Ada resident Hilda Mumma celebrates her 100th birthday on Tuesday, September 28. Ada First United Methodist Church invites Icon viewers to participate in a card shower for her.
Send cards to: Hilda Mumma, 615 W. Lima Ave., Ada, OH 45810.
Two Ada girls competed in the Hardin County Invitational cross country meet Tuesday evening, September 21, at Riverdale.
Ada sophomore Elsie Allen finished 13th in a time of 27:23. Bulldog sophomore Jillian Hazelton came in right behind her in 14th place with a time of 27:30.
"Both girls did well," said Ada head coach Josh Klein.
Allison Woodruff of Riverdale crossed the finish line first in the 22-runner field with a time of 20:42.
Kenton won the girls team title with 16 points as the Wildcats claimed three of the top five spots. Hardin Northern took second with 45 points.
Rebecca A. Brown, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 5:14 PM at Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on February 4, 1957 in Lima, Ohio to the late Ernest F. Boutwell and Linda K. (Baker) Boutwell Cramer.
She is survived by her two daughters: Erin Bagan of Lima and Abby (Josh) Lenhart of Marysville; five grandchildren: Mackenzie Brown, Dustin Lenhart, Kennedy Lenhart, Reece Bagan and Taye Bagan; two great grandchildren: Kasen and Juneau; two brothers: Jeffrey (Inez) Boutwell of Ennis, TX and Timothy Boutwell of Lima; and two sisters: Janis (Steve) Marshall of Ada and Kathy (Randy) Ackerman of Harrod.
Playing at home, the Ada boys soccer team defeated local rival Cory-Rawson 4-1 in North Central Ohio Soccer Association action on a cool, rainy Wednesday, September 22, at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs improved to 3-4-3 overall and 1-2 in NCOSA action with the decisive win. The Hornets fell to 6-3-1 and 0-3 in NCOSA play after the defeat.
Junior Carter Conley and freshman Logan Jolliff each netted two goals to pace Ada.
Abdellah Al-Olimat passed out a pair of assists.
Sophomore keeper Colton Long was credited with two saves in goal.
Plagued by illness, host team Ada was swept by local rival Bluffton in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 1-10 overall and 0-3 in the NWC with the 25-16, 25-12, 25-12 defeat.
The Lady Pirates improved to 9-2 and 2-0 in league play with their seventh consecutive win.
"I am really proud of how hard we played," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. "I was glad to see the underclassmen get a chance to play, and they played hard. Bluffton is a really good team."
Pirate senior setter Skyler Scoles recorded her 2,000th career assist in game two and got a nice ovation from the crowd during abrief stoppage of play.
