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Bulldog girls basketball seeded 9th at sectional

Posted by Staff on Monday, February 3, 2025

AE 3rd, Crestview 1st

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls basketball team was seeded ninth on February 2 at the Van Wert district, and will play at a powerhouse former league foe in Div. VII sectional action.

The purple and gold Bulldogs (3-17) play at second seed Columbus Grove (19-2) Saturday, February 15 at 2 p.m. CG leads the Northwest Conference at 6-0, and is second to Ottoville in the PCL at 6-1.

The Ada/CG winner advances to the district semifinals at Van Wert Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldog battle victor will play against the survivor of the tough Feb. 15 sectional contest between fourth seed Wayne Trace (14-4) and fifth seed Riverdale (14-5).

Convoy Crestview (18-3) was seeded first and elected to play number eight Antwerp (7-13) in the first round. The winner of that game hosts seventh seed Delphos Jefferson (9-10) Feb. 15 in a sectional final.

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Mason to receive Ada's "Make a Difference" award

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, February 3, 2025

Linda Mason, senior financial aid specialist at Ohio Northern University, Village of Ada Council Member and owner of the Center on Central will be recognised for her volunteer work with the Chris Burns-DiBiasio Make a Difference Award at the February 27 Ada Distinguished Awards Night. PHOTO by Mark Andreasen.

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Ada girls basketball win vs. Rockets

Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 2, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

MORRAL - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team stifled non-conference foe Ridgedale 31-17 in a makeup game on Saturday, February 1.

Ada held the Rocket girls to just two first-half points, and shut them out in the second stanza to build a 12-2 lead at halftime.

The Bulldogs outscored the hosts 19-15 in the second half to win going away.

The 17 points Ada allowed was their lowest defensive output of the season. 

The Bulldog girls improved to 3-17 overall after the road win. Non-league foe Ridgedale dropped to 5-13 with the defeat.

“We played a 2-3 zone and tried to force them to make shots over the top,” explained Ada head coach Zach Ricker.

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Ada 9th at Ada Wrestling Invitational

Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 2, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School wrestling team hosted its annual 17-team invitational meet on February 1. The Bulldogs finished a solid ninth with 100 points. Columbus Grove won the event with 167.5 points.

Ada senior Liam Vieira took second in the 144 lbs. weight division. Seeded third, he won three matches by pin to reach the title round.

In the championship bout, he lost by technical fall 17-1 to top-seeded Triad junior Garret Bollock.

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Weekend Doctor: Vitamin K after birth is a lifesaving medication

Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 2, 2025

By Brittany Grider, MD

Pediatricians consider medications given to newborn babies very carefully. There are generally plenty of safety data and studies evaluating if the benefits of a medication outweigh the potential harms. If we are encouraging you to give a medication to your baby, it’s because we feel that it is potentially lifesaving. 

One medication recommended for all newborns is Vitamin K. Vitamin K (phytonadione) is a fat-soluble vitamin that is necessary for blood to clot. We also need this vitamin in our bodies to stop bleeding from cuts and bruises. 

Vitamin K does not cross the placenta and is poorly excreted in breast milk. Also, due to differences in the gut microbiome in babies, it is poorly absorbed when we try to supplement it by mouth. The only way to give it to babies in the United States is by a one-time injection when they are newborns. 

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Bulldog boys basketball out-gunned by Arlington

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, February 1, 2025

Between games, the 1975-76 Ada boys district champion team that went 21-2 (10-0 NWC) was recognized, represented by then-coach Gene Fries. The Northwest Conference championship team will be inducted to the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame this summer.

Ada assistant coach and former Kenton standout Darren Gilbert was also recognized as an inductee to the county sports Hall of Fame. A long-time coach and teacher in the area, he was a third team all-state selection as a senior in class AA.

By Cort Reynolds

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