Jacob Colwell is a black belt in Karate, a member of the Ada HS golf team, trumpeter in the band, on the gold winter guard team, and plans to enroll next fall at Ohio Northern in its mechanical engineering program.
He balances these extra-curricular activities while taking Calculus II at ONU, Physics for college credit plus, and a mix of other academic courses including French III, CAD III and Advanced Placement English. And, he carries a 4.0 grade point average.
All it takes is a little concentration. A student at Ready, Set, Grow Community Preschool ignores all the noise around him as he creates something on a magnetic Etch-a-Sketch.
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada boys track and field team finished a solid third as four Bulldog males won events at the annual eight-team Hardin Northern Invitational Monday.
The meet was originally scheduled to be held Saturday but was postponed two days due to cold, rainy weather.
Ada junior Phillip Gautier won the boys long jump event, while senior Miguel Jordan captured the 800 meters. Junior Michael Crouse came in first in the 400 meters, and junior Alex Morgan won the 300 intermediate hurdles race.
Lady Bulldog junior Nora Dellifield took first in the pole vault.
The Bulldog boys 4 x 400 relay quartet also won their event.
By Cort Reynolds
The visiting Ada baseball team lost 5-0 at league-leading Paulding in Northwest Conference play Monday evening.
The Bulldogs fell to 8-8 and 1-4 in NWC play with the defeat. The Panthers improved to 10-5 and 6-0 in the NWC to stay in first place with the victory.
The Panthers scored singles runs in the second, fifth and sixth innings. Paulding plated two runs in the third.
Austin Amburgey singled twice to provide half of the Bulldog hits. Brandon Hull and Daniel Mattson each added a single.
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada softball team made the long trip to Paulding and did not get a hit in a five-inning 11-0 loss to the Lady Panthers in Northwest Conference action Monday.
Paulding hurler Haylee Dominique did not allow a hit or a walk to a Lady Bulldog. But she committed two of the team's three errors to cost her chance for a perfect game. She struck out six.
At the plate Dominique also stood out as she belted two home runs, drove in five runs and scored twice.
The contest was shortened to 4.5 innings by the 10-run rule.
Goshen Youth met on April 9 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church
and elected the following officers for the year:
New president is Raya Weaver;
New vice-president is Devan Dulin;
New secretary is Claire Bailey;
New reporter is Dillon Dulin.
Our next meeting will be today, April 23 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 11543 Co. Rd 175, Kenton. Those interested in joining can contact the head advisor, Miriam Dulin at 419-675-3604.
