By Cort Reynolds
KALIDA - The visiting Ada boys basketball team lost 47-40 at Kalida Friday night in a non-league defensive battle.
The Wildcats improved to 1-1 with the victory, while the Bulldogs fell to 1-2 with the defeat.
"We fought like heck; I am proud of our effort," said Ada fourth-year head coach Dre White. "Little things made the difference. We had some untimely errors and missed free throws."
Kalida led 15-10 after the first period, yet the Bulldogs inched within 23-21 by intermission. The Wildcats stretched the lead to 36-28 after three quarters, then hung on to post the win.
It's one of easiest ways to shop local for Christmas.
LOTS OF AUCTION PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM -
But, it ends on Saturday. The Ada Public Library holiday silent auction offer opportunities for all age groups and give bidders a chance to help the library.
The silent auction closes when the library locks its doors on Saturday. All proceeds support the library's summer reading program.
There's everything from a Wilson football to books, candy, holiday decore and items that will surprise you.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer coaching staff was honored by the United Soccer Coaches Association as the Great Lakes Region Staff of the Year.
The award is given to one coaching staff in each of the country's eight regions.
This marks the second time Northern head coach Mark Batman has won the regional staff of the year honor. The coaches were also recognized following the 2017 season.
The Polar Bears went 18-3-3 in 2019, advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. ONU won both the Ohio Athletic Conference regular-season crown — with a perfect 9-0-0 mark — and the tournament title.
It's Ada's tallest indoor Christmas tree. You can find it in the lobby of The Freed Center on the ONU campus. In this series you'll see the tree and a window reflection of the tree.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada girls basketball team fell behind big early and lost 73-30 at Columbus Grove Thursday night in the Northwest Conference opener.
The defeat dropped the Ada girls to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the NWC. CG improved to 3-1 and 1-0 in league play with the convincing win.
Grove raced to a 17-2 lead and extended it to 39-6 at intermission. The lead reached 64-18 after three periods before Ada won the final stanza, 12-9.
CG bombed in 11 three-point goals to pace their offense to its highest-scoring game of the young season.
