The Ada High School girls swim team qualified two members to the state meet with strong individual showings in the Div. II northwest district event Friday, February 17, at Bowling Green State University.
Ada freshman Lily Baumgartner finished second in the 100 butterfly with a personal-best time of 58.04 to make it to Canton.
She finished second in the district 100-yard butterfly with a personal-best time of 58.04. Baumgartner is seeded 13th amid the 24-girl field in the state 100 fly race.
Bulldog junior Kaitlyn Bowden finished 19th in the 100 butterfly race.
The youthful Ada wrestling team competed at the Northwest Conference championship meet hosted by Bluffton Friday evening. Featuring six freshmen wrestlers, the Bulldogs finished eighth at the eight-team event.
Defending champion Allen East repeated again as champions, with Spencerville second and Columbus Grove third.
Ada freshman Liam Vieira went 3-1 at at 120 lbs. with two pins to finish second in his weight class.
Freshman Aedyn Beckwith registered a 2-2 record with one pin at 126 lbs. to finish third.
Freshman Rowan West posted a 3-2 record with two pins to come in third in the 134 lbs. bracket.
Playing at home, the Ada High School boys basketball team started well and battled hard but fell 49-41 to Lincolnview in a Northwest Conference contest to end the regular season Friday, February 18.
On Bulldog senior night–playing before the biggest home crowd of the season–Ada missed 12 of its 20 free throw attempts to impede its own cause.
The Bulldogs led 14-13 after the first quarter, and trailed 24-22 at halftime. The Lancers edged ahead 38-31 after 24 minutes. Ada rallied within four points twice in the final period, but the Lancers put on a late 7-0 run to keep the Bulldogs at bay.
D1 Ada Campus youth leader Amber Simon took nine Ada girls and three adults to an overnight Teen Girl Conference in Dublin, Ohio as part of the Ohio Ministry Network on February 11 and 12.
Leaders also included Lacey Fisher and Sara Good. Girls were Layla Fisher, Katelynn Metzger, Bella Ratliff, Alivia Gibson, Dailah Preston, Kaitlyn Lambert ,Abby Anderson, Charliegh Entinghe and Cathrine Santillanez.
Simon comments: "These girls had some impactful moments and are proud to come back to Ada all FUELED up!"
The Ohio Youth Ministry Network Teen Girl Conference was held at Radiant Life in Dublin Ohio.
Dr. Carl Clay, BSME ‘60, Hon. D. ‘92 and H. Jane Clay have made a multi-million dollar gift to name the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, continuing their legacy of support and commitment to educational excellence.
A ceremony with the Clays will be held at a later date to dedicate the newly named Dr. Carl D. Clay and H. Jane Clay Department of Mechanical Engineering and celebrate the endowed fund’s establishment.
Ohio Northern theatre arts students are rehearsing Henrik Ibsen's A Doll’s House. Performances are February 24-27. To purchase tickets, visit www.freedcenter.com.
