ST. HENRY - The Ada volleyball team lost at perennial power St. Henry Monday evening in four tough sets.
After suffering their first defeat of the young season, the Lady Bulldog spikers are now 2-1.
Ada won the first set 25-23, but then lost the next three by a 25-16, 25-8, 25-10 count.
"This is the first year that we have taken a set from St. Henry," said new head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "I’m extremely proud of how hard the girls worked; we had great defense and hustle. The girls never gave up and fought throughout the match."
Junior setter Sidney Gossard led the team in assists with 20, and she served three aces to go with five digs.
The Ohio Northern volleyball program enters the 2018 season under 28th-year head coach Kate Witte with high expectations for continued success on the conference and national stages. The team is ranked 19th in the nation.
Coach Witte and her staff will welcome back 12 varsity letter winners and 15 total returning athletes. This year's roster will also feature five incoming freshman. None are from Ada or neighboring schools.
Robert L. “Bob” Shaw, Sr., age 84, died on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 3:20 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health Center.
He was born September 12, 1933 in Allen County, Ohio to the late Byron and Ilo (King) Shaw. On November 15, 1953 he married Rachel Vermillion and she preceded him in death on July 14, 2014.
Bob was a heavy equipment operator at Green and Sawyer Company of Lima. He was a lifetime member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18.
