By Matthew Jennings, Hardin County Community Foundation President, and Bryan Marshall, Executive Director
The community may notice a measurable increase in Hardin County Community Foundation grants awarded versus our announcement of available funds in February. After the announcement to award $227,000 in grants this spring, the Board of Trustees revisited our allocation methodology that we have used since inception of the foundation and decided to make a revision. The resulting change in available funds increased by $140,000 to $367,000.
ADA – The Ada High School baseball team battled but lost 5-2 to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference rival Arcadia Wednesday evening, April 30.
The Redskins jumped ahead with four runs in the top of the second inning. The visitors added a run in the sixth to stretch the advantage to 5-0.
The Bulldogs plated two runs in the home sixth to stay within striking distance. With Ada runners on first and second and two out, Arcadia hurler Isaac Stoner got out of the jam with a called third strike.
Stoner then retired Ada in order in the bottom of the seventh on a fly ball, an unassisted grounder to first base, and a strikeout.
ADA – Senior catcher Natilyn McClain hammered two solo home runs, including a tie-breaking blast in the sixth, to lift the Ada softball team to a taut 3-2 win over Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arcadia Wednesday evening, April 30.
Ada improved to 16-3 overall and 7-2 in BVC play after the close pitching duel win.
Arcadia dropped to 9-8 overall and 5-4 in the BVC with the tough loss.
“We hit some balls hard, but couldn’t get anything in the gap,” said Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. “Nat had a great game, and Jenna pitched well.”
The Bulldog girls out-hit the Redskins 6-2, including four extra-base hits.
By Samuel Finn, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
An 8-week Stanford University study was the basis for a Netflix documentary series released on January 1, 2024. The documentary series is titled You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment. The study paired 22 identical twins and gave them opposing diets for an 8-week period.
One twin was given a vegan diet and the other had an omnivore diet. An omnivore diet includes animal and plant sources including dairy, meat and eggs. The participants had their meals prepared for the first 4 weeks and they had to make their own meals for the last 4 weeks.
DELPHOS – The visiting Ada High School softball team lost 4-1 to former Northwest Conference foe Delphos Jefferson on a windy but warm Tuesday evening, April 29.
Ada fell to 15-3 after having their six-game win streak snapped.
The Wildcats improved to 12-6 after the win.
“We didn’t show up,” said Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt.
The Bulldog girls were out-hit by the Wildcats 7-6, and both teams played error-less defense.
DELPHOS__The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost 6-4 to ex-league rival Delphos Jefferson on a wind-swept Tuesday evening, April 29.
The Bulldogs tallied a run in the top of the first, but the Wildcats countered with two scores in the home half of the opening frame.
Both teams scored three times in the second as Ada went back on top briefly 4-2. But DJ wrested the advantage back for good 5-4 after two seesaw innings.
The Wildcats tacked on an insurance run in the fifth to lead 6-4, and held the Bulldogs scoreless over the final five frames.
