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By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada High School baseball team beat visiting local rival Bluffton 5-4 on a walk-off walk to cap a rainy contest on a warm but very wet evening at the park on Tuesday, March 31.

The close game featured five lead changes, and neither team ever led by more than one run in the rivalry battle.

The Pirates trailed 3-2 after five frames, but went ahead by plating two runs in the top of the sixth inning.

By Maycie Dewese
2026-2027 FFA Reporter

MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada FFA Chapter hosted the 2025-2026 Parent and Member FFA Banquet on March 18, 2026. The banquet was led by the 25-26 officer team: Dailah Preston, Kenley Poling, Cayden Wise, Gavin Guyton, Taylor Price, Layla Fisher, and Kaylee Giddens.

There were 247 guests in attendance to watch a large variety of our members be recognized for their success within the program.

A few successes: having 38 greenhand, 9 chapter, 5 state, and 2 American degree recipients, within our chapter.

Over spring break, Ohio Northern history professor Russ Crawford took his World War Memory students to London, Portsmouth, Normandy, Caen, Rouen, and Paris. He shares, "We made arrangements to rub Omaha Beach sand into the headstones of 4 Hardin County soldiers buried there. Unfortunately, our bus driver made several wrong turns, so we arrived too late. However, the people at the American Cemetery at Colleville went out the next day and found two of the graves, and sanded them. In Paris, we were able to take part in the Rekindling the Flame (to the Unknown Soldier) at the Arc de Triomphe. Sudents  Courtney Garrison, Ayla Avila, and Russell Moorman laid a wreath as part of the ceremony."

MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada Exempted Village Schools have issued the following 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2025-2026 school year.

The list includes honorees in grades 4-12.

GRADE 4

ALL A

Sonia Donovan, Rosemary Gargac, Emmy Gerber, Kinsley Hollon, Gage Kesselring, Ellie Lee, Lauren Ludwig, Ben Millirans, Virgil Riblet, Harper Rigsby, Kaiden Snyder, Ryan Tice, Abram Toomey, Beckett West, Max Wile and Luke Zehner

 

A - B

Coming soon to the Freed Center for the Performing Arts: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy with choreography by Kasey RT Graham (SDC). This electropop musical is based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace merging Russian folk and classical music with indie rock, EDM influences and an accordion.

PERFORMANCES
April 16-18 at 7:30 p.m.
April 18-19 at 2 p.m.

Tickets: freedcenter.com | 419-772-1900
$20 Adult | $15 ONU Employee | $10 Senior Citizen, Non-ONU Student/Child | $5 ONU Student w/ ONU ID#

PHOTOS provided

FROM FACEBOOK__Ada Schools is excited to celebrate our March Bulldogs of the Month! These exceptional students were nominated by their teachers for consistently showing kindness, leadership, responsibility, and true Bulldog pride. Their positive attitudes and strong character make a meaningful difference in our schools each day. We are proud of the example they set for others.

Congratulations to our March Bulldogs of the Month!

Kindergarten: Kasen Gibson and Isla Mills

First Grade: Bentley Gardner and Melody Davis

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