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Ohio Northern University recently tweeted this photo and message: "The friends you make your first year at ONU tend to remain your friends for life. Beanies, however, do go out of style." What current style will cause future eye rolls?

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Ada Exempted Village School superintendent Larry Claypool provided the following information to the Icon regarding the current makeup of the Ada Board of Education and the seats to be filled by the November 2 election.

Board member Ernest Daugherty submitted his resignation and it was approved at the July 29 special Board of Education meeting. Tom Dearth was appointed at the August 18 regular Board of Education meeting to finish this term, which ends December 31, 2021. This seat will be filled by the November 2 election.

By Cort Reynolds

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The visiting Ada boys soccer team handled Lima Central Catholic 4-1 Monday night, October 11, at Spartan Stadium.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-7-3 overall with the non-league victory. LCC fell to 4-9 after the defeat.

Logan Jolliff tallied one goal and passed out two assists to lead the Bulldog offense. 

Carter Conley, Drew Long and Carson Gossard each scored one goal.

Ada keeper Colton Long made three saves in goal.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Ada girls soccer team lost to visiting Delphos Jefferson 6-3 in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening, October 11, at War Memorial Stadium.

The Lady Bulldog record dropped to 2-9-1 overall and 0-4-1 in the NWC after the defeat.

The Wildcat girls improved to 5-7-3 and 2-3-1 in the NWC with the win.

DJ led 4-0 at halftime, but Ada bounced back to outscore the Wildcats 3-2 after intermission.

Ella Marshall netted two goals for Ada, while Olivia Burkhart tallied the other goal. 

By Cort Reynolds

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The Ada boys soccer team was voted a six seed at the 12-team Tiffin Columbian sectional/district draw Sunday, October 10.

The Bulldogs (5-7-3) host ninth seed Elmore Woodmore (3-10-2) Wednesday, October 20 at 5 p.m. in sectional first round action.

The winner advances to play in the second round at fifth-seeded Cory-Rawson (7-6-3) Saturday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m.

Ada beat visiting C-R by a 4-1 count September 22.

Bluffton (10-3-1) is the top seed and received a first round bye. Van Buren (10-2-2) was seeded second, with Mansfield Christian (9-5-1) voted third.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Ada volleyball team fell in three sets to Upper Sandusky in non-league action Monday night, October 11.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 2-18 with the 25-11, 25-13, 25-17 defeat.

Ada junior Courtney Sumner hit three kills, served one ace and mustered up 11 digs.

Senior Selena Jordan knocked down three kills and came up with five digs. 

Sophomore setter Autumn Andreasen passed out 11 assists and came up with seven digs. 

Freshman Lily Baumgartner smacked four kills and made one block, while senior Lexi White hustled up nine digs. Sophomore libero Josie Phillips was credited with six digs.

Bulldog junior Emilee Huffer added one block.

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