September 2016

By Cort Reynolds

TIFFIN - The visiting Ada boys soccer team convincingly defeated Tiffin Columbian Thursday evening, 5-2.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the North Central Ohio Soccer Association with their third consecutive victory.

Terry Sheridan scored two goals and dished out a pair of assists to pace the winners. Noah Pinkney and Chris Reyes each netted a goal and passed out one assist.

Logan Williams added the other Bulldog goal.

Keeper Ace Gamble was credited with four saves in goal.

Ada has outscored its opposition 39-14 so far in six matches this season.

By Caleb Scott

The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished second at the Bluffton 5k as junior Emily Richards defended her title and won the 5k for the second consecutive year.

The Polar Bears (5-1) placed three runners in the top-10.

Richards, who ran the fourth fastest 5k time in Polar Bear history, won the event in 18:22.82, sophomore Ashlie Baumann finished eighth in 19:40.80 and freshman Zoe Schilling finished tenth in 20:07.29. 

Findlay won the race with 46 points, Northern finished second with 47 points and Heidelberg finished third with 73 points.

The Ada Kiwanis Club's  Harvest & Herb bicycle raffle is set up.  It will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17.  Our booth will be in the same location as it was last year.  A volunteer sign-up sheet was passed around.

In other club news:

• Joe Ferguson and Tom Kier recently mulched the north and south village entrance signs.

• O.N.U. Circle K had their first meeting last Tuesday. They had an ice cream social and the officers introduced themselves. and The club also did a service project of making bookmarks for children to be distributed at the Ada Public Library.