Shortages of referees in youth sports is news across the nation. Currently the Ada, Ohio Soccer Association is encouraging local supporters to consider becoming a Youth Soccer Referee and providing information on how to get involved.
Local officials also note, "you can recoup the cost of becoming certified fairly quickly and then everything after that is extra money in your pocket."
LIMA - The Ada High School swim team competed well in the Div. II sectional meet at the Lima Family YMCA Saturday, February 11, with four individuals and two relays making it to the district meet.
Ada sophomore ace Lily Baumgartner swept to the sectional title in the 100 butterfly (58.06.), and she also won the 100 backstroke (59.32).
Baumgartner captured the 100 by 1.57, and touched first by a whopping 3.8 seconds in the 100 fly.
SPENCERVILLE – Ada High School junior Clayton McClain won the 144 lbs. division title as the Bulldog wrestling team finished eighth at the Northwest Conference championship meet in Spencerville Friday, February 10.
Visiting league-leader Spencerville defeated the Ada High School boys basketball team 71-35 in a Northwest Conference mismatch Friday night, February 10.
The first-place Bearcats raced to a 17-4 lead and were never threatened, leading by 31 at halftime.
A 28-10 Spencerville second quarter put the game out of reach by intermission.
Ada fell to 7-12 overall and 0-7 in the NWC after the loss. The Bearcats improved to 17-2 and 7-0 in the NWC with the decisive win.
SPENCERVILLE–The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team battled but lost 62-44 to Spencerville in the Northwest Conference and regular season finale Thursday night, February 9.
Bulldog senior Courtney Sumner tossed in a team-high 21 points, including three triples, in a losing effort.
Bearcat guard Kirsten Wurst countered with a game-high 22 points.
Ada finished its regular season 11-11 overall, and ended up 0-8 in the NWC with the defeat.
