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Ada boys outpaced by Leipsic

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 6, 2022

Playing in Leipsic, the Ada High School boys basketball team was outscored by the hosting Vikings 92-54 in a Northwest Conference makeup game Saturday night, February 5.

Ada trailed 17-9 after the first quarter and 45-28 at halftime. Leipsic outscored the Bulldogs 47-26 after intermission.

Viking guard Mason Brandt fired in 41 points to pace the victors.

Senior Cayden Murphy led Ada with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Carter Conley contributed a dozen points. Ethan Murphy tallied eight points, while Jaden Leal amassed seven points and seven rebounds.

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Bulldogs host Ada wrestling Invite; McClain, Vieira take 2nd

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 6, 2022

The Ada High Schoolwrestling team hosted the 19-team Ada Invitational Saturday, February 5, with two Bulldog grapplers taking second in their respective weight brackets. 

Marion Elgin won the team championship with 296 points. Fostoria took second with 183, while Bucyrus was third (178). Ada finished 12th with 58.5 points.

Bulldog sophomore Clayton McClain finished second in the 126 lbs. bracket with a 4-1 record. 

Ada freshman Liam Vieira took second in the 120 lbs. bracket, with classmate Aedyn Beckwith right behind him in third. 

Freshman Rowan West was the other Bulldog placer in sixth at 132 lbs.

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Book Review: The Book of Magic

By Robert McCool
Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 6, 2022

When I read for pure pleasure, I read Alice Hoffman. And nothing brings me more joy than her “Magic” books.

Beginning with Practical Magic from 1995, then enhanced by The Rules of Magic in 2017, also Magic Lessons in 2020, and now finishing with The Book of Magic (Simon and Schuster, ISBN: 978-9821-5148-5), Hoffman’s novels are masterworks of extraordinarily vivid magic-realism. These books are about books, family and love, in enchanting prose that opens your heart and mind to the possibilities that life has to offer.

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Lady Bulldogs swamp USV in makeup game

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 6, 2022

Playing in McGuffey, the Ada High School girls basketball team ran out to a big early lead and went on to rout arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 64-36 in a non-league makeup game Saturday afternoon, February 5.

Lady Bulldog junior guard Courtney Sumner poured in 15 of her game-high 24 points in the first half as Ada built a 39-20 halftime lead.

The Bulldog girls won the second half 25-16 as Sumner added nine more points and hit two of her five triples.

Sophomore backcourt mate Olivia Burkhart tallied 15 points with the aid of three treys.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-13 with their second straight victory. The Lady Rams fell to 0-19 with the defeat.

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William Fraley worked for Perry Local Schools

Posted by Staff on Saturday, February 5, 2022

William Fraley, age 91, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022, at 5:51 p.m. at Milcrest Nursing Center, Marysville.

He was born on March 12, 1930, in Williams County, Ohio to the late Dan and June Dolly (Watson) Fraley.  On September 17, 1948 William married Lonna Shepherd and she preceded him in death on January 13, 2007.   

William was a custodian for Perry Local School District for ten years.  He also was a heavy equipment operator for Ohio Engineering Company.

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2021 Year-End Report from Ada Police Department

Job market, illness impacts staffing
Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, February 5, 2022

The Ada Police Department has provided the Ada village council with a 2021 Year-End Report that provides insight on staffing developments, information on the number of offenses, incidents and arrests, and financials.

Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger provided the Icon with the attached copy, which includes the following totals:

1,641 Calls for Service

2,488 Officer Initiated Activities (traffic stops, open doors, etc.)

261 Written Reports (105 Criminal, 228 Non-Criminal with some overlap)

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