By Cort Reynolds
RIDGEWAY - The Ada girls basketball team got hot late but lost a cold-shooting 42-40 non-league contest at county rival Ridgemont Monday evening.
Both teams shot well under 40 percent from the field in the hard-fought battle.
The Lady Bulldog record fell to 3-10 with the tough loss, while the Lady Golden Gophers evened their mark at 7-7 after the win.
"We shot terrible," said Ada third-year head coach Morgan Bass.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed 40-28 with 2:43 remaining to play, yet put on a late rally that came up just short.
Freshman guard Olivia Burkhart splashed a triple to ignite a 12-2 Ada closing run.
Okay, Buckeye fans, wait ‘til next year as the saying goes.
While Ohio State did not win the national championship two contestants in the Icon’s national title game contest picked the winner and were closest to the correct point spread.
The Icon awarded one hometown pizza to an overall Bluffton winner and to one overall Ada winner. The correction point spread was 28 points.
Ada Icon’s winner is Dexter Woods, who picked Alabama by 21 points.
He wins an Ada Three Brothers Family Pizza
Bluffton Icon’s winner is Brandon Huber, who picked Alabama by 17 points
He wins a Bluffton Padrone’s Pizza
Matt Gossman was re-elected Ada school board president for 2021 at the board’s reorganization meeting held on Jan. 14. The meeting includes several board appointments for the coming. The following report is from unofficial minutes from the meeting.
• Amy Mullins, named vice president
• Ronald Fleming and Troy Erickson, policy committee
• Troy Erickson, legislative liaison to Ohio School Boards Assn.
• Amy Mullins, student achievement liaison to Ohio School Boards Assn.
• Ronald Fleming, local tax abatement committee
• Ernest Daughtery, scholarship committee
• Troy Erickson and Amy Mullins, audit committee
It's a small sign, but one that tell us the days are getting longer. The sun casts a bright shadow as its rays pass through the large window of First United Methodist Church, Ada. We are heading in the direction of spring.
By Amelia Alexander
One of the characteristics that other generations use to describe Gen Z is “soft.” Maybe that’s true.
I do believe that we are more sensitive than other generations. Our generation wants to set boundaries. Many members of Generation Z want to create an environment where people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, and races feel safe. We live in a free country. As a patriot, I believe that we need to respect people’s individual liberties that do not harm others.
Katey Stuart: "We had a couple of season-best times tonight, so that was a great surprise. We're excited to see how the team will swim at the end of the season."
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada varsity swim teams competed in a four-team meet at the Lima YMCA Friday evening.
The Bulldog boys defeated Sidney-Lehman Catholic 28-17 to post the lone Ada win in the three boys and girls dual meets. The Lady Bulldogs lost three close dual meets despite some fine individual finishes.
"Overall, we were happy with how everyone swam," said Ada first-year head coach Katey Stuart. "This is usually the point in the season where we're most tired, so lifetime best times aren't expected.
