Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) led a trio of Ohio Northern athletes as they competed at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet on Friday.
Richards posted the sixth fastest time in Div. III history in the 1-mile run and finished second overall and was the first collegiate athlete to cross the finish line in a race that featured schools from Div. I, II and III.
Richards finished second overall in 4:47.26 in the meet and also shattered the previous Ohio Northern school record held by former Polar Bear Alison Steinbrunner by over 11 seconds.
The junior currently owns the fastest time in the country in both the mile and the 800-meter run.
The OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Allen, Hardin and Hancock County will be offering the Master Gardener Volunteer training program at the OSU-Lima Campus this spring. This program provides 50 hours of training in horticulture to interested gardeners who then commit to 50 hours of volunteer service in their home county.
Registration deadline is Feb. 20. Cost us $150.
Some topics include botany, plant selection, landscaping with annuals and perennials, vegetable gardening, tree selection and identification, fruit tree care, pesticides, soils and plant and insect identification.
Jon Umphress presented Power Point slide show detailing Ada Kiwanis Club highlights of the 2016 Kiwanis year.
Beginning with Kiwanis International’s entry in the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade and ending with the club’s annual Christmas Luncheon/Auction, Christmas Benevolence project and the gift of books to students in pre-school classes and Ada Elementary, it was summed as a very busy year.
Other activities highlighted included the annual Pancake and Sausage Day, the planting of two trees in War Memorial Park, club-sponsored American Red Cross swimming lessons, assistance at the Ada pool, the Halloween Parade and the annual spaghetti dinner.
WAPAKONETA - The Ada boys basketball team was seeded eighth out of 12 teams at the Allen East/Coldwater Div. IV super sectional drawings held Sunday at Wapakoneta.
The purple and gold (4-15) will face New Bremen (1-17) Wednesday, March 1 in the sectional semifinals at 8 p.m. in Coldwater.
The winner will then face second-seeded Fort Recovery (12-7) in the sectional finals Friday, March 3 at Coldwater. The victor there advances to the Wapak district semifinals March 7.
Perry was voted the top seed, while USV is third and St. Henry fourth.
All instrumental participants from Ada High School received Superior ratings on their solos at the OMEA District III Solo and Ensemble Contest at Lima Senior High School this past weekend.
These students were Elizabeth Milks class A on flute, Meredith Morgan class A on marimba, Meredith Marshall class B on trombone, Hailey Maier class B on trumpet, Callee Young class B on trumpet, Eli Garmon class B on euphonium, and Jake Colwell class B on trumpet.
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton jumped to an early lead and held off scrappy rival Ada to post a 57-45 Northwest Conference boys basketball victory Friday night.
The defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 4-14 overall and 0-6 in the NWC, while the Pirates improved to 9-9 and 4-2 in the NWC with the victory.
Bluffton ran out to an 8-0 lead behind two game-opening trifectas from freshman Luke Denecker, and never trailed.
Ada rallied within 17-15 at the end of the first period, but could never quite overtake the Pirates.
