KENTON – The Ada Gators summer swim team finished sixth at the annual two-day, eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday and Saturday, July 10-11.
The Gator boys finished in a solid fourth place, while the Ada girls ended up eighth following the second day of competition.
The Frogs of Findlay won the overall league championship with 2,674 points, followed by second-place Westside (2,593). The Gators compiled 940 combined points to finish just ahead of seventh-place Kenton by 17.5 points, with Van Wert a distant eighth (468).
KENTON__The Ada summer swim team stands sixth after day one of the annual eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday, July 10.
The Gator boys are in fourth place, while the Ada girls are eighth following the first day of competition.
Findlay led the combined standings after day one with 1,316 points, followed by Westside. The Gators scored 435 combined boys/girls points on day one.
The Westside boys led with 797 points, with Findlay second at 601.5. The Ada boys tallied 342 points.
The Ohio Northern men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been selected as Scholar All-America teams for the spring 2026 semester by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.
The CSCAA selected 714 programs from 418 collegiate schools as Scholar All-America teams for the spring 2026 semester. Teams were selected on the basis of their spring 2026 team grade point averages.
For the spring 2026 semester, the ONU men had a 3.41 team GPA, and the ONU women had a 3.56 GPA.
In NCAA Division III, Colorado College held the highest team GPA of 3.87 among men's teams and 3.92 among the women's teams.
MEDIA RELEASE__Jesse Prater, a rising senior from Upper Scioto Valley High School, earned division VII First Team All-State honors at third base as voted on by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Prater was also on the First Team Northwest Central Conference and Prep Baseball Ohio First Team All-State.
On July 1, Prater represented Upper Scioto Valley by playing in the OHSBCA All-Ohio series at the VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe.
FROM FACEBOOK__The 2026 Ada High School girls soccer alumni game is scheduled for Friday, July 31 at 7:00 p.m. .
Organizers have announced, "This year we hope to try something a little different if we have the numbers for it! Wear white for the game. The stadium will be open at 6 p.m. for warmups.
VAN WERT__The visiting Ada Gators summer swim team defeated Van Wert in the West Ohio Aquatic League regular season finale on a hot Monday, June 29 in a four-lane indoor pool.
Ada won the combined boys/girls meet by a score of 348-252.
The Gator boys dunked the Marlin males 208-67 in their dual matchup. The Ada boys improved to 5-3 this summer with the decisive win.
The VW girls defeated the Ada females in a close meet, 184-150.
