Sports

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Taylor's Way third annual 5K run/walk will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Hardin Northern High School.

Proceeds go to St. Jude's Hospital, local children in need, and county food pantries. Bring a canned good the day of the race.

If you cannot run, you can walk or just come and support the event, which is in memory of Taylor Carder.

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A Jamar Butler Basketball Camp takes place in July at Bluffton Family Recreation.

The camp is Saturday, July 16, at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton. Grades 1 to 4 sessions are from 9 a.m. to noon. Grades 5 to 8 sessions are from 1 to 4 p.m.

Butler is a former Lima Shawnee and Ohio State University basketball player.

Cost for the camp is $50 and registration includes a t-shirt. Campers should bring water bottles, a basketball and basketball shoes.

Registration is available on line at: www.bfronline.com/register. Contact BFR at 419-358-4150 for more information.

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Several spring Ada High School student athletes were named Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes.

Students receive the honor by the following criteria:
• Must be a letter winner in the sport.
• Gold Level - GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 during the season
• Silver Level - GPA of 3.00 to 3.49 during the season

Boys' Track -- Gold: Blake Willeke, Jake Agin, Eric Armbrecht, Jackson Conrad, Nathan Mattson, Noah Mattson, Owen Conley, Andrew Robey
Boys' Track -- Silver: Brad Clum

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Ada's swim team launches its summer season in a meet at Shawnee on Thursday, June 9. The team includes over 100 swimmers and competes in the Western Ohio Aquatic League (WOAL).

This year's schedule follows:

Thursday, June 9 - At Shawnee
Monday, June 13 - At Wapakoneta
Thursday, June 16 - Westside
Monday, June 20 - at Kenton
Thursday, June 23 - Sherwood
Monday, June 27 - at Van Wert
Thursday, June 30 - Bluffton
Friday-Saturday - July 8-9 - WOAL championship at Bluffton
 

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 Junior Lucas Shumate claimed a 10th place finish in the hammer throw Saturday on the final day of the NCAA Divsion III Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted at the Walston-Hoover Stadium on the campus of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

Shumate claimed tenth place with a toss of 182 feet 5.75 inches. The toss came on his third attempt after progressively improving throughout the first two attempts. The junior entered the meet ranked 11th with a season best pitch of 187 feet 2 inches.

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By Ashley Birchmeier

Sophomore Emily Richards earned her first NCAA title on Saturday in impressive fashion as she won the 800-meter run on the final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Walston-Hoover Stadium.

Richards won the event with a new stadium record time of 2:05.88, earning her first national title accolade and second All-American honor.

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