By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - The Ada boys golf team ended its season by finishing 12th in the 13-team Div. III sectional tournament at Arlington's Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.
The top three teams and top three individuals not from qualifying teams advanced to compete at the Div. III districts October 3.
Van Buren won the sectional event with 349 strokes, followed closely by Allen East (350) and Bluffton (357).
Zach Miller of Allen East was sectional champion with a score of 38-39=77. A.J. Overmyer of VB tied with Ethan Tanner of fourth-place Carey for tournament second medalist honors, with each posting rounds of 81.
All photos by Ken Collins –
Elements of a small town weekend festival:
• Close Main Street
• Watch a parade
• Lots of food
• Free pony rides
• Queen contestants
• and, most important, stop and shop at over 140 craft and community booths.
Ken Collins took a walk – actually several – up and down the midway of Saturday's Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb Festival. He shares a dozen or so photos with viewers below.
Ada and Liberty Township and neighboring municipal governments will receive funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) as part of the agency’s rollout this week of $172 million in dividend checks to Ohio’s public employers.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON – The Bluffton community’s 16th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
New this year, Bluffton Family Recreation will host a “Kickoff Event” on Friday, Sept. 27, beginning at 5 p.m.
The primary locations of festivities include:
Mennonite Memorial Home
Maple Crest
Schumacher Homestead (Swiss Community Historical Society)
Bluffton Hospital
Downtown Bluffton (Mercy Health Bluffton Family Practice
and the Farmer’s Market)
BFR (Friday evening)
The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Sept. 17-25:
Sept. 17
Vehicle incident, 307 Ream St.
Investigate complaint, 621 N. Main St.
Investigate complaint, Community Market, 945 S. Main St.
Medical emergency, The Inn @ONU, 401 W. College Ave.
Investigate complaint, 203 E. Highland Ave.
Sept. 18
Fire, Vancrest, 600 W. North Ave.
Traffic stop, Turner Ave.
Investigate complaint, 211 Union St.
Accident with injuries, junction of St. Rt. 235 and St. Rt. 309
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Coming off a wild 70-50 shootout loss to Bluffton, Ada will try to shore up its defense when they visit struggling Delphos Jefferson in week five.
The Wildcats and Ada boast identical 1-3 overall and 0-1 NWC records. After trailing just 13-6 at halftime vs. Crestview last Friday, DJ was outscored 35-0 in the second half to lose its league opener by a 48-6 count.
The Knights rolled up 302 in the second half as they pulled away behind a 28-point outburst in the third period.
Jefferson was held to just 17 second-half yards and a mere 115 total yards overall. Crestview rushed for 458 of their 486 yards against Delphos.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Bluffton blanked Ada 3-0 in a battle between Northwest Conference boys soccer co-leaders Tuesday evening at the park pitch.
The loss snapped Ada's seven-match win streak and dropped their record to 7-3-1 overall and 3-1 in the NWC. Bluffton improved to 10-1-1 and 4-0 in the NWC with their 24th consecutive league win.
The game was scoreless through a defensive first half.
Kaden Basil finally broke the ice on a goal five minutes into the second half to give Bluffton a 1-0 lead.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Ada volleyball team lost in straight sets at former league foe Lima Central Catholic Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 8-9 with the 25-19, 25-22, 25-14 defeat.
Junior Megan Light led the Bulldogs with 10 kills, 11 digs and six blocks. Junior Miranda Wills drilled four kills, made seven digs and served two aces.
Senior libero Kendal Guagenti came up with 18 digs. Sophomore setter Kirsten Poling passed for a dozen assists and added seven digs.
The Lady Bulldog reserves also lost in straight sets, 2-0.
