By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls soccer team lost 4-0 to Cory-Rawson Wednesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 2-7-1 with the defeat.
C-R took an early 1-0 lead but Ada nearly tied it when a Bulldog shot caromed away off the crossbar. The game went to intermission 1-0 with the Hornets ahead.
Cory scored early in half two to double their lead and didn't look back, adding two more goals before the final minutes elapsed.
C-R out-shot the Bulldogs, 18-8. Sidney Gossard made 14 saves in goal.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada golf team finished seventh in the eight-team Northwest Conference championship meet Thursday at the Bluffton Golf Course.
Bluffton, which went 14-0 in regular season league play, took first with an 18-hole team total of 340 strokes. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2019 conference golf championship for the Pirates.
Delphos Jefferson (358) finished second in the tournament with Allen East (366) finishing third. Paulding finished fourth (372), Columbus Grove fifth (374), Lincolnview sixth (395), Ada seventh (404) and Crestview last (414).
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team won its first Northwest Conference match in four tough sets over Delphos Jefferson Thursday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-7 and 1-3 in the NWC with the come-from-behind 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 victory. DJ fell to 4-8 and 1-2 in NWC play with the defeat.
"I am proud that we finished off the match strong," said Bulldog second-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We stressed eliminating errors after the first set."
DJ took set one 25-18 as low-energy Ada committed 13 errors.
The Area Agency on Aging 3 will host an event to promote Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Monday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. at the Area Agency on Aging 3, 2423 Allentown Road, Lima, next to Tom Ahl and across from Walmart.
Several community partners, including two Ada and one Bluffton organizations, will participate to educate, increase awareness, and help provide resources on falls and fall prevention for our older adults.
• Ohio Northern will set up its mobile clinic bus, conducting bone density screenings for osteopenia/osteoporosis.
• Community Health Professionals and Adaptive Medical Marketing will offer information and assistance.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center newly developed emergency medical center has received its initial accreditation.
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a three-year program and is approved for a total of 18 accredited resident positions. Medical student candidates will be able to apply in the fall 2019 and St. Rita's will participate in the 2020 National Resident Matching Program. The first class of six residents will start July 1, 2020.
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program is led by David Toro, MD, program director; Susan Dunn, academic program coordinator and James Chan, MD, associate program director.
