The Ada High School varsity softball team utilized good pitching, solid defense and a bunting offense to eliminate visiting Arlington 6-4 in the Div. IV sectional semifinals Monday evening, May 9.
The sixth-seeded Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-12 after the win. The eighth seed Red Devil girls fell to 3-13 with the defeat.
Ada plays at third-seeded Leipsic (13-4) Thursday, May 12 in the sectional finals. The Viking girls won at Ada 13-3 May 2.
"Small ball helped our offense, and our defense was pretty good," said Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt.
With the COVID-19 pandemic altering the health care landscape in numerous ways, recent ONU nursing graduates have been at the first responder forefront.
What have their experiences been like thus far? Two 2021 Ohio Northern University graduates, who are also engaged to be married, offered their thoughts on becoming nurses during these challenging times.
James Fisher, BSN '21, from Castalia, Ohio, is working at the Cleveland Clinic’s medical ICU at Fairview Hospital. Christina Stalla, BSN '21, from North Ridgeville, Ohio, is working at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus on a medical/surgical telemetry unit caring for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses.
The top-seeded Ohio Northern softball team won the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship on Sunday, May 8, defeating No. 3 seed Mount Union 4-3 at the ONU softball field to cap an unbeaten run through the tournament.
This marks the second straight OAC Tournament title for the Polar Bears (24-9 overall) and their seventh in program history, and it earns them the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
ONU will find out its NCAA Tournament destination and first-round opponent on Monday.
Mount Union, which ends its season at 23-18-1 overall, eliminated No. 2 seed Muskingum earlier in the day with a 3-0 victory to advance to play ONU.
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Ada Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear a variance request by the owner of 215 West Montford.
The owners are requesting approval of a 24 x 24 garage in their rear yard. According to Ada Zoning Code, a 30' setback from the rear property line is required. The owners are requesting a variance of forty percent (40%) which will allow an 18' setback from the rear property line.
The hearing will occur at 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022, at the Ada Depot, 9 Central Ave.
