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Ohio Northern senior women's golfer Raven Venegas (Lima/Shawnee), juniors Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley) and Alaina Mikolajewski (Piqua), and sophomore Taylor Daniel (Columbia City, Ind.) were all named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team.

To be nominated, individuals must meet the team's minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50.

All four individuals previously received notoriety for their academic success after being named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team earlier this postseason.

Finals Saturday in Wapak

Ada Gators swim team is in a fourth place after the first day of the Western Ohio Aquatics League champships in Wapakoneta.

Combined team scores at end of Friday:
1 - Westside 1,593.5 points
2 - Wapakoneta Waves 1,397
3 - Bluffton Sardines 1,036
4 - Ada Gators 681
5 - Shawnee 567
6 - Kenton 534
7 - Van Wert 304
8 - Sherwood 284.5

Attached is the complete results from Friday's events

Ada Public Library held a Hamilton Party on Thursday afternoon with games and viewing part of the current, popular musical titled “Hamilton.” A duel, of course, had to be part of the activities. Here Elsie Allen (left) facies off against Paige Joachims (right) in the squirt gun battle. (Ada Public Library Photo)

Ada Gators swim team competes today and Saturday at the Western Ohio Aquatic League meet in Wapakoneta. Ken Collins shares this photo with Icon viewers of the open festivies on Friday.

Abbie James, Nora Dellifield and Miguel Jordan

Photos and story by Jami Dellifield
Ada High School athletes (Abbie James, Nora Dellifield, Miguel Jordan) pose with their Down Under Sports Team, Kangaroos and Coach C, at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in Queensland, Australia.

In the second photo, Abbie and Miguel warm up with other USA middle distance athletes on July 12.

In the third photo, Nora Dellifield warms up pole vault.

State Route 309 between the Allen County line and the Kenton will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for resurfacing. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving, Bluffton.

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