The May 14 dedication ceremony to be attended by Gov. Mike DeWine at the Ray Brown Memorial Park, 1014 N Ohio St, Alger, will begin at 2:00 p.m.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The dedication of Ray Brown Memorial Park in Alger, Ohio, on Thursday, May 14, is a remarkable ending to a long-forgotten story. Only in recent years has it become locally known that Negro League star pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame honoree Ray Brown was born in the village in 1906.
ADA__The Ada High School softball team scored early and often to dominate visiting Perry 27-0 in a Northwest 5 Div. VI sectional final mismatch on Tuesday, May 12.
The top-seeded Bulldogs scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning, then plated 13 runs in the second to clinch the blowout.
Freshman starting hurler Tea Griffith hurled three shutout innings to earn the win. Fellow frosh Maycie Dewese tossed two scoreless innings in relief.
LIMA__The visiting Ada High School baseball team rode a big first inning to a 14-7 win at non-league foe Lima Temple Christian on Tuesday, May 12.
The Bulldogs poured six runs across home plate in the top of the first inning to seize control early, and they never trailed.
Ada tallied a run in the second before LTC tallied two runs in the home second. The Bulldogs surged back in front 11-2 behind a four-run top of the fourth.
After plating three runs in the fifth, Ada led 14-5 heading to the sixth. Temple tallied two runs in the bottom of the seventh to cut the final margin of defeat to seven.
ADA __The Ada High School tennis team lost to visiting Fostoria 3-2 in a makeup match on Senior Night Tuesday evening, May 12 at the War Memorial Park courts.
The Bulldog netters fell to 3-8 after losing their rematch with the Redmen netters in the regular season finale.
Ada recently edged Fostoria on the road 3-2 on May 6.
Ada seniors Justin Bowden, Sam Crawford, Alyssa Nau, Peyton Karsten, Madi Rowland and Cayden Wise were recognized before the match.
FROM FACEBOOK_The Ada High School Foundation would like to recognize Jacque Sperling and her family for their continued support.
The Robert T. Sperling Scholarship was established in 1996 after he lost his battle with cancer. Bob was a math teacher at Ada Local Schools starting in 1975. He was a graduate of The Ohio State University, was a member of the United States Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. “RT” cared. He wanted to teach his students and wanted them to be better.
This year’s $500 scholarship recipient, who will pursue a career in a field related to math, will be announced Monday, May 18 at the Senior Awards dinner.
