home.
Arlington fell to 1-7 and 1-2 in BVC play after the lopsided five-inning loss.
By Alyson Pickryl, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
During the mid-19th century around the 1840s, the idiom “full of beans” was noted. The idiom referred to a high-energy state in horses after they were fed beans. This was a common practice to feed horses beans in Europe and the United Kingdom to add stamina to the diet of working horses. The idiom was then used to describe people with a lot of energy. During the 20th century, the term in the United States evolved to describe someone who was talking nonsense or lying. They were just full of beans!
Above, L-R) Paul Osborne, Bob Carder, Michelle Laubis, Daryl Flowers, Michael P. Kasler
By Alec Keller
On Tuesday, April 14, the Ada Rotary Club hosted five candidates who are competing for an open Hardin County Commission seat. Each was given an opportunity to outline qualifications and share their vision for the county’s future.
MARION __The visiting Ada High School tennis team lost 5-0 to Marion Harding at the Grant Tennis Center on Monday, April 13.
The Bulldog netters fell to 0-2 after the loss.
“It was just our second match, while Marion Harding has played five,” said first-year Ada head coach Shelleigh Alexander. “We have some new partnerships in doubles so it will take a little time to develop chemistry, but I think they are coming together.”
ADA__The Ada High School baseball team was beaten soundly 25-3 by visiting Blanchard Valley Conference leader Elmwood on a warm Monday, April 13 at War Memorial Park.
The Royals pounded out 22 hits and eight doubles in the win. They scored three runs in the first inning and plated six in the third to build a 9-3 lead.
Elmwood then poured 16 runs across the plate in the top of the fifth to invoke the 10-run mercy rule.
Ada dropped to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the BVC with the home loss.
First-place Elmwood improved to 5-4-1 overall and 3-0 in BVC play after the road win.
ADA __One big inning spelled the difference in a taut battle of 10-0 softball unbeatens on a warm Monday, April 13 at War Memorial Park.
Visiting Elmwood broke open a scoreless battle with a four-run fifth inning and held on for a 4-0 victory over the Ada High School softball team in a Blanchard Valley Conference showdown to hand the Bulldogs their first loss.
A pivotal three-run home run by Trinity Sander in the fifth gave the Royals a 4-0 lead. The Bulldog girls were unable to muster much offense against the Royals and pitcher Addi Hoffman, who induced some clutch strikeouts in key situations with runners on base.
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