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Bulldog golfers win tri-match

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Ada High School golf team swept a triangular match Wednesday, September 18, at the Bluffton Golf Club.

Ada edged Riverdale 203-205, and decisively beat Pandora-Gilboa 203-247.

The Bulldogs finished 10-4 in dual and tri-matches this season, their best such record in years.

Sophomore Brody Rister shot a 48 to lead Ada and finish second overall. Sophomore Lawson Klingler carded a career-best round of 49 to shoot second for the Bulldogs.

Senior Ethan Lawrence posted a 52, and junior Sam Crawford registered a round of 54.

Freshman Grady Morgan added a 66.

Ada volleyball edged by Red Devils in epic 5-set match

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Ada High School volleyball team played perhaps its best match of the season but came up just short to visiting Arlington in a five-set Blanchard Valley Conference thriller Wednesday evening, September 18.

The Bulldogs fell to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the BVC after the heartbreaking 25-27, 25-16, 25-20, 24-26, 15-8 defeat. Gritty Ada rallied late to win the first and fourth sets in extra time, but ran out of gas at the end of the emotional marathon.

The Red Devils improved to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in the BVC with the hard-fought win.

Bulldog girls soccer shut out by Eagles

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Ada High School girls soccer team lost 5-0 to visiting Liberty-Benton in a key North Central Ohio Soccer Association contest Wednesday night, September 18, at War Memorial Stadium.

The purple and gold fell to 6-5 overall and 0-3 in NCOSA play with the defeat.  

The first-place Eagle girls improved to 6-3-1 overall and 3-0 in NCOSA action after the victory.

“We couldn’t build much offense,” said Ada head coach Doug Dewese. “We let in two really silly goals.

“It was a better night than in years past for our girls (against L-B), but I also think we left too much on the table,” he added.

Inheritance: Opioids

Screening of documentary film Inheritance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1 at the Freed Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.  

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

In 2024, David Yost, Ohio’s Attorney General, released statistics about fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) and overdose deaths in Ohio. In the United States as of 2023, there were over 70,000 fentanyl-related overdose deaths with 3,579 of those in Ohio.

Liberty Twp. announces Twp Rd 35 closure Sept 24-25

Township Rd 35 will be closed to thru traffic from CR 50 to CR 60 onTuesday and Wednesday, Sept 24-25.

The road will be widened and paved. Please plan to take an alternate route on those days.

Liberty Township also posts announcement on its Facebook page.

Ada Council meeting recap for September 17

Solid refuse collection rates may be lower for two years, thanks to removal of fuel adder

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Ada Council met for a regular session on Tuesday, September 17. (Meeting packet is HERE.)

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