By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The homestanding Ada baseball team lost a 4-1 pitcher's duel to visiting Hardin County rival Kenton on a windy Saturday afternoon at the park diamond.
The Bulldogs fell to 5-10 following the loss. Kenton improved to 4-10 with the win.
The Wildcats scored three runs in the second inning, and tacked on one more in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead.
Ada was scoreless until the seventh. An RBI double by Jacob Morgan over the center fielder's head scored Spencer Wall. But Kenton recovered to finish the game without allowing another run.
Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada softball team won a seesaw rivalry battle over county foe Kenton 9-8 Saturday afternoon in dramatic fashion.
In a hotly-contested game that featured seven lead changes and three ties, the Bulldogs got the last run in at the very end.
Senior Leona Dalton drilled a home run over the fence in left-center field leading off the bottom of the seventh to give Ada the exciting victory.
Her game-ending, line-drive shot on a 3-1 pitch from Jill Burd cut through the wind for the fourth Lady Bulldog homer of the day.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls softball team was seeded fifth at the 13-team Elida Div. IV district tournament drawing Sunday.
Ada (10-9) will host county rival Hardin Northern (1-15) Monday, May 10 at 5 p.m. in first round sectional action.
The Lady Bulldogs beat 11th seed HN in the season opener 15-5 at Dola March 29.
The Ada/HN winner will advance to the second round vs. the winner between third seed Wayne Trace and 13th seed Cory-Rawson. That game will be played at the higher remaining seed Thursday, May 13, with the winner moving onto the district semifinals.
This is no primary election for voters in Ada or Liberty Township on Tuesday, May 4, according to the Hardin County Board of Elections.
May 4 is the date of the Ohio primary date. The only issues on the Hardin County ballot follow:
• Riverdale School District – emergency levy
• Zoning referendum for the unincorporated part of Forest/Jackson Precinct
Click here for the Hardin County board of election website.
New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has many Mother's Day gift ideas.
These range from gift certificates, to flowering hanging baskets, trees and much more.
Ada store hours are:
Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sundays: Noon to 4 p.m.
419-634-0351 Click the link below for New Leaf website
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - It's possible your grandparents or even great-grandparents worked here.
When this photo was taken, the Triplett Corp. was Bluffton's largest employer. Here are two photos of the plant located along Harmon Road, which is today owned by Diamond Manufacturing.
Several sections, including the front office no long exists.
