Sports

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada Gators (formerly Lost Creek) summer swim team dove into its 2023 season with a home meet vs. Shawnee Thursday evening, June 8.

Shawnee edged the Gators 348-305 in the combined final team score. Ada won the boys meet 196-132, while the Gator girls lost 216-109.

Landry Harriger won five individual races in the boys 9-10 age group to pace the Gators.

Lincoln Harriger touched first in four events in the 11-12 bracket.

Luke Harriger was first in three races in the 7-8 division.

Olivia Agozzino (11-12) and Kyleigh Nau each finished first in three races for Ada.

Brayden Miller (15-18), Jack Baumgartner (15-18) and Jason Emerick (13-14) captured two first-place finishes apiece for the victorious Gator boys.

Ada swims at Bluffton next Monday, then hosts Findlay next Thursday, June 15.

June 8 Score Sheet

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The Ada, Ohio Soccer Association has announced that registration for fall soccer begins runs from June 1-30 with these reminders:

1) A child must be 4 years old at the time of sign ups.

2) A child from any school district is eligible to play for us.

3) If your child is in U6, please mark their t-shirt size in the registration form. Please DO NOT mark that they need a jersey!

4) Kids in U8-U15 will need a jersey! If they have one from a previous season, they may use that.

5) The fall season games will start August 21 and will run through the end of September/early October.

By Cort Reynolds

FOSTORIA–Three members of the Ada High School track and field teams competed at the Div. III northwest 10 regional meet Wednesday in Fostoria, with one making it to the event finals Friday, May 26.

Ada junior Jackson Brown qualified for the finals of the 110-meter high hurdles with a fourth-place showing in the 16-man preliminary heats Wednesday.

McClain makes Honorable Mention

By Cort Reynolds

FOSTORIA--Ada High School sophomore ace Jenna Bassitt was named first team All-Northwest District for Div. IV softball in voting conducted by area coaches for spring 2023. (Photo of Bassitt and McClain.)

Leadoff batter Bassitt led Ada in almost every offensive category this past season. She batted .514 with an on-base pct. of .618, a .757 slugging pct. and 28 stolen bases in 32 attempts. 

Ohio Northern seniors Meredith Miller (Noblesville, Ind.), Amanda Wells (Mason) and Isabella Orofino (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and juniors Gabby Monastra (Wooster) and Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) were named to the 2023 Women's Academic All-District At-Large Team by College Sports Communicators.

Ohio Northern junior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) was named to the 2022-23 All-Great Lakes Region Team by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

Honigford closed the 2022-23 women's golf season as a three-time Medalist with a team-best 78.8 average for 18 holes through 20 rounds of play. She competed in 10 events and posted eight top-four finishes.

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