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PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK to enlarge

By Cort Reynolds

Ada hosts Bluffton on Tuesday, March 31

ADA__The Ada High School baseball team scored in every inning to wallop visiting county rival Hardin Northern 15-5 on a windy but warm Monday, March 30 evening in their season opener at War Memorial Park.

Ada jumped ahead with four runs in the bottom of the first before HN tallied twice in the second, and the purple and gold never trailed in posting the win.

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PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK to enlarge

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School softball team overcame four home runs to defeat visiting county rival Hardin Northern 10-6 in a battle of undefeated teams on a warm but windy evening Monday, March 30.

The Bulldog girls jumped ahead 4-0 after two innings. HN crept back within 6-4, but Ada put together a crucial four-run sixth frame to put the game out of reach.

Polar Bear sophomore catcher Baylie Bacon slugged three home runs and drove in four runs in an impressive losing effort.

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Apollo Career Center has released the third quarter 2025-2026 Honor Roll which includes the following students from Ada High School.

A Honor Roll  

Ryan Nichols
Brody Rister

Karlie Rockhill
Braden Smith

A/B Honor Roll  

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Happy Monday, Ada! Here are AdaIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, March 23-29. For a chronological look at all Icon content, visit AdaIcon.com/archive. 

MARCH 23

School Board recap: Metal roof installation planned for summer 2026

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Laurene “Lolly” Hopson Cooney, 77, of Ada, entered the Lord’s embrace on Friday, March 27, 2026, at her home with her family by her side.

She was born on February 2, 1949, in Lima, Peru to the late Leonard T. and Heloise (Reid) Hopson. On March 27, 1971, Lolly married Dennis E. Cooney, who survives in Ada.

Also surviving are her two daughters: Rachel Cooney Temple of Ada, and Melanie T. (Matt) Dyer of Alger; five grandchildren: Melina, Collin, Carisa, Brenna and Quinn; and a sister, Marilyn R. (John) VanDyke of Mountainside, NJ; mother-in-law, Marcine Cooney.

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From the remarkable collection of Leland Crouse, this post-1905 photo shows two early airplanes flying low over Ada's Main St. The view is from Buckeye, looking south towards the railroad tracks. The photo credit is J.H. Cave, Detroit, Mich. Labeled Aviation (?) 

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