MT BLANCHARD__The visiting Ada High School football team rode a big third quarter to blow out Blanchard Valley Conference foe Riverdale 42-7 on a wet and chilly Friday, Oct. 16.
The Bulldogs jumped ahead 14-0 and put the game away with two touchdown passes from Blake Zoladz to Aidin Brown in the third stanza.
Ada rushed for a season-best 365 yards to pave the way to victory. Quarterback Zoladz accounted for 369 total yards and five touchdowns.
The Bulldogs improved to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in BVC play with the decisive road victory. The struggling Falcons fell to 1-8 overall and 0-7 in the BVC after the lopsided home loss.
By Stanislaw Dajczak, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
Blanchard Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Joint pain can slowly change the way you live. At first, you may avoid a long walk or take the elevator instead of the stairs. Over time, you may find yourself giving up activities you enjoy, struggling with everyday tasks, or losing sleep because of pain. When that happens, you may begin to wonder whether it is time to consider joint replacement.
Pink Out Night fundraiser and regular season finale
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team defeated visiting Lincolnview 5-0 in a record-setting regular season finale under the lights on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Ada senior Andrew Allen set the program record for career goals at 81 by netting four scores in the victory. He broke the record previously held by Andrew Fetter.
The Bulldogs improved to 9-7-1 overall with the home non-league shutout.
The Lancers dropped to 2-12-1 after the road loss.
MEDIA RELEASE__On October 15, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio will receive more than $200 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen health care across Ohio's rural communities.
FROM FACEBOOK__Ada's VFW is hosting a Christmas party for children that attend Ada Schools.
The party will be held on December 5 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and will be for children from the ages of 0 to 12 years old. Santa and Mrs Claus will be on hand for photo-ops, gifts and treats.
Register by sending a Facebook message to Sara Westbrook Radke listing your children's names and ages. Parents are required to stay at the event.
FROM FACEBOOK__Ada FFA is showing its appreciation for our hard working farmers by delivering a packaged dinner to any farmer in the area during Harvest 2026.
The club is willing to deliver meals to farmers in the areas of Ada, Lima, Kenton, Alger, Harrod and Bluffton. If you are close to Ada, fill out the form linked below, and an FFA member will be in touch. The entry deadline is October 23.
FFA Members will start delivering at 4:45 p.m. on October 27. They will deliver to either your farm or to you in the field. All leftover meals will be delivered to local elevators.
