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By Cort Reynolds

DOLA __ The Ada High School boys track and field team finished a strong third at the annual 13-team Hardin Northern Invitational meet Saturday, April 20.

Riverdale swept to both the boys and girls team titles. 

The Falcons won the boys crown with 131 points, followed by Pandora-Gilboa (106) and Ada (94). The Bulldogs nosed out Arlington (91.5) for third.

Riverdale won the girls team event with 179 points. The Ada girls were ninth with 22 points. P-G also finished second in the girls standings.

Bulldog senior Jackson Brown took first in the 200 meters and also won the 110 high hurdles to pace the Ada boys.  

Ada junior speedster Logan Jolliff captured first in the 100-meter dash. Brown also crossed the line second in the 100 meters. Both ran legs for the first-place Ada 4 x 100 relay quartet as well.

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By Thomas Vail, DPM
Podiatry Staff, Blanchard Valley Health System

Read your footprints and discover how you roll! Like a good detective story, your bare footprints can leave clues to your foot health and drop hints about possible problems. Before we crack the barefoot code, here's a quick course on walking patterns.

• The heel usually hits the ground first.
• As the foot moves forward, the arch flattens, and weight is transferred to the ball of the foot.
• As you push off from the ball of the foot, the arch springs upward and does not touch the ground.

At least, that's how normal feet are supposed to work. Unfortunately, many feet aren't normal. In normal feet, this movement is straight. If the foot rolls to the inside, it's called "overpronation" and can strain the arch and hurt the knee. If the foot rolls to the outside, it's called "underpronation" and can lead to stress fractures and ankle sprains.