Ada elementary principal, Ben Thaxton, says his favorite ice cream sundae is a banana split.
Too bad elementary students didn’t know that on Friday morning. They’d have somehow fit bananas into their “turn Mr. Thaxton into a sundae,” project.
This all came about when elementary math students raised funds for St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon. The students topped their goal of raising $5,000 by reaching $6,127.76. Fund were raised as students received pledges to work on math problems.
And, Mr. Thaxton promised to be turned into a sundae if the $5,000 goal was met.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team defeated Western Buckeye League foe Wapakoneta 4-1 at the Ohio Northern University Marmon Courts Thursday evening.
The Bulldog netters improved to 4-1 with their third win over a WBL squad this season. Wapak fell to 4-2 with the loss.
"I was very pleased with today's outcome," said Ada head coach Cody Hurley. "We played our most complete match from top to bottom as a team this season, and we picked up a great win as a result.
"Cade and Miranda were very impressive in singles, winning in straights sets. Isaac battled to the end and finished strong after 2.5 hours sweeping singles for us.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada softball team lost an 11-3 decision at Bluffton in the Northwest Conference opener on a chilly Thursday evening.
The purple and gold dropped to 2-3 and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat. Bluffton improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in league play with the victory.
The Pirates scored in all six frames they batted. They tallied two times in the first and three more in the second to take a 5-2 lead. Two runs in each of the third and fourth frames extended the margin to 9-2.
Ada plated two runs in the second inning, and one in the fifth.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada baseball team ran out to a big early lead and held off rival Bluffton 13-10 in the Northwest Conference opener on a cool, windy Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs improved to 4-3 and 1-0 in the NWC with the league victory, while the Pirates fell to 1-5 and 0-1 with the loss.
Bluffton was the home team even though the game was switched to the Ada park diamond.
The purple and gold scored three first inning runs, then added six more scores in the second frame to build a big 9-0 early lead.
Bluffton scratched back with two runs in each of the second and third frames to pull within 10-4.
On Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m, the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District will be offering Nature 101: Wildflowers at the McElroy Environmental Education Center.
Join a naturalist and explore the sign of spring wildflowers, their natural history, biology, identification, and lore. An indoor presentation will be followed by a short hike in the woods behind the center. Please call 419-221-1232 to register by April 9.
