ADA – The Ada High School softball team defeated visiting county foe Ridgemont handily 8-1 on a warm and windy Friday evening, April 18.
“It was nice to see eight different girls get hits,” said fourth-year Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. “Natilyn’s homer got us off to a good start.”
Ada improved to 11-2 with the decisive victory. The Gophers fell to 2-6 after the defeat.
The Bulldog girls out-hit Ridgemont, 11-3.
Ada took an early lead in the home first and never trailed. With two out, senior Natilyn McClain smoked a line-drive solo home run over the fence in center field to make it 1-0.
ADA – The Ada High School baseball team lost 8-2 to visiting county rival Ridgemont on a windy, warm Friday evening, April 18.
The Bulldogs fell behind 5-0 after three innings. Ada scored single runs in the fourth and fifth frames to edge back into striking distance at 5-2.
But the Gophers plated three big insurance runs in the top of the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Maddox Thompson doubled home two runs in the seventh on a fly ball down the right field line to extend the Gopher lead to 7-2. Another two-bagger by Jon Cromer plated the third and final run of the inning.
By William Kose, MD, JD
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KENTON __ The United Way of Hardin County board members met to allocate funding for the 2025/26 year. The UWHC approved funding for all 14 of the agencies that applied.
These awards will be given out at the United Way’s Annual Meeting, which will take place May 15 at The Coterie in Kenton, starting at 4:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend the event which will include a 2024 year in review, announcements of 2024 volunteer, partner, and business of the year, and the Bonnie McBride Pie Auction.
Dr. Melissa Baumann from Ohio Northern University will be recognized as outgoing Campaign Chair. The event will include light snacks and beverages.
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By Cort Reynolds
ADA – The Ada High School softball team whipped former conference rival Columbus Grove 11-0 in their “Battle of the Bulldogs” on Thursday, April 17.
“It was nice to see a lot of different girls get hits,” said fourth-year Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. “We hit the ball pretty well and pitched well.”
