The Ada High School volleyball team lost a close four-setter at Delphos Jefferson in Northwest Conference action Tuesday night, September 27.
The 25-22, 11-25, 25-21, 25-19 defeat dropped the Bulldog season record to 9-8 overall and 1-5 in NWC play. DJ improved to 5-10 and 2-2 in the NWC with the minor upset win.
Ada senior libero Courtney Sumner came up with 39 digs and served a pair of aces.
Junior setter Autumn Andreasen doled out 32 assists, made 13 digs, hit five kills and served two aces.
TIFFIN—The Ohio Northern women's golf team shattered the school's 36-hole record by a full 10 strokes en route to a victory at the Heidelberg Fall Invitational on Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, at Mohawk Golf & Country Club.
The Polar Bears (21-1 overall) fired a 314-315—629 to break the previous record of 639 to win the 8-team tournament by 17 strokes.
Sophomore Rhianna Firmstone (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) won Medalist honors for the first time in her career with a 74-79—153 on the 5921-yard, par-72 course to finish first by three strokes in the 60-women field.
The Ada area Chamber of Commerce and Ada Public Library are hosting a FREE pumpkin decorating event for kids up to 6th grade. Come to Ada’s historic train depot from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1. The decorated pumpkins will be placed at businesses in Ada for the community to see on display the next week.
The Freed Center will open its slate of theatre, dance and music events for the 2022-2023 season with Shakespeare's epic political tragedy of Julius Caesar staged in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, and 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 1 and 2.
Making his directing debut at ONU, Assistant Professor of Theatre James Savage, Jr., explains his approach to the play beginning with the “belief that art makes us think and, at its best, creates dialogue.” This is evident with Julius Caesar, a timeless play that audiences still find fascinating.
BLUFFTON--The Bluffton squad nipped visiting Ada High School boys soccer team 1-0 in a defense-oriented Northwest Conference match Monday, September 26, at Steinmetz Field.
The Bulldogs fell to 4-4-3 and 1-1-1 in the NWC with the defeat. The Pirates improved to 6-4-1 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with their fifth straight win and 37th consecutive league victory.
Neither team scored in the first half. Pirate Justin Good then converted a penalty kick goal at the 61:08 mark for the only score of the match,
Pirate goalkeeper Alek Davis made four saves, while Kyle Basil added two stops in goal.
