With three-tenths of a second left, Ada freshman guard Courtney Sumner hit a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer from about 22 feet. But the shot was disallowed for being released just after the horn
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - Visiting Ada lost a 45-44 nailbiter to backyard rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference girls basketball battle Thursday evening.
The Bulldog girls fell to 2-6 overall and 0-3 in the NWC with the tough defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Mustangs improved to 1-5 and 1-1 in league play following their first victory.
Ada led 12-10 after one period, but AE pulled ahead 24-19 at halftime. Senior Tori Newland netted eight points to lead a momentum-changing 14-7 second quarter for the Mustangs.
The Bulldogs outscored AE 13-9 in the third period to inch within 33-32 going into the final quarter.
The United Soccer Coaches released its Scholar All-American teams Wednesday. A couple familiar names on the Ohio Northern women's soccer team were recognized.
Junior forward Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) was named a first-team Scholar All-American, while senior midfielder Haley Moses (Mason) was a second-team Scholar All-American.
Fuller started all 24 games this past season. She netted a team-high 20 goals, which is the most by a Polar Bear in a single season since 1997. Fuller currently ranks fourth all-time in school history with 48 career scores, and her 43 points in 2019 gave her 113 for her career, which is good enough for sixth all-time.
Here's what's happening at local Ada and Alger churches over Christmas week:
The First Baptist Church of Ada will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec 24. A Christmas Day Gathering will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, with no sunday school. Rev. Jack Duffy is pastor. The church is located at 350 W. North Ave. (State Route 81).
Lifelong Ada resident, Cathy Cole, was recognized by the village as Mayor David Retterer designated Wednesday, Dec. 18, as "Councilor Cathy Cole Day in the Village of Ada."
Cole is going off the Ada council at the end of the year after serving on it for 14 years.
The wording of the mayoral proclaimation designating the special day follows:
Whereas, Cathy Cole has served as a counselor for the Village of Ada for 14 years, and
Whereas, Cathy has served as the chair of the personnel committee for most of those years of service with the Village of Ada, and
Shaina Phillips, an Ada High School student, stands in front of Elaine Garber, high school teacher. The two were among countless Ada students and teachers dressed in "plaid" on Wednesday. It was the dress code of the day during the last week of school in 2019.
