By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Homestanding Ada led for much of the game but a late 16-8 run lifted Paulding to a 52-48 comeback win in Northwest Conference boys basketball makeup game action Saturday night.
Senior guard Blake McGarvey nailed seven consecutive free throws and scored the last eight Panther points over the final 4:04 to help the Panthers stave off upset-minded Ada.
"I don't want to celebrate a moral victory but we responded well to a poor performance the night before that ended badly," said Ada head coach Jon Cook. "We fought like crazy, and for the first 27 minutes out of 32 I thought we were the better team.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada varsity swim teams competed in flight two of the Div. II sectionals at the Lima YMCA natatorium Saturday.
Three Lady Bulldog individuals and one relay squad qualified for the district meet Friday evening at Bowling Green State University.
"Weíre really happy with how everybody swam," noted Ada first-year head coach Katey Stuart. "We had some great time drops from the beginning of the season, and quite a few personal-best times."
Sophomore Carlie Oldfield won the 50-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke races to pace the Lady Bulldogs.
The Village of Ada, Ohio has issued a snow emergency effective immediately (5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15) due to the expected accumulation of snow in excess of 4 inches according to Michael Harnishfeger, police chief
As such: during the existence of an emergency snow condition, no person shall park a motor vehicle upon the following public streets in the Village, as follows:
By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - The Ada varsity wrestling team competed in the Van Buren Duals event Saturday.
Bryan, Ashland Crestview, Shawnee, Cory-Rawson, Riverdale, Ada and North Baltimore also participated in the event.
Ada individual records:
Clayton McClain 5-0
Colton Biederman 4-1
Antonio Pettit 2-2
Cameron Bober 3-2
Kyle Mattson 1-4
Jonathan McClain 2-3
"We wrestled solid, and it was great to get back onto the mat after coming out of a two-week hiatus because of quarantine," said Bulldog head coach David Ames.
Four Ohio Northern University art and design students have an exhibit of their work this month in the Elzay Gallery of Art this month. The students are:
• Jessica Stitts, Sweet Poppy Boutique
• Claire Orsagos, Live It Well
• Megan Bell, Arts and Mental Health
• Amanda Trogus, Community, Unity, Diversity
Mana Hashimoto, Icon intern created the accompanying video of the show, which is open to the public.
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 17, Ohio Northern University’s HealthWise Mobile Clinic plans to administer vaccinations to educators at four school districts in Hardin County. The schedule is as follows:
• Ridgemont Local School District, Mount Victory
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m. • Upper Scioto Valley School District, McGuffey
Thursday, Feb. 18, 7-9 a.m. • Ada Exempted Village Schools
Friday, Feb. 19, 7-10 a.m. • Hardin Northern Local School District, Dola
Friday, Feb. 19, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
