Ruthie’s Boarding Room opened this week at 220 N. Main St., Ada, and it is filled with a wide assortment of gift shop-related items provided by several vendors.
Making the shop opening official was an Ada Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Wednesday morning.
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Shoppers will find everything from primitives, antiques, designer clothes, florals, candles and many homemade items.
The shop is owned by Stephanie Cotterman of North Baltimore, along with Karen DeLong of Dola. The two have a booth of items in Mt. Victory’s Touch of Country. They also participate in many craft shows in the area.
Ohio Northern head men's lacrosse coach Nat St. Laurent will guide his Redwoods team against the Whipsnakes in the inaugural Premier Lacrosse League Championship Game on Saturday at 2:30 pm.
The game will be played at Talon Energy Stadium in Philadelphia and will be shown live on NBC.
St. Laurent has served as head coach of Redwoods LC in the first season of the PLL, guiding the team to a 5-5 regular season record and two playoff victories.
Fans can watch the game live on NBC or via live stream through any of the NBC Sports platforms.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls soccer team lost 4-0 to Cory-Rawson Wednesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 2-7-1 with the defeat.
C-R took an early 1-0 lead but Ada nearly tied it when a Bulldog shot caromed away off the crossbar. The game went to intermission 1-0 with the Hornets ahead.
Cory scored early in half two to double their lead and didn't look back, adding two more goals before the final minutes elapsed.
C-R out-shot the Bulldogs, 18-8. Sidney Gossard made 14 saves in goal.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada golf team finished seventh in the eight-team Northwest Conference championship meet Thursday at the Bluffton Golf Course.
Bluffton, which went 14-0 in regular season league play, took first with an 18-hole team total of 340 strokes. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2019 conference golf championship for the Pirates.
Delphos Jefferson (358) finished second in the tournament with Allen East (366) finishing third. Paulding finished fourth (372), Columbus Grove fifth (374), Lincolnview sixth (395), Ada seventh (404) and Crestview last (414).
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team won its first Northwest Conference match in four tough sets over Delphos Jefferson Thursday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-7 and 1-3 in the NWC with the come-from-behind 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 victory. DJ fell to 4-8 and 1-2 in NWC play with the defeat.
"I am proud that we finished off the match strong," said Bulldog second-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We stressed eliminating errors after the first set."
DJ took set one 25-18 as low-energy Ada committed 13 errors.
