By Cort Reynolds
The Ada cross country team ran its season-opening meet at the 12-team Ben Logan Early Bird Invitational last Tuesday.
"Overall, it was a pretty good meet," said Bulldog head coach Josh Klein. "The boys did not finish in the order I had anticipated - which is exciting, but also shows we have some more work to do over the next couple weeks to make sure we are getting ourselves in shape."
Ada senior Hunter Wells posted the best Bulldog finish. He came in 46th in the field of over 100 runners with a time of 21:56.7, which was three seconds faster than last year's first meet. "He is still working on getting his time down," said Klein.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Playing their fourth home match in seven days, the Ada volleyball team lost a three-set battle to visiting Ben Logan Monday night.
The 25-18, 25-9, 27-25 loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-3, while BL improved to 2-1 with the win.
"We wasted too much time getting going," said Bulldog second-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We had a slow start, but finally found our momentum in the last set."
The teams fought evenly to an 18-18 tie in set one before BL rattled off the final seven points to pull out the win, 25-18.
"We just could not get a sideout when we needed it at the end," Tabor explained.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Junior Jacob Poling scored three goals to lead the Ada boys soccer team to a 7-2 win over visiting Paulding in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening.
The Bulldogs improved to 2-2-1 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with their second straight win. Paulding fell to 1-1 and 0-1 with the loss.
Senior Skylar Williams scored two goals, while seniors Nick Kamatali and Kyler Stoll each netted a goal. Poling, junior Ian Dellifield and senior Wyatt Rettig all passed out one assist as well.
Freshman Grant Preston made seven saves in goal for Ada.
The Bulldogs host Old Fort Thursday, August 29 at 5 p.m.
The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter responded to a fire on South Davis Street in Forest on Sunday night.
The Red Cross provided assistance for the immediate needs of two adults and three children, such as temporary lodging, food and clothing as well as comfort kits of personal hygiene items and stuff animals for the children.
“We’re deeply saddened for those who were impacted by this fire,” said Todd James, Executive Director, North Central Ohio Chapter. “As we continue to help them, we urge everyone to take steps to minimize the risk of a fire occurring in their home.”
Saturday's football scrimmage between Ada and Perry set the stage for Friday as New Bremen comes to Ada for the first of many Friday nights under the lights. Here's some sideline photos from the scrimmage. And, click here for a video of the band playing a very familiar tune.
The Inn at ONU, 401 W. College Ave., Ada, holds its annual Around the World Wine Sampling evening next month.
The event is Saturday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition to wine, the evening includes food and cultural exploration.
Tickets are $30 per guest, which includes an extensive selection of appetizers, five unique wine samples, wine commentary provided by wine industry expert Diana Kerr Brown, live entertainment, relaxing atmosphere and a truly enjoyable evening. Tax and gratuity are additional.
