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Bulldog volleyball 2nd at C-R Invite

Posted by Staff on Sunday, September 17, 2023

Andreasen passes 1,000-assist mark

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School volleyball team finished an impressive second at the eight-team Cory-Rawson Invitational tournament Saturday, September 16.

The Bulldogs won two of three matches to improve their record to 9-5 following their tournament runner-up finish.

In the first round, Ada beat Temple Christian easily 25-12, 25-8.

In the semifinals, the Bulldogs rallied to defeat Holgate 21-25, 25-20, 25-21. Senior setter Autumn Andreasen passed out 29 helpers to surpass the 1,000-assist barrier for her career in the match.

In the championship bout against Van Buren, Ada won the first set 25-23, but then ran out of gas and lost 25-15, 25-10.

Against TC, the versatile Andreasen passed out 11 assists, made two kills, mustered five digs, served two aces and came up with a block. 

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Ohio Northern University sports recap, September 13

Posted by Staff on Sunday, September 17, 2023

VOLLEYBALL: Ehlinger, Wagner lead team to 3-0 sweep of Bluffton 
The No. 23-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team opened the home portion of its 2023 schedule with a 25-16, 25-13, 25-16 victory over area-rival Bluffton on Wednesday night at the ONU Sports Center. FULL STORY at ONUSports.com

MEN’S SOCCER: Team falls 1-0 at Ohio Wesleyan
DELAWARE—The Ohio Northern men's soccer team opened a five-game road trip Wednesday evening with a 1-0 loss at Ohio Wesleyan. FULL STORY at ONUSports.com

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Weekend Doctor: Sacroiliac pain

Posted by Staff on Sunday, September 17, 2023

By William Hogan, MD
Blanchard Valley Pain Management

The sacroiliac joint is a large joint in your lower back and buttocks region. There are two sacroiliac joints, one on each side, with ligaments in each joint that hold the bones together. Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain can be difficult to diagnose as other conditions can cause similar symptoms. When the joint becomes painful, it can cause pain in its immediate region or it can refer pain into your groin, hip, buttock or leg. SI joint pain can be aggravated with prolonged standing, sitting, stair climbing, moving from sitting to standing, and running.

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Festival forecast: clear and high of 72 degrees

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, September 16, 2023

Picture perfect weather is forecast for Ada's 2023 Harvest & Herb Festival--today, September 16. Details are HERE and on the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

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Bulldog football loses offensive battle to Leipsic

Posted by Staff on Saturday, September 16, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School football team battled hard but came up short against unbeaten Leipsic in a 55-24 shootout Friday night, September 15, at War Memorial Stadium in an entertaining Northwest Conference matchup featuring several big offensive plays.

The Bulldogs hung tough early and had visions of a possible upset after seizing a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter. But the Vikings responded with two long touchdown drives to regain control and take a 21-10 lead into the halftime break.

Spunky Ada fought back with two third-period touchdowns, but speedy Leipsic answered with three long scoring drives of its own in a seesaw third quarter.

The Bulldogs ran out of gas in the fourth quarter as the weather cooled considerably, but Ada stayed close for 36 minutes. After Ada scrapped back within 28-24, the speedy Vikings reeled off 27 unanswered points to pull away and win.

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Nursing home chaplain: John’s story before dementia

Posted by Staff on Saturday, September 16, 2023

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes. In this series of articles, he writes about his experiences with elderly residents. He does not use the residents’ real names.

By Bill Herr

In this series of articles, most of the experiences I relate involved nursing home residents experiencing some degree of dementia. The purpose is to show others ways to make their visits with such individuals as pleasant as possible.

There are about 15,000 nursing homes and 29,000 assisted living facilities in the United States, housing 2.1 million residents. One third of all Americans who die in a given year spend all or part their last six months in a senior care home. Nearly 80% of nursing home residents receive fewer than one outside visitor per month. Loneliness, hopelessness, loss of dignity and a lack of real purpose in living at an advanced age are among the primary emotional and spiritual issues that residents feel.  

Nursing home residents are blessed when they receive visitors. I met a new resident, John, who was outgoing, friendly and liked to talk.  He had a plaque on the wall of his room that was given to honor him when he retired as fire chief in his local community.

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