By Dusty Donley
Four costly turnovers spelled disaster for Ada as the football Bulldogs traveled to Paulding last Friday night and were defeated by the Panthers, 35-0. Ada’s fourth conference loss in a row drops them to 1-4 in the N.W.C. and 2-6 overall.
Paulding built a 21-0 first half lead behind an opportunistic defense that finished the game with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in the shutout.
By Monty Siekerman
Who will win the Ada McDonald’s “Burger War?” It all up to the Ada community to beat Upper Scioto Valley, and that’s a tall order because USV set a record last week.
USV diners sold and served over $1,000 worth of McDonald’s food during the first of their two-hour stint last Monday. Ada’s turn is from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Both schools receive a percentage of sales, and the winning school gets a bonus. Last year USV took home $1,000 for winning the contest. Ada received a check for $700. Actually, both schools added to their coffers, so both won.
Tuesday's Preview: The Polar Bears enter Tuesday's match ranked #19 in the sixth weekly AVCA poll... Ohio Northern is in second place in the OAC with a 4-1 record, just one game behind Otterbein ... ONU is coming off a 1-3 record at the Calvin (Mich.) Midwest Invitational last weekend.
Mildred B. Burkholder, 84, of Bluffton died at 10:50 a.m., Oct. 15, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Millie was born Nov. 15, 1933 in Paintsville, Kentucky, to the late Lacy and Cloie (Lemaster) Brown. On Aug. 24, 1957, she married David E. Burkholder who preceded her in death on May 10, 2004.
Millie was employed at Bluffton Hospital and upon retirement served as a hospital volunteer. She was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher. Millie was a 1953 graduate of Ada High School. .
Senior kicker Chase Watson (Lima/Elida) has been tabbed the Ohio Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in the 2018 football season.
Watson finished two-for-two on extra points and tacked on a 22-yard field goal for five total points in Saturday's 49-17 loss to John Carroll. With his weekend efforts, the senior is now 26-for-26 in extra points and three-for-four on field goal attempts this season.
