Hanson-Neely Funeral Homes 14th annual remembrance service was held at the Ada Chapel on Saturday afternoon. About 150 people made reservations for the service which included harp music by Nancy Glick of Arlington. Members of the Donna Buck family lit a remembrance candle. Personalized ornaments were placed on the tree in memory of loved ones. Pastors participating included Courtnie Morton of Sugar Grove United Methodist Church and Charles Moeller of Lafayette Congregational Christian Church. Bruce A. Neely welcomed all. In the next photo, Nancy Glick performs the harp.
By Monty Siekerman
Lynne Scott's book signing at the Ada Public Library on Saturday morning was deemed a success with seven people waiting in line when the autographing began.
Here, Lynne (right) is joined by her mother, Toledo artist Ellie Miller, who did the illustrations for "Tails from the Kennel: Truths Taught."
KALIDA - Host Kalida smothered the Ada boys basketball team 64-18 Friday night in a non-league contest.
The Bulldogs fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while Kalida improved to 2-0 with the lopsided win.
Freshman guard Zac Swaney led Ada with nine points.
Trevor Lambert, a 6-3 Kalida junior forward, made all 10 of his field goal attempts en route to a game-high 23 points. Wildcat junior guard Connor Krouse added 10 markers.
MIDDLE POINT - Ada senior Chase Sumner was named tournament MVP after leading the Bulldog wrestling team to a strong second- place finish at the 12-team Lincolnview Invitational Saturday.
Twelve of the 13 Ada wrestlers placed fifth or higher in their weight class at the event. The runner-up team finish was Ada's best-ever showing at the Lancer Invite.
Sumner won the 145-pound division title with a 3-2 win over Bretz of Van Wert in the finals. It was the second time Sumner was named MVP of the Lancer tourney.
Freshman Colton Biederman finished second in the 106 lbs. division to improve to 7-1 this season.
ALLIANCE — The No. 15-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team used a balanced offensive scoring attack to claim its seventh straight victory as they defeated Mount Union 63-52 at the MAAC on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears improve to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings, while the Purple Raiders drop to 3-5, 1-2.
Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) scored a game-best 15 points, added four rebounds and three blocks, while senior Lindsey Black (Urbana/Graham) chipped in 10 points for ONU.
Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) used a 30-point effort, while senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) flirted with a triple-double to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 86-82 victory over visiting Mount Union on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 5-2 overall and stand atop the Ohio Athletic Conference standings as the only remaining undefeated team at 3-0 in conference play, while the Purple Raiders drop to 6-2, 2-1.
