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By Cort Reynolds

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The visiting Ada boys soccer team knocked off Lima Central Catholic 4-1 Monday night, October 11, at Spartan Stadium.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-7-3 overall with the non-league win. 

LCC fell to 4-9 after the defeat.

Logan Jolliff tallied one goal and passed out two assists to lead the Bulldog offense. 

Carter Conley, Drew Long and Carson Gossard each scored one goal.

Ada keeper Colton Long made three saves in goal.

The Bulldog boys play at Marion Harding Thursday, Oct. 14.

By Cort Reynolds

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Visiting Delphos Jefferson defeated the Ada girls soccer team 6-3 in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening, October 11, at War Memorial Stadium.

The Lady Bulldog record dropped to 2-9-1 overall and 0-4-1 in the NWC after the defeat.

The Wildcat girls improved to 5-7-3 and 2-3-1 in the NWC with the win.

DJ led 4-0 at halftime, but Ada bounced back to outscore the Wildcats 3-2 after intermission.

Ella Marshall netted two goals for Ada, while Olivia Burkhart tallied the other goal. 

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The Ada Town and Gown Association is accepting nominations for Distinguished Citizen of the Year for both 2021 and 2020. As it did last year, the organization will forego a banquet due to COVID-19 concerns.

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Ann Lowry Coe, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.    

She was born on March 15, 1940 in Fremont, Ohio to the late Robert K. and Jane (Buckley) Lowry. On October 17, 1959, Ann married Thomas E. Coe who preceded her in death on March 31, 2019.  Ann and Tom lived in Ada, Ohio their entire lives, celebrating nearly 60 years of marriage together.

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Powderpuff football is an AHS Junior class fundraiser for prom. On Sunday, October 10, the junior-senior team bested the freshmen-sophomore team. In this photo, Julia Kamatali (senior) and Lexi Poling (freshmen) battle for control of the ball.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Ada High School football team plays league foe at Crestview Friday, October 15 as both try to break losing skids.

Crestview (5-3, 2-3 NWC) lost a 29-28 nailbiter to visiting Spencerville last Friday. The Knights are rated ninth in the Div. VII, Region 26 rankings, putting them firmly in playoff position despite losing their last two contests. 

Ada (1-7, 0-5 NWC) is 21st in Region 26 afer losing five in a row. 

"Crestview will be a tough game," said Bulldog head coach Toby Smith. "They are a very sound football team. We are going to have to improve on the defensive side of the ball if we are going to have a chance to compete.

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