LIMA - Ada junior Chase Sumner captured the 138 lb. title while the Bulldog wrestling team finished 11th and qualified three wrestlers to the Troy district out of the 14-team Div. III sectionals at Lima Central Catholic last Friday and Saturday.
Ottawa-Glandorf won the team competition with 178 points to edge Coldwater (167.5) by 10.5 points. Allen East came in third (135.5) while Ada ended up with 53 points.
Sumner (33-2 this season) went 4-0 in the sectional meet and was a convincing champion with three quick pin wins. He advances to the Troy districts with his win as one of four top seeds.
COLUMBUS GROVE - Visiting Ada lost an intense defensive struggle at Columbus Grove by a 37-34 count in the Northwest Conference boys basketball season finale Friday night.
The tough defeat ended the Ada regular season with a record of 4-18 overall and 0-8 in the NWC. On the strength of their fifth win in a row, Grove improved to 9-13.
After an 0-5 league start, CG finished 3-5 in the NWC by winning their last three conference bouts over Allen East, Bluffton and Ada.
Alvena I. “Terri” Conley, age 87, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 9:50pm at Dublin Methodist Hospital, Dublin.
She was born on September 10, 1929, in Fort Amanda, Ohio to Jesse and Bertha (Burchin) Thomas who preceded her in death. On December 9, 1950, Terri married Clyde M. Conley and he died on November 10, 1990.
30 degree temps...30 mph wind gusts...and ONU students went swimmin' on Saturday morning...all for a good cause. Delta Sigma Phi, who sponsored the 7th annual Polar Plunge at the lake in Fraternity Circle, hoped to raise $1,500 for the American Red Cross. The Ada/Liberty Ambulance and Ada/Liberty Fire Department ice rescue team were in hand to provide safety. Heaters in a tent were welcome by those who took the dive. People sponsored the swimmers, with the money raised then given to the Red Cross. (Monty Siekerman photos)
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Twenty-two new members were inducted into the Ada Junior High Beta Club late ast week, according to Julie Thaxton, junior high teacher.
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"We recognized our eighth grade second-year members and the 22 new members who earned high academic achievement during the first semester this year," she said.
The eighth grade officers took turns speaking and lighting candles that represented the many characteristics and values of the National Beta Club.
The nationally ranked #5 Ohio Northern women's basketball team claimed the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament with a 70-55 victory over Wilmington on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears will await the NCAA Selection Show to find out there fate in the NCAA III Tournament.
The Polar Bears remain perfect on the season and improve to 27-0 with the victory.
With the victory, the 2016-17 Polar Bears now own the longest winning streak in school history at 27 games.
