By Cort Reynolds
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ADA - The Ada swim team lost an extremely close meet to visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Wapakoneta in a makeup meet on a hot Wednesday evening.
Wapak edged Ada 359-356 in the combined meet score. Ada won the girls meet 189-184, while the Waves nipped the Alligator boys 175-167.
The Gators (2-3) host county foe Kenton Thursday at 6 p.m. in their regular season dual meet finale.
Anthony Clark has been named an assistant men's soccer coach at Ohio Northern.
Clark returns to his alma mater after graduating from ONU in 2017 with a degree in Criminal Justice.
He played for the Polar Bears for two seasons after transferring from NCAA Division II University of Findlay, where he was a varsity player for 2 years.
Clark was a 2-year varsity player at Ohio Northern, winning an OAC Championship in 2015 and making two NCAA tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016. He appeared in 30 career games with three starts for the Polar Bears.
Ohio Northern seniors Drew Fox (Solon), Mitch Groves (Fishers, Ind./Bishop Chatard), and Anthony Pavone (Bainbridge/Kenston) have been named to the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association's All-West Region squads for the 2019 season, the national office announced.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada Alligator summer swim team lost a dual meet at West Ohio Aquatic League foe Bluffton on a cool, overcast Monday evening.
Versatile Adaite Carlie Oldfield won five individual races across all strokes in the girls 13-14 age bracket to pace the Gators. She won the 50-meter freestyle, 50 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 100 free and 100 individual medley.
Gator Chloe Kemmere took first in four races in the girls 9-10 division. She won the 50 fly, 50 back, 50 free and 100 IM. Claire Kemmere finished first in three 11-12 events: the 100 free, 50 fly and 50 back.
By Tim Glon
Zach Hurth has been named an assistant men's basketball coach at Ohio Northern University.
He comes to ONU after a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Trine (ind.) in 2018-19.
"We are very excited to have Zach on our staff," ONU head coach Rich Bensman said. "Zach's energy and enthusiasm are contagious. We had an outstanding pool of applicants and and feel very fortunate to have him at Ohio Northern."
A native of Lansing, Mich., Hurth attended Albion (Mich.) in 2011-15 where he was a four-year varsity player for the Britons.
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada Alligators beat Shawnee in their season-opener at home Thursday, June 6.
Ada won the combined team meet score, 415-192. The Gator boys triumphed 247-99 while the Alligator girls lost a close bout, 193-168.
J.J. Spyker (boys 11-12 age bracket) and Lily Baumgartner (girls 11-12) each won three races to pace Ada to victory.
Gators winning two events were: Landon Stahler (boys 11-12); Charlie Spyker and Tommy Spyker (boys 15-18); Joey Spyker (boys 13-14); Carlie Oldfield (girls 13-14); and Tim Chrissobolis (boys 9-10).
