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By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON- The Ada volleyball team split a pair of mon-league matches Saturday morning at Arlington.

The Lady Bulldog spikers are now 4-4.

Ada lost to powerful host Arlington in two sets 25-16, 25-21.

Junior setter Sidney Gossard passed out 11 assists while senior Rilan Conley knocked down five kills and made six digs.

Sophomore Megan Light drilled four kills and senior Morgan Swick contributed seven digs and served three aces. Sophomore Miranda Wills hustled up five digs.

Ada then defeated county foe Hardin Northern (2-3) in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-18.

West Nile virus - how to prevent it

By Colleen Abrams
Infection Preventionist

Recently, mosquitos examined by Hancock Public Health as part of the county-wide mosquito surveillance program have tested positive for West Nile virus. The presence of these virus-positive mosquitos calls for a reminder of what the West Nile virus is and how to prevent it.

The West Nile virus is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not spread through coughing, sneezing or touching, nor through touching live animals.

Speech delay is a broad term used for children who begin speaking later than usual

By Brenda Waltz, M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Julie A. Cole Rehab & Sports Medicine

Speech delay is a broad term used for children who begin speaking later than usual. Each child is different and will learn speech and language skills at his or her own rate. Below is a speech and language guideline typical for children ages 1-3 years:

1 year: Most children begin speaking at approximately one year of age. A child’s first words usually consist of “mama,” “dada” and other nouns such as pet names, foods or toys. Children can wave goodbye, play pat-a-cake, understand “no” and follow simple directions.

Senior All-American Ian McVey cruised to an individual victory to lead the Ohio Northern men's cross country team to a second place finish to open the 2018 season at the Bluffton 6k Friday evening at the Bluffton Nature Reserve.

 

McVey completed the course in 18:52.99, winning the race by more than 23 seconds.

The Polar Bears (3-1) had seven out of the first 15 finishers to score 38 points, placing second. Findlay won the meet with 25 points while Ohio Christian took third with 70 points

The Ohio Northern women's cross country team began the 2018 campaign by winning the Bluffton 5k at the Bluffton Nature Reserve on Friday evening.

The Polar Bears (5-0) took four out of the top seven places and eight out of the top 13 places en route to victory.

ONU scored 31 points, Findlay took second with 69 points, and Bluffton placed third with 81 points.

 

The latest installemnt of Cort Reynolds' history week articles for SB Nation  
celticsblog.com, A memoriam for Boston Hall of Fame guard JoJo White, who passed away in January. Check it out:

https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/1/17/16900386/fond-memories-of-jo-jo-wh...

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