ADA – The Ada High School baseball team lost a 6-3 heartbreaker to visiting Cory-Rawson in their delayed home opener on Thursday, April 3.
The Hornets tallied four runs with two outs in the top of the seventh to pull off an unlikely comeback win.
Trailing 3-2, C-R loaded the bases on a single, a bunt hit and a walk with one out in their last at bat. A pop-out to second baseman Wes Mowery got Ada within an out of victory.
The next Hornet batter hit a one-hopper back to the mound, but Ada threw wide to home plate in an attempt to get the force-out which allowed the tying run to score.
On Wednesday, April 2, Dustin Ray Bolen of McGuffey was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, having pleaded guilty to three felony counts including murder.
The charges were related to the death of his father, Michael Bolen, who was reported missing on March 31, 2024. Dustin was arrested in November 2024 and the father’s body was discovered under a family home in December.
In March 2025, Dustin Bolen pleaded guilty to murder, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse.
Sentencing took place in Hardin County Common Pleas Court by Judge Steve Christopher.
The Ada Schools extended ongratulations to Lexi Poling, Aidra Preston, Tessa Griffith, and Ava Martin for being recognized as the Elks Teens of the Month for February and March. "Your hard work, leadership, and dedication to excellence make Ada proud! Keep striving for greatness!" From Ada Bulldgos on Facebook.
FINDLAY – The visiting Ada High School softball team lost 7-3 to Liberty-Benton in their inaugural Blanchard Valley Conference opener on a wet Wednesday, April 2.
The scheduled home game was moved from Ada to L-B since the Eagles have a synthetic turf surface.
“We need to get back to doing the small things,” said fourth-year Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “We made good contact but couldn’t get anything in the gaps.
“You can’t make seven errors and beat a good team,” he noted.
The Bulldogs were out-hit 10-5 and committed seven costly errors.
