May 2026

Hickman wins 2 races

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada High School track and field teams hosted the annual Ada Invitational meet on a sunny Saturday, May 9 at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldogs boys finished eighth out of 15 teams, while the Ada girls came in ninth amid a 17-team field.

Arlington won the boys team title with 103 points, followed by Allen East (92) and Bluffton (84). The Ada boys tallied 34 points to edge out Fostoria and Spencerville (33), who tied for ninth, by a point.

The six-team Hardin County meet was also held concurrently at Ada after being rained out on Tuesday, May 5.

Village of Ada launches community-wide strategic planning process

Saturday, June 6 - 9:00-11:00 a.m., Buckeye East Coffee
Wednesday, June 18 - 5:30 p.m., Old Route 69 Brewery
Tuesday, June 23 - 1:00-3:00 p.m., Tavern 101
Tuesday, June 30 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tavern 101
Friday, July 24 - 10:00 a.m.-noon at Ada Public Library

Bowden, Prater reach semifinals _ PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen

By Cort Reynolds

BRYAN__The Ada High School tennis team finished a solid fourth at the day-long, six-team Golden Bear Northern Buckeye Tennis League tournament in Bryan on Friday, May 8.

The Bulldog netters gave a solid showing at the Bryan outdoor courts on a chilly, windy day. Archbold, Evergreen, Bryan, Maumee, Wauseon and Ada competed.

By William Kose, MD, JD 

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The following results are from May 1-7 of the Ohio Northern University 2025-26 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:

MAY 1

MEDIA RELEASE__Upper Scioto Valley defeated Arlington 18-9 on Thursday, May 7 in non-conference baseball action. Wyatt Davis earned his first career varsity win as a pitcher. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Arlington 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 9 6 4
USV 2 5 5 2 0 4 x 18 15 2

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School baseball team lost a tough 7-5 battle to Hardin County rival Kenton in the final inning on a chilly Thursday, May 7, at War Memorial Park.

The Bulldogs tallied two runs in the second inning and added two more in the third to grab a 4-1 lead. 

Kenton tied it with a three-run rally in the top of the fourth. Each team scored a run in the sixth, and the Wildcats plated two tie-breaking runs in the seventh to win it.

“If we want to win these close games, we have to improve in the important areas,” said Ada head coach Toby Smith. “Limit your strikeouts, make routine plays and throw strikes.”

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Ada's Ream-McElroy VFW Post 9381 will hold a May 16 golf outing at Hidden Creek Golf Course, according to post commander J.D. Fleece.  For more Information, contact Allen Conley at 419-235-2317.

For $280 per four-person team, participation includes a meal, two carts and golf.

Fleece reported that the post is currently closed with an anticipated opening of June 2.

By Cort Reynolds

FOSTORIA __The visiting Ada High School tennis team defeated Fostoria 3-2 in a tough match on a chilly Wednesday evening, May 6.

The improved Bulldog netters improved to 2-6 after recording their second straight victory.  

“We had a beautiful night of tennis,” said first-year Ada head coach Shelleigh Alexander, who is a Fostoria alumnus. “It was nice to be back home. It was a cold night for tennis, but it turned out great. We have a win streak going now.”

Ada senior Justin Bowden won a lengthy 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) battle at first singles over junior Landon Sherman.

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