Nicolas Kamatali is ready for summer. The fifth grader-turning sixth grader was captured on camera as he walked out the front door of the Ada schools as school was let out for the summer.
Senior Michael Simmons finished fifth in his heat to qualify for the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday night at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
The top five from each heat, plus the next four best times advanced to the finals, which will be run on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. (EST).
"Michael handled his first experience at the championships extremely well," said head coach Jason Maus. "He ran a very clean and smart race and made his moves when he needed to put himself in a comfortable position."
Kyle Rex is an Ohio Northern University senior currently interning at Community Health Professionals. The fit is a good one for this pharmacy business major from Napoleon, Ohio. His hybrid major combines primarily courses in business with pharmacy science classes. For Rex his concentration is marketing.
Working 20 hours a week at CHP over the course of this summer, Rex is starting out his internship with a focus on marketing and fundraising, specifically for the CHP hospice benefit fund. The fund assists those with limited means to have access to hospice services.
Members of the 1978 Ada High School girls' basketball team - Class A Ohio champions, were inducted into the Hardin County Sports Hall on May 18. This is the first time the team has gathered for a reunion. Read the story below for more details.
Front row, from left, Vicki Oates, Head coach Sharon Pitts, Linda Bischoff, Anna Wright, Teri Stahl, Donna Hall. Back from left, Chris Binkley Jodi Kindle, Judy Long, Lori Klingler, Lynn Coe, Kathy Decker, Stephanie Pitts and Richard Williamson.
