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Ada's Melina Woods NWC volleyball player of the year - second time!

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.

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Ada band continues its winning streak

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.

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Carolyn Risner was a member of Grace Gospel Church

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.

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ONU fall enrollment is 3,108 students - decrease from 2015

Number of new undergraduate students is up
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.

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Soccer: Riverdale eliminates Ada boys

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

Story by Cort Reynolds - photos by Vickie Garmon

Host Riverdale defeated Ada 2-0 in boys Div. III sectional first round soccer action Tuesday night.

The loss ended the Bulldog season with a 7-9-1 record after a promising 6-1 start.

Ada ended up 3-4 in NCOSA play and 2-2-1 in Northwest Conference action.

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Soccer: Ada girls win suspended tourney battle in shootout

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.

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