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Bulldog baseball drubbed by CG

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 11, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School varsity baseball team lost 27-1 to visiting Columbus Grove in their annual Northwest Conference Bulldog matchup Monday evening, April 10, playing at home at War Memorial Park.

Ada fell to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with the run-rule shortened, five-inning defeat. Ranked 20th in the state, CG improved to 6-2 and 1-0 in the league after the win.  

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Bulldog softball stays unbeaten with rout of Grove

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 11, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The white-hot Ada High School softball team run-ruled visiting Columbus Grove 11-1 in a Northwest Conference contest Monday evening, April 10, at Ada's War Memorial Park.

Fundamental play and good baserunning, as well as strong defense and pitching, paved the way for Ada to stay undefeated.

The Ada girls improved to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the five-inning victory. The Grove girls fell to 5-2 and 0-1 in the NWC with the lopsided loss.

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Bulldog tennis loses to Marion Harding

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 11, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School tennis team lost 4-1 to visiting Marion Harding Monday evening, April 10, at the War Memorial Park courts.

The Bulldogs dropped to 0-2 with the defeat, while MH improved to 4-1 with the win.

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Soroptimists pin new members

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Kenton/Hardin County Soroptimist International president Karen Kier opened the club's April meeting and welcomed guests Pat Smith and Maria Santo to the event and a meal prepared by the Elks staff. 

The president's report included an update on District Science Fair and a very poor turnout of students. To promote women in STEM, the club judges female-led projects and provides an award. The winning project was “Biological and Chemical Assessment on the Mad River Over Five Years” by Benjamin Logan School student Winnie Bodin. She was presented with a certificate and a $25 Amazon gift card on behalf of the club. 

Kier shared her experience attending the SIA International Women’s Day Tea Party; the focus was on education and Dream Big projects. A recap of the Celebration of Women was shared.

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First impressions of a tradition 117 years in the making

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 11, 2023

By Paula Scott

On Friday, March 31, a select number of Ada High School sophomores, juniors and seniors participated in a 117-year-old tradition known as Interclass. As a judge at this much-heralded event, it was both new and news for me as the Icon editor. Having seen the excitement generated by other Ada Schools competitions–the spelling bee, powder puff football and new powder buff volleyball–I expected the energy level to be high and class spirit to be palpable.

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Bulldog faculty and administrator in Fall 2023

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, April 10, 2023

While final exams and graduation for Spring 2023 may or may not be on your radar, hiring for Fall 2023 has been on the desks of the Ada Board of Education. Pictured here are (clockwise) Carrie Smith, 6th grade social studies and science teacher; Zachary Dunn, high school chemistry and physics teacher; and Dennis L. Recker, interim superintendent.

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