OTTAWA- The Ada High School swim teams finished a solid third at a six-team meet in the Putnam County YMCA at Ottawa Thursday, January 23.
Bulldog senior Lily Baumgartner broke the school record in winning the 200 freestyle. The mark of 2:01.34 was previously held by Klava Katayama. Lily swam 2:00.81 to break the record by .53.
Baumgartner also won the girls 100 breaststroke race by an easy margin of 7.14 seconds.
ADA - The Ada High School girls basketball team lost 58-15 to visiting McComb in a Blanchard Valley Conference bout Thursday evening, January 23.
The decisive defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-14 overall and 0-8 in BVC action.
McComb improved to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in BVC play after the lopsided win. The Panthers are second in the 11-team BVC behind Riverdale (8-0), and they are tied with Liberty-Benton (7-1).
“We really struggled against their 1-3-1 zone defense,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “It is the first 1-3-1 we have seen all year, you don’t see it much anymore.”
The Liberty Township Park District has provided details from its January 20, 2025 meeting at the park office.
Present were Bob Szuch, President, Fred Reichert, Ken Wolke park manager and Mary Jane Lee Clerk. Neal Dumbaugh was absent.
Among the evening's business:
Daniel Klear asked the board if he could build a Soccer Wall game for the park as part of his Eagle Scout project. It is a Soccer Wall. The board gave him permission to begin the project in the spring.
It was reported that remodeling of the kitchen in the park office is coming along. Cabinet doors are ready to be painted and work is being done on flooring. A stove and refrigerator will be purchased.
Raises for employees will be discussed at the next meeting on February 17, 2025.
The opening of From Here, Forward, the Art & Design senior capstone exhibition, is Friday, January 24. The exhibit opening will be held in the Elzay Gallery of Art from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
