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A homecoming to remember

Of course, it rained, but that didn't dampen the evening festivities
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 3, 2016

Of course, it rained. Despite that Ada High School 2016 homecoming was memorable.

Mara Guyton was crowned queen and Jared Craig, King.

Sue Matson provided the Icon with the following photos from the pre-game ceremony. Identifications are below:

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Foggy morning breakdown

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 3, 2016

Where's the railroad track? Where's the water tower? Where's Waldo? It was a foggy day in Ada on Monday. School started with a two-hour delay but the fog won and school was cancelled. Ken Collins offers this early-morning hour photos.

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Ada football: Knights down by 1, 4 seconds to play, ball on Ada's 2 yard line

And Ada defense saves the day
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 3, 2016

Story by Dusty Donley
Photos by Sue Mattson
A gutty defensive stop ended the game as the Bulldogs won a 27-26 Homecoming thriller over the visiting Crestview Knights.

Down by one with four seconds to play and the ball on the Ada two yard line, Crestview elected to keep their offense on the field. Knight quarterback Drew Kline took the snap and felt immediate pressure from Bulldog defender Ethan Swaney, forcing the sophomore quarterback to throw a wobbly pass into the end zone.

GAME BOX SCORE AT BOTTOM -

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Relentless in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 3, 2016

Several days of rain and light showers put the first annual Hardin County Pullers fall brawl In jeopardy on Saturday, but with a lot of work the area was ready for the contest. The event began only 40 minutes late. Most of the pullers showed up to test their skill and machines, but the crowd was reduced considerably compared to the 4,000 who attended in May. (Monty Siekerman)

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Cross country: Runners set 6 personal records at Kalida

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 3, 2016

Ada runners compete at Kalida
By Cort Reynolds

KALIDA - The Ada cross country team competed at the Wildcat Invitational Saturday morning, with five harriers posting personal-best times at the Kalida Fish and Game Club course.

The Lady Bulldogs finished ninth out of 11 teams while the Ada boys came in 17th out of 19 squads.

"The boys ran with four other conference schools; we fell a little behind Bluffton who took 14th place, while recently defeated Allen East did not have enough boys to place in order to compare our two teams," said Ada coach Josh Klein.

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ONU going solar

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 2, 2016

Surveying is underway for a giant solar project on the ONU campus. Construction trucks are in place and a fence has been installed around the area, which is located along the east side of Klingler Road south of Lima Avenue. Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for a giant solar project on campus. The event is open to the public. More details are in the story below. (Monty Siekerman photo)
 

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