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September 2018

Alger Memorial Festival Committee country-style breakfast

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 20, 2018

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast on Saturday,October 6, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. They will be serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage.

The suggested donation is $7.00. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available, 

If you can’t get there, call 419- 679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. 

Breakfast is served at the Alger Social Center at 210 N. Main St., Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.

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Ada girls jousted by Black Knights

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 20, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN - The Ada girls soccer team lost a road match to Van Buren Wednesday evening, 6-0.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-6 with the defeat.

VB scored two quick goals late in the first half to take a 2-0 lead to intermission. The Black Knights then added four goals in half two, some in the final minutes, to win going away.

"We faced a very tough Van Buren team, but we played them very even for the first 35 minutes of the match," said Ada head coach Doug Poling.

"They put us more on the defensive in the second half," he continued. "We were able to keep them from getting a lot of shots off, but they managed to score."

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ONU volleyball sweeps Kenyon

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 20, 2018

GAMBIER — The Ohio Northern volleyball team, ranked 15 nationally, used a balanced offensive attack to sweep Kenyon 25-18, 25-16, 25-20 on Wednesday night at Tomisch Arena.

 

The Polar Bears improve to 10-3 on the season, while the Ladies fall to 9-3.

Junior Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) had a team-high 12 kills, while junior Sydney Bapst(Grove City) and freshman Madi Ellis (Delphos/St. John's) had nine kills each to lead ONU.

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Police Department is hiring

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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It's Bluffton's turn for a fall festival

With many family-oriented activities on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Last week was Ada's fall festival. This weekend it's Bluffton's turn.

The Bluffton community’s 14th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 22, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival. 

All activities are free unless otherwise designated. Food and other items are available for purchase at multiple locations. 

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Four from Ada among Hardin Leadership grads

Patty King, J. Mark Wipper, Jamie Hall, Rhett Grant
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Four members of the Ada community are among graduates in the 26th Hardin Leadership program on Oct. 11.

They are:
Patty King—Quest Federal Credit Union
J. Mark Wipper—ONU, Colege of Arts and Sciences
Jamie Hall—Ada Village Administrator
Rhett Grant—Ada Public Library

Nineteen Hardin Leadership 2018 participants will be recognized for
completing the eight session program on Thursday,  Oct. 11, at the
Elk’s Lodge Banquet Room, 117 E. Franklin St., Kenton. 

Gathering begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner buffet beginning at 6 p.m. 

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Lady Bulldog kickers fall to Coldwater

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

COLDWATER - The Ada girls soccer team was shut out 4-0 at Coldwater in a makeup match Tuesday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-5 with the defeat.

Coldwater scored all four of its goals in the first half.

"The first 15 minutes were evenly matched," said Ada head coach Doug Poling.

Coldwater then broke the scoreless tie to net the first goal by getting past the Bulldog defense for a breakaway shot.

The Lady Cavaliers then tallied three more goals before intermission.

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Bulldog Hull match medalist

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - Ada junior Ethan Hull continued his strong play by finishing first in a regular-season ending Northwest Conference tri-match Tuesday evening at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Hull fired a career-best 41 to lead all golfers in the 18-player field.

Paulding won the event with 175 strokes, followed by Bluffton (182) and Ada, which shot a solid 196.

Bulldog senior Austin Amburgey also posted a career-low round of 48.

Sophomore Brevin Sizemore carded a 51 while senior Rob Allison registered a 56.

Freshman Kamron Wilkerson posted a 65 and senior Jake Colwell added a score of 71.

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Ada soccer boys down Rangers

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada boys soccer team whipped visiting New Knoxville 5-1 Tuesday evening.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-2 with the win.

Chris Reyes scored two goals to pace the Ada offense along with Brendan Sheridan, who dished out three assists and netted a goal.

Nick Kamatali and Skylar Williams each tallied a goal.

Jon Allen and Jacob Poling both had one assist.

Keeper Drew Hadley made eight saves in goal.

The Bulldogs visit NCOSA rival Van Buren Thursday, Sept. 20

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Ada girls whip Wildcats

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

 

DELPHOS - The visiting Ada volleyball team cruised to a straight-set win over Delphos Jefferson Tuesday night in a Northwest Conference battle.

The first-place Lady Bulldog spikers improved to 8-4 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 victory. It was their 19th straight win in league play over the past three seasons.

The Wildcats fell to 3-8 overall and 0-2 with the defeat.

Sophomore middle Megan Light knocked down 10 kills to help pace the offense.

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