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October 2021

Ada hosts Columbus Grove for Homecoming

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, October 2, 2021

Ada hosts league-leading Columbus Grove Friday, October 8 for Homecoming.

Grove is 7-0 (4-0 NWC) after defeating Crestview 38-0 Friday.

Ada (0-2 home) is rated 20th in the Div. VII, Region 26 computer rankings. Grove is at or near the very top of the Div. VI, Region 22 ratings.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Ada War Memorial Park Stadium, 401 N Park Dr.

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Bearcats claw Ada

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, October 2, 2021

Visiting Ada fell behind big and early to Spencerville and lost 56-20 in a Northwest Conference contest Friday night.

The Bearcats tallied three touchdowns in the first five minutes and raced to a 28-0 lead after the initial period of play. The hosts extended the margin to 49-6 at halftime.

Ada scored the last two touchdowns in the fourth period.

The Bulldogs fell to 1-6 and 0-4 in the NWC after their fourth straight defeat. 

Spencerville improved to 3-4 and 2-2 in league play with the win.

"We fought hard, we competed hard," said first-year Ada head coach Toby Smith. "We are just making too many mistakes to give ourselves a chance to win.

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Bulldog golfers 7th at sectionals

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 1, 2021

The Ada golf team finished seventh out of 13 teams in the Div. III golf sectionals at Sycamore Springs Golf Course on September 30 to conclude its season on an upswing.

Allen East won the sectional crown with a team score of 337. Van Buren was second (341) and Bluffton third (346).

Ada came in a seventh with 427 strokes to register its best sectional showing in years. 

Bulldog senior Dexter Woods shot a 49-53=102 18-hole score to tie for 24th and pace Ada. He finished seven strokes off district qualification.

Senior Andrew Rush finished right behind him in 27th with a 54-49=103. Junior Geddes Klingler posted a 54-55=109 to end up 35th.

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Extension Rainfall Report for August

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 1, 2021

During the month of August, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 2.36 inches of rain. The most rain for this month, 3.91 inches fell in Washington Township as measured by Randy Preston. The least rain reported during the month, 0.95 inches was reported in Liberty Township by Phil Epley. During the same month last year, an average of 4.34 inches of rain fell.

The rainfall recorded in August over the past ten years averaged 3.59 inches.

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Ada harriers run at Bath

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 1, 2021

Four Ada cross country runners competed in the Bath Invitational meet Tuesday evening, September 28.

Ada sophomore Elsie Allen finished 43rd with a time of 27:57.27. Classmate Jillian Hazelton came in 50th in 29:48.52.

Junior Taylor Spencer of Waynesfield-Goshen won the 60-runner girls race in a time of 19:52.99, 30 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.

Shawnee won the girls team title with 25 points. Waynesfield was second with 72, followed closely by Wapakoneta (73), Kenton (80) and Elida (113).

Six other schools were represented but did not have enough runners to post a team score.

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Initial thoughts on filling an Iconoclast’s shoes

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 1, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, I am the full-time editor-owner of the Bluffton and Ada Icons. In following founder Fred Steiner, I know that I have big shoes to fill. Fred took a big leap when he created the Bluffton Icon in 2009 and, in 2012, the Ada Icon. My leap from employee to self-employed is much, much smaller. I’m inheriting some 20,000 monthly viewers of Bluffton area news and some 8,500 monthly viewers of Ada area news.

I’m also resting on the shoulders of Icon tech master and interim owner Ryan Lowry, who is still the wizard who keeps the online magic working.

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