By Cort Reynolds
CANTON - Ada junior Klava Katayama came in fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and touched sixth in the 100 butterfly finals at the 43nd annual Ohio Div. II girls state swim meet at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday evening.
A top eight finish confers all-state status.
In the 50 free finals, Katayama moved up from her strong fifth-place preliminary finish to end up fourth in 23.77.
Sophomore Nyah Funderburke of Columbus School for Girls won the 50 free in 23.46.
Katayama came in sixth in the 100 fly in 56.91, again moving up one place from her preliminary finish Thursday.
How can anyone resist a good, clean fundraising project?
The Ada Music Boosters invite residents to help the music program at the Ada schools by participating in a booster Good Clean Fundraising Laundry Detergent and Softener Fundraiser now in progress.
The 5-gallon buckets of liquid detergent, fabric softener and dish soap come with a convenient dispensing pump and contain 640 ounces. Pod-Packs of detergent and dishwasher soap are also available.
ALL products cost $45 and come with a 100% money back satisfaction guarantee. Proceeds from the sale help to support Ada’s vocal, instrumental and winter guard programs, as well as this year’s musical.
ADA — No. 19-ranked senior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland)was named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference at the 174-pound weight class in wrestling for 2018-19 in voting conducted by the league's eight head coaches.
Davidson was a perfect 6-0 with five pins and a decision by shutout in OAC dual meet competition.
He also won the league's Most Falls in least Amount of Time award with five falls in 15:03 in his six victories.
Davidson leads Ohio Northern with a 28-7 record and 10 pins this season.
The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships at Crawfordsville, Ind.
It's National Children’s Dental Health Month. That means it's the perfect time to make sure your little ones have the skills they need to maintain healthy teeth for life.
As an adult, brushing your teeth is something you could probably do with your eyes closed. But for kids, this twice-daily task isn't so simple. Children don't automatically know how to brush their teeth or how long or how often to do so.
Fortunately, you can help your kids understand exactly how to keep their teeth in mint condition. For information on teaching and motivating children to brush their teeth and common mistakes to avoid, keep reading.
If you think you know the location of this sign, send your answer to: [email protected] by Thursday, Feb. 28. The winner receives two passes to the Shannon Theatre, Bluffton.
Oh, and, if you need a major hint, check the Icon display ads at the bottom each page, or click here. (The answer is located in one of the ads.)
Recent winner
Sarah Anderson of Ada is the winner of last week's “where the heck is it?’ contest.
