FOSTORIA – The Ada High School track and field team had six boys compete in four events at the Div. III northwest region 10 meet on Wednesday, May 28, in Fostoria.
Ada senior speedster Logan Jolliff finished second in his 100-meter dash preliminary heat Wednesday with a time of 11.21. He advanced to the eight-man finals race Friday at 6:12 p.m., and is tied for the third-best qualifying time.
The Ada boys 4x100 relay quartet finished ninth out of 16 teams in the preliminary heats Wednesday to miss qualifying for the finals by just one spot.
Buckeye Ave. safety improvements and parking expansion are in effect. New signs mark the entrances to east and west blocks off Main St., which are now one way to reduce traffic conflict points. New signs indicate "do not enter" these blocks from Gilbert and Johnson Streets. Also in effect are new back-in parking spots, which reduce the likelihood of crashes.
First AHS team to advance to regional softball final
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School softball team will play Gibsonburg in the regional finals Friday, May 30 at 5 p.m. in Findlay. “Gibsonburg is a very solid team,” said coach Jeff Bassitt. “We will have to bring our A game.”
It marks the first time Ada has advanced to a regional final in program history. The Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker to Defiance Tinora 3-2 in eight innings at the 2018 Findlay regional semis.
FINDLAY – The Ada High School softball team built a lead on pitching and power, then held off a late rally to defeat Montpelier 6-4 in a Div. VI regional semifinal battle Wednesday afternoon, May 28, at Findlay’s Marathon Diamonds Flag City complex.
The Bulldog girls went ahead 6-1 behind late home runs from senior sluggers Tess Griffith and Natilyn McClain.
The Locomotives rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and had the tying run at the plate, but Ada got the last two outs to preserve the lead and secure the win.
MAY 28 MEDIA RELEASE__Area Agency on Aging 3 is facing restructuring in the coming months due to a nonrenewal of a private provider contract. Area Agency on Aging 3 has been under contract to provide 19-counties throughout Western Ohio with case management services since 2018.
The privately held contract company will no longer provide these services and has tendered nonrenewal to several other organizations. Regretfully, due to the contract’s nonrenewal, the agency will be reducing staff numbers on July 1, 2025.
