The Ada girls basketball team sprinted to a big early lead and dismantled Perry 52-22 in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon, December 5.
Ada ran out to a 17-2 lead and never trailed in the mismatch. The Bulldog girls used good defense and solid offense to put together perhaps their best 32 minutes of basketball this season.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 2-3 overall with the lopsided win. The Commodores fell to 0-4 with the defeat.
"Overall, it was a good team effort," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "We did some really good things defensively together. We did a pretty good job on help-side defense.
The visiting Ada boys basketball team led all the way in a 62-51 victory over McComb in non-conference action Saturday night, December 4.
Senior Cayden Murphy led the Bulldogs to victory with a career-high 25 points and six rebounds.
Ada led 15-8 after the first period and 28-17 at halftime in their first road test of the season. McComb edged within 44-37 after three periods, but the Bulldogs converted 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold the Panthers at bay.
The Bulldogs improved to 2-1 with the non-league road win. Meanwhile, the Panthers dropped to 0-2 with the defeat.
A first alarm structure fire emergency at 220 S. Gilbert St. (at Ballard) was called in to Hardin County dispatchers on December 4.
Ada Police Chief Michael A. Harnishfeger issued the following report on the house fire and resulting drug investigation.
"On Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 6:13 p.m. the Ada Liberty Fire Department and the Ada Police Department were dispatched to 220 S. Gilbert Street, a 3-unit apartment house on a report of an active fire.
Music education major Austin Friess rocking it as a trombone soloist with the Wind Ensemble in rehearsal for their 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6 concert at Presser Hall on the ONU campus (Livestream link).
