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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Ada volleyball squad opened defense of its Northwest Conference title with a sweep at local rival Bluffton Tuesday night.

The Lady Bulldog spikers improved to 6-4 and 1-0 in NWC play with a convincing 25-14, 25-19, 25-23 victory. The Pirates fell to 1-6 and 0-1 in league play with the defeat.

Three-time defending league champion Ada extended its NWC win streak to 17 matches as a result of the sweep.

"We played well and it was a good win to start conference play," said first-year Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor.

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Bruce and Saundra (Louthan) Neely will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

The couple was married on Sept. 14, 1968, in Medina, Ohio, at the Medina United Methodist Church.

They are long-time residents of Ada, Ohio, and have two children Chris (Laura) Neely of Galloway, Ohio, and Jennifer (Josh) Herndon of El Reno, Oklahoma.

They have 10 grandchildren: Jonas, Seth, Rebecca, Thaddeus, Matthew, David, Jasper, Noah, Neely Jo, and Kirsten.

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What's homecoming week without a special dress-up day? Decades Day theme allows lots of possibilities. Ada preschoolers were part of the action this week. (Ada Bulldog Facebook page)

 

After rain-soaked lose at LC

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By Dusty Donley
In what was a rain soaked, blustery evening in Lima, former N.W.C. powerhouse Lima Central Catholic racked up a 30 point first half lead in route to a 43-20 non-conference victory over the visiting Ada Bulldogs.  The loss is Ada’s second straight, dropping the Bulldogs to 1-2 on the 2018 gridiron season.

The Thunderbirds struck first early in the opening period when quarterback Nevan Stolly connected with Shaun Thomas on an 80-yard score.  Thomas’s two-point conversion run was good, giving L.C.C. an 8-0 lead with just under three minutes played.

Dave Sparks is the first-ever school resource officer at Ada Schools

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By Monty Siekerman
He’s there to ensure safety.

And, he has loads of experience in police work.

Dave Sparks is the first-ever school resource officer at Ada Schools.

He is among the first to arrive at the school in the morning and among the last to leave when the school day is done.

He’s in uniform and he has a gun. He carries radios and phones to make quick contact, if the need ever arises.

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