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AHS softball will celebrate Senior Night on April 24

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School softball team blasted tough Blanchard Valley Conference rival Van Buren 10-0 on a warm and sunny Wednesday evening, April 23.

The Bulldogs out-hit the Black Knights 12-3, and they scored in four of their five innings up to bat.

Ada improved to 13-2 overall and 5-2 in the BVC with the surprisingly lopsided five-inning victory. The Bulldog girls have outscored the opposition 56-1 during their current five-game win streak, all at home.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School baseball team lost to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference power Van Buren 16-2 on a warm Wednesday evening, April 23.

The unbeaten Black Knights jumped ahead with five runs in the top of the first frame. VB tallied four more in the second, and pushed five runs across in the third to build a 14-2 lead. 

The Bulldogs plated single runs in the first and second innings.

Ada dropped to 3-9 overall and 2-4 in the BVC with the defeat. Van Buren improved to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in BVC play after the win.

The Ada Gators Summer Swim Team is taking registrations for summer 2025 at https://linktr.ee/adasummerswim

Participants also need to attend one of the two parent meetings to finish the sign up process:

May 7 or May 12
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Ada First United Methodist Church.

Any questions, please contact Stephanie Emerick at 419-516-0620 or Amy Dennis at 419-302-5641.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School boys track and field team won a four-team meet Tuesday, April 22 on a sunny evening at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldog boys nosed out Botkins 88.5 points to 84. Allen East was third with 50 points, followed by Delphos Jefferson with 33.5.

Botkins won the girls team title with 95.5 points. The Lady Bulldogs were second with 69 points, followed by AE (47) and Jefferson (29.5).

Bulldog senior Logan Jolliff and junior Kayleb Hickman each won two events to pace the victors. 

Note from editor Paula Pyzik Scott

On March 31, Ada Icon photographer Mark Andreasen found himself at the Ada High School home track tri-meet at War Memorial Stadium. 

The Icon now has a gallery format that does justice to his pictures, so we're taking a step back in time to share them. Click on the photos to enlarge and view at your own pace. 

Read coverage of the event by Cort Reynolds HERE.

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