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Ada softball loses pitching duel at Allen East

By Cort Reynolds

The young Ada High School varsity softball team scrapped hard but lost a tight 3-1 pitcher's duel at local rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference season finale on a warm Monday evening, May 16, at Harrod.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-14 overall and finished 2-6 in the NWC with the closedefeat. 

The Mustang girls improved to 10-11 overall and 3-5 in the NWC with the win to finish a game ahead of Ada in the league standings.

"Errors hurt us again, but we were in the ball game at the end," said Bulldog first-year head coach Jeff Bassitt.   

Neither team reached base in the first inning. 

Get ready to celebrate reading

The Ada Public Library has begun a countdown to its summer reading program kickoff on June 11. In this 2019 photo, Stephen Johnson of Ada performs at the program opening with The Lion Rampant bagpipers.

Summer Reading program countdown

The Ada Public Library has started its countdown to the Summer Reading kick-off event, Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

The library is located at 320 N. Main St., Ada, OH 45810

Phone: 419-634-5246

Hours:

Mon - Thu: 10 - 8 p.m.
Fri: 10 - 5 p.m.
Sat: 10 - 2 p.m.

Teens invited to HPD Archery Instruction, June 2

Teens are invited to join Hancock Parks District for Archery Instruction led by a certified archery instructor. All necessary equipment and targets will be provided.

Participants have the opportunity to learn the basics of archery along with safety measures, while shooting arrows at several targets with a compound bow.

LOCATION & REGISTRATION

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Dold Lake. 6:30-7:30 PM. Ages 13-17. Register online at www.HancockParks.com with $10 per person by 4 PM on Thursday, June 2.

New Ada chamber website is live

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the unveiling of a new chamber website at www.adaareachamber.org.

The design was donated by Georgia Tobin of G.K.M. Tobin. It includes:

Member Directory

JOIN US page

Chamber Events

Community Events

Three Eagle Scouts pinned from Troop 124

Three scouts from Boy Scout Troop 124 earned the rank of Eagle Scout at separate Courts of Honor held this past month in Ada.

Kamron Wilkerson is the grandson of Carl and Bonnie Wilkerson. Aaron Spar is the son of Donald and Amy Spar. Dexter Woods III is the son of Dexter and Melanie Caw Woods. Scoutmaster Donald Spar and Assistant Scoutmaster Thomas Lehman presented the Eagle pins to the young men.

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