VAN BUREN – The Ada High School track and field teams competed in their first 11-team Blanchard Valley Conference championship meet at Van Buren on Friday, May 16.
Ada senior sprinter Logan Jolliff finished fourth in the 100-meter dash to post the top Bulldog boys individual finish.
He also anchored the Ada 4x100 relay quartet, which came in third.
Junior Anna Conley (high jump) and freshman Rose Baxter (400 meters) each finished fifth to register the best Lady Bulldog individual finishes.
The Ada girls 4x400 relay foursome came in fourth.
LIMA – Ada High School senior Nathan Williams won the third-place match on day two of the Div. II boys singles sectional tournament at the University of Northwestern Ohio courts Saturday, May 17.
The feisty Bulldog lost to top-seeded eventual sectional champion Eben Jackson of Elida 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals Saturday morning.
The senior southpaw then played in the third-place match later on Saturday vs. Bluffton’s third-seeded Branson Hilty.
Williams avenged a narrow three-set home loss earlier this season to Hilty with a convincing straight-set 6-4, 6-3 victory.
ADA – The Ada High School softball team kept it close most of the way but ultimately lost 11-3 to visiting Northwest Conference champion Lincolnview in a makeup game on a hot Friday evening, May 16.
The rivals, who finished one-two in the league last year, were locked in a 1-0 duel through three innings. The Lancers took control with a four-run fourth, then put the game out of reach with four more scores on two home runs in the seventh.
The deep Lancer lineup smacked four home runs to power its way to victory in a deceptive final score.
By Paige Frey, APRN-CNP
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Putnam County Primary Care
It’s that time of year again when most of us are headed outside for some adventures and fresh air, but there are a few insects we should be prepared for. The prevalence of ticks and mosquitoes increases dramatically in our spring climate, and they pose health risks and act as nuisances to our outdoor activities.
FROM ONU.EDU__Sisterhood has been the golden thread woven through the Fisher sisters’ journeys at Ohio Northern University.
Identical twins Isabelle and Madeline, along with their older sister, Jacqueline, will celebrate a special milestone this May as they graduate together.
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