DOLA - Visiting Ada held off a late rally and last-second shot to defeat county rival Hardin Northern 58-55 in a hard-fought boys basketball contest Saturday night.
The non-league victory upped the Bulldog record to 4-13, while the hard-luck Polar Bears fell to 2-15 with their 13th straight defeat. "We will take it," said Ada first-year head coach Dre White. "It definitely feels good to win. It was a big night for Hardin Northern, so we knew they would play hard. Give them credit, they shot well."
Her ticket was picked as the grand prize of the Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival on Saturday evening. She won an Ada-made Wilson LI Super Bowl football and a Yeti Cooler valued at $400.
She's here with her husband, Howard. He is a professor of law, and she is a member of the Ada village council. (Monty Siekerman photo)
It was the first-ever Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival.
A midnight Wison Football drop from the Ada depot, plus a Saturday afternoon and evening of Super Bowl previews, a free football movie, tailgating and a 51-football give-away brought hundreds of fans to downtown.
It packed Ada's restaurants and proclaimed to North America that it's really a small town named Ada that makes the foootball go 'round.
The Icon was there taking photos, videos and talking to people.
The American flag and The large Wilson football fly high above Ada on Super Bowl eve. The ball dropped at midnight signaling Super Bowl Day. Watch the Icon for lots of photos. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FOOTBALL DROP.
BEREA – The Ohio Northern wrestling team dropped a 33-6 dual meet at No. 9-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Fridaynight at Ursprung Gymnasium in a battle of Ohio Athletic Conference unbeatens.
The Polar Bears falls to 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the OAC, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 20-3, 4-0.
Sophomore Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) got ONU on the board with a 7-5 decision at 157 pounds.
Freshman Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area)won 5-2 at heavyweight to wrap up the match.
The Polar Bears will stay in Berea overnight as several of the reserves and a few starters will compete in the Baldwin Wallace John Summa Invitational on Saturday.
