Mark A. Badertscher, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for OSU Extension Hardin County reports that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in a backyard poultry flock in Franklin County. HPAI has also been confirmed in poultry flocks in Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, New York, Maine, Michigan and Delaware.
HPAI spreads quickly and can be fatal to flocks and devastating to poultry owners. ODA is urging poultry owners to intensify biosecurity and best management practices:
Freshman Amelia Burger (Centerville) won Medalist honors and the Ohio Northern women's golf team won the team title of the Bluffton Spring Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Hidden Creek Golf Course.
The Polar Bears (60-12 overall) carded a 336-324—660 on the 5602-yard, par-72 course to defeat second place Bluffton by 16 strokes.
Six ONU golfers finished in the top 10 in the 44-women field, led by Burger with a 17-over par 82-79—161.
The Ohio Northern women's golf team was in first place out of six teams after the first day of the Bluffton Spring Classic on Saturday at Hidden Creek Golf Course.
The Polar Bears (55-12 overall) carded a 336 on the 5602-yard, par-72 course and lead Mount Saint Joseph by eight strokes and Bluffton by 11 strokes.
Sophomore Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) and freshman Amelia Burger (Centerville) are tied for second out of 44 golfers with 10-over par 82s.
The Ada High School track and field squads competed at the eight-team Joe Rider Horn Tiger Relays hosted by Waynesfield-Goshen Saturday, April 2.
Indian Lake edged Spencerville to take won the girls team title, while Bath captured the boys team crown.
The Ada girls finished seventh at the event, while the Bulldog boys came in eighth.
Ada senior Lauren Mullins finished in a first-place tie as an individual in the pole vault. The Bulldog tandem of Mullins and Josie Phillips took first in the PV relay.
The Ada boys shuttle relay quartet also came in first.
The Ada High School girls softball team split a home twinbill vs. Upper Scioto Valley and Miller City on a chilly Saturday afternoon, April 2, at Ada War Memorial Park.
The Lady Bulldogs whipped the rival Rams 11-4 in the opener, but lost the nightcap 15-4 to MC to run their record to 1-2 this season.
"Against USV we kept it together and answered back," said new Lady Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. "We shut them down the last four innings and Jenna settled down."
Ada jumped on top with two runs in the home first vs. USV. Jenna Bassitt and Aidra Preston opened the game with consecutive singles and came in to score.