HARROD__Ada High School freshman Brooklyn Rister competed as an individual in the girls Div. II tournament at Colonial Hills Golfers Club in Harrod on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and finished 11th in a field of 53 golfers.
Rister had an 18-hole round score of 49-52=101. Only the top three teams and three individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to districts. Rister ended up four shots behind the last qualifier.
“On Tuesday, we pulled freshman Brooklyn Rister off of the boys team where she had played all year, and watched her compete in the girls sectional at Colonial Hills as an individual,” said Ada head golf coach Tod Schmidt.
ARLINGTON__Two members of the Ada High School golf team qualified for districts by playing well in the 12-team Div. III sectionals at Sycamore Springs Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Senior Brody Rister led Ada with an 18-hole round of 42-42=84 to finish in a tie for sixth place amid the 60-player field. Rister qualified to districts, one shot behind fellow individual qualifier Arden Cline of Arcadia, who shot 81 to finish fifth.
Sophomore Arden Shook fired a 41-45=86 to end up eighth and also advance to districts as the third individual qualifier.
The Ada Bulldogs raised $ 2,590.00 at the September 23 Volley for a Cure Pink Out through a 50/50, bake sale, baskets and donations. The event motto is One Team - One Fight - A Cure.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School volleyball team lost in straight sets to visiting Van Buren in a Blanchard Valley Conference match on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
The Bulldog girls dropped to 12-2 overall and 3-1 in the BVC after the 25-15, 25-22, 26-24 defeat. The defeat snapped the Ada six-match win streak.
FROM FACEBOOK__The September 5 Cursive Ohio charity bike ride, which starts and ends in Ada's War Memorial Park, generated over $3K to support Ohio farmers with a disablity or long-term health condition.
FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS Ada Schools treasurer Tessa (Pitcovich) McVey, BSBA ’22, MSA ’23, and senior software engineer Kevin Cramer, BSCPE ’11, have been selected to receive Ohio Northern University’s 2026 William L. Robinson Young Alumni Awards during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, Sept. 25-26.
The prestigious award honors alumni from the past 15 years who demonstrate outstanding professional achievement, service to others, and commitment to ONU. It is named for Bill Robinson, a 1961 ONU graduate who served the University for more than 50 years and left a lasting impact.
