By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT - Ada senior Reece Evans won the 160-pound individual title at the 11-team Lincolnview Lancer Invitational Saturday to pace a strong showing by the four-man Bulldog contingent.
Evans defeated Roman Graber of Hicksville by a 10-3 decision to win the 160 lbs. first-place match. Evans won his first four matches, three by pin and one by a 14-6 decision, to reach the championship bout vs. Graber.
Ada's Colton Beiderman (120) took second in the 120 lbs. bracket. He lost to Collin Fokine of Parkway 8-6 in the title match.
Beiderman posted four straight victories by pin to reach the final round.
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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton ran out to a sizeable halftime lead and posted a 61-44 win over local rival Ada in the Northwest Conference boys basketball opener for both teams Friday night.
The Pirates improved to 3-0 and 1-0 in league play with the victory, while the Bulldogs fell to 1-4 and 0-1 with the defeat.
Bluffton extended a six-point first period lead to 15 at halftime with a 19-10 second period outburst. The Pirates essentially maintained that lead the rest of the way to win by 17.
Birchaven Village and Independence House, divisions of Blanchard Valley Health System, have earned a Five Star Overall ranking from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Recognitions such as this are a measure of how well we are doing,” said Bridgett Mundy, Director of both facilities. “Throughout our organization we have forged a culture that inspires people to do the extraordinary every day.”
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Based on action taken by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Board of Directors during a special conference call meeting on Dec. 9, OHSAA non-public schools will now have another option available to select their “designated” feeder schools for Competitive Balance rostering purposes.
The new option – specific to the Tier 1 factor in Competitive Balance – will permit non-public schools to utilize all elementary schools of the same system of education that are physically located within a 12.5-mile radius of the high school as designated feeder schools.
