NWC honors also to Madisyn Gossard, Olivia Alexander and Haley Wyss
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016
For the second consecutive season, Ada High School junior Melina Woods was named Northwest Conference “Player of The Year” in volleyball.
Ada won the Northwest Conference title with a perfect 8-0 record in league play.
JaNahn Evans of Lincolnview was voted NWC Coach of the Year. Voting took place earlier this week by NWC coaches.
Other Ada players named to the all-conference team follow:
• Madisyn Gossard, junior, first team
• Olivia Alexander, junior, second team
• Haley Wyss, senior, honorable mention
The attachment includes the entire list of NWC all-conferenc players.
Now just a few points shy of qualifying for state marching band finals
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016
The Ada High School Marching Band continues winning streak.
The Ada High School marching band earned first place in class C Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Buckeye Invitational.
This was the third competition of the season and the third time the Bulldogs have earned first place.
In addition, the group earned honors for best general effects, color guard, music and visual effects in Class C.
The Buckeye Invitational is a high school band competition sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). It is hosted by The Ohio State University Marching Band and takes place in Ohio Stadium.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016
Carolyn J. Risner, 78, died on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at noon at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on June 1, 1938, in Lima, Ohio, to Claude and Della (Hall) Gullett who preceded her in death. On May 19, 1956, Carolyn married Paul E. Risner and he preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 2015.
She was a member of Grace Gospel Church of Ada. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Monty Siekerman
Ohio Northern's total enrollment is 3,108 students, a 4 percent decrease from fall semester 2015. The number of new undergraduate students is up 4.3 percent.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada girls soccer team won the resumption of its suspended Div. III first round sectional soccer match over visiting Otsego 2-1 (3-1 in a shootout) after the second overtime was scoreless Wednesday evening.
Darkness suspended play at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday evening with the score knotted at 1-1 after one 15-minute overtime period.
The shootout victory was the first tournament win in Lady Bulldog soccer program history.
Ada, which improved to 6-10-1 with the victory, had a few solid scoring opportunities in the second OT but couldn't find the back of the net.