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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada summer swim team swam at Bluffton, and also against Westside in a Western Ohio Aquatic League makeup tri-meet Tuesday evening, June 20.

Ada at Bluffton was postponed twice last week due to unseasonably cool and rainy conditions, thus the meet was combined into a three-team outing.

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More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton on July 7-8, for the 41st annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of a league team.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the host site for the even, which will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2023 league title.  

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Ada visits the Bluffton Tuesday in twice-postponed makeup meet

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada summer swim team lost at Wapakoneta in a Western Ohio Aquatic League dual meet Monday evening.

The Gators fell 766-341 in the combined boys/girls final team score. 

Wapak beat the Ada boys by a 357-168 score, while the Wapak girls defeated the Gator girls 409-173.

Landry Harriger touched first in five races in the boys 9-10 age bracket to lead the Gator boys. 

Lincoln Harriger (11-12) won three races, while Luke Harriger took first in two events of the 7-8 age division.

Ada’s Kyleigh Nau finished first in three eight and under division races to help lead the Gator girls.

Gator Livvy Vieira also won three races in the 9-10 girls bracket.

Adaite Isaac Agozzino won two events in the boys 11-12 age group.

The Ada boys fell to 2-1 with the loss, while the Gator girls drop to 0-3.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada Gators summer swim team defeated the visiting Findlay Frogs on an unseasonably cool evening at the local pool Thursday, June 15.

The Gators defeated the Frogs 339-306 in the combined final team score. 

Ada won the boys meet by a score of 198-146, while the Findlay girls won a close girls dual meet, 160-141. (Score sheet HERE.)

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada softball program's second annual “Strike Out Cancer” fundraiser was postponed Tuesday, June 13 due to rain and is rescheduled for Thursday, June 29.

The event will feature a varsity high school game between the Ada softball and baseball teams, a pre-game contest and a sale of various items.

Funds from the event held at the varsity softball diamond in War Memorial Park will be raised to help two Ada teachers.

A home run derby competition will be held from 5-5:45 p.m. This event is open to all ages, with no limit on entries. It costs five dollars to hit five balls.

At 6:00 p.m., the Ada varsity teams will compete in a slow-pitch softball contest.

A bake sale, 50/50 tickets and raffle baskets will be for sale throughout the event.

If an individual or business would like to donate and support this cause, please contact event organizer Traci McClain at 419-306-9908.

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UDATE: The Ada Gators swim meet orginally scheduled for Monday at Bluffton has been delayed a sceond time by cold weather conditions. 

June 13 weather is still too cold with a low of 47 degrees and high of 67 degrees.

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