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Girls Basketball: Ada wins big

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Beth Downing on Thursday, December 29, 2016

MAUMEE - The Ada girls basketball team captured its second consecutive game with a convincing 58-33 road victory at Maumee Valley Country Day Tuesday evening.

The purple and gold evened their record at 3-3 overall with the non-league win. The Lady Bulldogs also improved to 2-2 on the road this season.

Ada junior Maddie Gossard led four Bulldogs in double figures with 14 points.

Ada methodically pulled away in the second half to post the win.

Senior guard Haley Wyss tallied 13 points while senior backcourt mate Alyssa Vore netted 10 points and dished out eight assists. Junior guard Anney Archer scored 10 points as well.

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Ada boys swimmers 7th at Lima Invite

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Beth Downing on Thursday, December 29, 2016

LIMA - The Ada boys swim team finished a solid seventh out of 19 teams at the annual Holiday Invitational held in the Lima YMCA on Tuesday.

The Bulldog boys finished with 120 points. Celina won the boys team crown with 349 points, followed by Shawnee with 300.

Ottawa-Glandorf edged Celina 292-284 to win the girls team title.

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We don't want it to end

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Christmas is over, but we aren't finished enjoying the holiday lights of Ada. Here's another residential display photographed by Ken Collins.

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Dale Badertscher, Ada HS grad, held a state FFA degree

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Dale L. Badertscher,  66, died on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh, Pa.

He was born on Jan. 24, 1950 in Bluffton, Ohio, to Harold A. and Margie M. (Morehead) Badertscher who preceded him in death. On Sept. 20, 1975, Dale married Sharon R. Foust and she survives in Ada.

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Exercising fitness resolution requires a realistic approach

Some guidelines just in time for a new year
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Successfully exercising that time-tested New Year’s resolution to get in shape requires a realistic approach and reasonable expectations, advises Scott Swanson, Ph.D., associate professor of exercise physiology at Ohio Northern University.
 
“It is important to find something that works for you over the long run,” Swanson said. “People tend to start out strongly with something they cannot sustain. The joke is that you will see 100 new faces in the gym during January, but, by February, things will look the same as before.”
 
Swanson suggests some feature of a successful fitness plan.
 

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Icon's dog of the week: Have a "Mary" Christmas

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Here's Mary, currently the only dog available for adopting at the Hardin County dog shelter.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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