By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Host Delphos Jefferson scored 11 runs in its last two at bats to defeat the Ada baseball team 12-2 in a Northwest Conference game Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs fell to 6-5 and 1-2 in the NWC with the loss, while DJ improved to 6-5 and 2-0 in league play with the win.
Ada led 1-0 after one inning. DJ tied it with a run in the home second, yet the Bulldogs pushed across a run in the fourth to regain a 2-1 edge.
But then Jefferson blew the game open with eight runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Wildcats added three more runs in the sixth to end it with two outs by the 10-run rule.
As part of National Healthcare Decisions Day on Tuesday, April 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 1130 a.m. Mercy Health – St. Rita’s will be hosting an open house at St. Rita’s Health Resource Center. The Health Resource Center is located in the main lobby across from Starbucks.
National Healthcare Decisions Day educates and empowers the public and healthcare providers to take part in important advance care planning. The day focuses on ensuring that the information, opportunities, and access needed to document health care decisions are available to all.
The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes met on Monday, April 8 in the Hardin Northern Ag building. Recreation for the night was a game teaching the new members the 4-H pledge. Leading the meeting was president Megan Miller. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Zander Richardson and the 4-H Pledge by Hayden Sampson. Roll call was your favorite pizza topping. There were 57 total present, 43 members, 6 advisors, and 8 guests.
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada tennis team won handily at Bellefontaine 4-1 Wednesday evening.
The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 with the win, while the hosts fell to 1-7 with the loss.
Ada swept the three singles matches easily, losing just one out of 37 games. Senior Cade Mullins, junior Isaac Spar and sophomore Miranda Wills each rolled to blowout wins in singles.
Senior Morgan Swick and freshman Dexter Woods combined to win a close two-set match at first doubles as well.
The April presentation of the “Living through Loss” series will be held on Monday, April 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and titled “Grief and Tough Topics.” This presentation will take place in the Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital located at 1900 South Main Street in Findlay.
“Grief and Tough Topics” will offer discussion on difficult questions and how to answer them, how to deal with difficult family members and much more. Some topics may truly be tough to discuss, but attendees will learn how to approach them, respond in a healthy way and continue forward.
