By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada baseball team blanked county rival Ridgemont 5-0 in a non-conference battle Friday evening.
The Bulldogs improved to 5-3 with the non-league victory, Ada's best eight-game start in over a decade.
Junior Phillip Coulson hurled a complete-game, four-hit shutout. He struck out eight, walked none and threw just 60 pitches in an efficient performance as 48 of his pitches went for strikes or were put in play.
The purple and gold scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and were never headed. The Bulldogs added two more runs in the third to build a 5-0 lead.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada softball team swept Arlington in a doubleheader as workhorse sophomore hurler Leona Dalton won both contests with complete-game efforts Saturday.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-4 with the sweep on an unseasonably warm day.
Dalton twirled a one-hitter in the opener, a 10-1 Ada win. In the nightcap, the Bulldogs rolled to an 11-4 victory.
Senior center fielder Alexis Ennis rapped out four hits to spark Ada from the leadoff spot in the game one win. She also scored a run and drove in one run.
You've probably read the book - now you can see for yourself the very hungry caterpillar is now in Ada. You'll find it on the window at the public library. Don't worry. It doesn't eat people.
William R. “Bill” Dodge, 94, died on Monday, April 8, 2019, at 8 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on March 10, 1925, in Ada, Ohio to Elza and Marjory Ann (McBride) Dodge who preceded him in death. On Aug. 21, 1949, Bill married Janice L. Busick and she survives in Ada.
Bill retired from Ohio Northern University, Ada in 1990 after working 10 years as custodial supervisor. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran who served during WWII. Bill also served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was a member of the Ada Church of Christ Disciples. He was a graduate of Ada High School class of 1943. Bill was a life member of the Ada VFW Post #9381.
Ada Junior Civic League held their March meeting in the home of Bev Romick with Phyllis Griffith as co hostess.
Josh and Crystal Hanna shared their missionary trips to Haiti representing Mission Possible, a “hand-up” ministry which was established in Findlay in 1979.
Crystal, who is a pharmacist has made eight trips to Haiti as part of the medical team to help with school physicals. The goal is to offer health care and follow ups to 2000 plus students twice each year.
Sign-ups for the Ada summer swim team will be held Monday, April 29, and Wednesday, May 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St.
Swimmers from ages 5 to 18 are invited. The cost is $55 per child, with a $5 credit for each additional family member. This cost includes one ad per family in the championship heat sheet.
A $10 late fee will be assessed for anyone registering after May 31. A representative from Poco Loco Swim Shop will be available at the first sign-up on April 29 for swim suit orders, caps and/or goggles.
