Alice E. Bucher, age 105, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 4:40 AM at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on August 14, 1916 in Lima, Ohio to the late Harry W. and Mary Alice (Dinan) Thompson. On September 12, 1936 Alice married A. Dale Bucher and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1995.
This photo, from the 1902 publication, "Ada and the O.N.U.: The New and the Old," is of Decoration Day at the Railroad Depot. (Photo courtesy of David Devier.)
A relatively inexperienced Ada varsity volleyball team enters its fourth season under head coach Kyleigh Tabor in a bit of a rebuilding mode.
The scrappy Lady Bulldogs finished 11-12 overall (2-6 NWC) in 2020 after losing some close early league matches . Ada finished seventh in the nine-team league standings.
The Lady Bulldogs then lost to state powerhouse New Bremen in the sectional second round after defeating Temple Christian.
Six runners comprise the youthful Ada cross country roster this fall.
Sixth-year head coach Josh Klein has four boys and two girls out for the squad this season.
"We are going to try and have fun with the team this year and work to get our times down," said Klein. "We have a really young team, and Riley (Ferguson) is our most experienced runner."
Ada lost several key runners from last season to graduation and non-returnees, but three lettermen came back.
Host Waynesfield-Goshen pulled away from scrappy Ada with a big second half to win their non-league football season opener 42-12 Friday night at Tiger Field.
The deeper Tigers separated from a 14-6 halftime lead with 28 unanswered second half points to win, but it was not as lopsided as the final score indicates.
"I don't think the final scoreboard reflects how the game was played," said W-G head coach Shane Wireman. "It was a very hard-fought game. Ada is very physical up front, and has a couple of bruisers at running back."
The Ada volleyball team split a three-team non-league tri-match Saturday morning to start off its season.
The Bulldogs defeated Waynesfield-Goshen in three sets, then lost to Cory-Rawson in two close games. C-R also beat W-G, so all three varsity teams went 1-1.
Ada beat the Tiger girls 25-15, 23-25, 25-18 in the first match of the day.
"It was a hard-fought match," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We lost a close second game, but I was proud of how the girls came back in the third set after losing such a close game."
Ada never trailed in the decisive third set and won convincingly.
