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By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada boys soccer team whipped Old Fort 8-1 Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs improved to 2-0-1 with the lopsided victory over the Stockaders.

Carter Conley tallied a career-high three goals to pace the Ada offense.

Isaac Williams and Logan Jolliff each scored a pair of goals. Nathan Williams netted a goal and passed out one assist.

Drew Long dished out a pair of assists. Brendan Jamison and Dillon Hartman each doled out one assist.

Colton Long made six saves in goal.

Ada plays at local rival Allen East Monday, August 30 in the NWC opener.

By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Ada fell behind early to Arlington and lost 34-0 in a non-league gridiron clash Friday night.

Arlington led 14-0 after the first period and carried that lead into halftime.

Two Red Devil third-quarter touchdowns put the game out of reach.

The Bulldogs fell to 0-2 with the loss. Arlington improved to 2-0 with the win.    

Former Ada running back Keagan Hull started the scoring with a 46-yard TD scamper with 5:34 left in the first period. A two-point conversion run by Grant Riegle put the Red Devils on top, 8-0.

This photo, from the 1902 publication, "Ada and the O.N.U.: The New and the Old," is of the North School which stood where the fire department is today. (Photo courtesy of David Devier.)

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team lost a weather-shortened game 6-1 to Coldwater Thursday evening in the home opener on the new synthetic turf field at War Memorial Stadium.

Ada fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while Coldwater improved to 2-0 with the win.

Senior Julia Kamatali scored the lone Lady Bulldog goal.

Cavalier Ava Giere tallied four gols and dished out two assists to pace the victors. Maddie Sheffer and Hope Hemmelgarn netted the other Coldwater scores.

The game was stopped at halftime due to thunderstorms in the area.

The Ada girls host Marion Harding Saturday, August 28 at 1 p.m.

By Cort Reynolds

The host Ada volleyball team lost a straight-sets match to undefeated Coldwater on a steamy Thursday evening.

After a competitive start, the Lady Bulldogs fell 25-17, 25-10, 25-7.    

Ada dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-2 at home with the defeat. Meanwhile, Coldwater improved to 5-0 after the sweep.

"The stats don't show it but we played well," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "Coldwater is a really strong team. They are great defensively, and it is very hard to get a kill against them or to put the ball away."

It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come to meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the ICU with RSV bronchiolitis.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is generally a virus present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. This year, RSV and influenza were conspicuously absent in the winter months. There are likely multiple reasons for this, but the bottom line is that RSV is here now.

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