Coming soon: Ada Icon coverage of the 142nd annual Ada High School Commencement from Sunday, May 25 and the 2025 Memorial Day Service celebrated at Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday, May 26, which was co-sponsored by the American Legion Foss-Agin-Meyer Post 185 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Ream-McElroy Post 9381.
Ada Rotary President-Elect Denise D'Arca presents $1,000 scholarship awards to Ada High School seniors Aubrey Pope (left) and Karley Wagner (right) at a recent meeting. Pope will attend Ohio University, majoring in applied nutrition and anthropology, and hopes to become a certified dietician/nutritionist. Wagner is headed for Bowling Green State University, where she will begin her journey toward becoming a physician's assistant.
By Thomas Kindl, MD
Pain Management, Blanchard Valley Pain Management
To manage musculoskeletal conditions, joint and soft tissue injections are widely used in pain management, primary care, orthopedic and rheumatologic settings. These procedures provide diagnostic clarity and therapeutic relief, offering patients a non-surgical option for pain management and inflammation control. For individuals with arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis or localized soft tissue injuries, injections can offer targeted relief and improve function, especially when conservative measures like rest, physical therapy and oral medications have not provided sufficient benefit.
ADA – Ada hosted the 18-team Div. III northwest district track and field meet Thursday and Saturday, May 22 and 24, at War Memorial Stadium.
Columbus Grove outscored Coldwater 133 points to 120 to win the girls district team crown. Kalida was third with 80 points. The Ada girls came in 14th with 11 points.
The Grove boys also won the team championship to make it a sweep for CG. They easily out-pointed second-place Van Buren, 137-75. Carey ended up third with 65. The Ada boys finished 12th with 22 points.
Ada senior speedster Logan Jolliff qualified for regionals with a strong third-place finish in the 100-meter dash.
LIMA – The visiting Ada High School baseball team raced to a big early lead and went on to defeat Lima Senior 8-3 in a non-league contest Friday evening, May 23 at UNOH.
The Bulldogs led 2-0 after three innings, then plated six big runs in the fourth frame to build a commanding 8-0 cushion.
The Spartans cut into the lead with two runs in the fifth and one more score in the sixth, but could get no closer than five.
Ada improved to 6-17 with the victory. LS fell to 6-19 after the defeat.
MARIA STEIN – The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost 9-0 to powerful Marion Local in their Div. VI sectional final battle Saturday afternoon, May 24.
The top-seeded Flyers jumped ahead with two runs in the bottom of the first and were never threatened. Marion Local added single runs in the third, fourth and fifth frames to build a 5-0 lead.
The hosts then put the game out of reach with a four-run sixth inning.
Eighth-seeded Ada ends its season with a 6-18 record after the defeat.
ML improves to 15-7 with the win, and advances to the district semifinals.
