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Ada diamond sports registration through March 11

Registration for Ada diamond sports for ages 5-14 is currently taking place online and closes March 11. Visit www.tinyurl.com/2p967sfu to complete the process.

To register, you will be asked to complete a form for each player and then make payment at the time of registration. Payment will be debit or credit card. All fees are non-refundable.

Registrations will be accepted for the following age groups (age as of June 1, 2022). The grades listed are "suggested"; if the player falls within the age group, they are eligible: 

ONU Men finish 3rd at OAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

By Wes Mayberry, www.onusports.com

Sophomore Keegan Digby (Bowling Green/Otsego) won the shot put championship, and the 4x400 relay team brought home a title to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team to a third-place finish on Saturday, February 26, at the 2022 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships meet at Mount Union's Peterson Field House.

The Polar Bears (32-3) scored 107 points, placing third of 10 teams.

Kyleigh Nau participates in YMCA 8 & Under swim championships

Kyleigh Nau, age 7, of Ada participated in the 2022 Northwest Ohio YMCA swim league championships on February 26, an 8 & Under championship session.

Kyleigh swam in 5 individual events and had 5 personal best times. She place 20th out of 84 girls in the 25 free. Kyleigh swims for the Lima YMCA Barracudas.

Bulldog McClain 3rd at wrestling sectionals; Vieira 5th

By Cort Reynolds

Four Ada High School wrestlers competed in the Div. III sectional tournament at Lima Central Catholic on February 26.

Bulldog sophomore Clayton McClain was seeded second and took third place in the 126 lbs. bracket. He posted a 3-1 record to advance to the next round of competition. 

The top four in each weight class qualify for the district meet.

McClain won his first match by pin at 2:47, then lost a second round decision by a 14-6 count. He rebounded to win a 13-3 decision in the consolation semifinals. 

In the third-place match, he edged Coldwater's Tanner Stammen 2-1. McClain is now 26-9 this season.

Bulldog Baumgartner performs at state swim finals

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School freshman Lily Baumgartner fared well in two finals races at the 2022 Div. II state meet in Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday, February 25.

Baumgartner finished fourth in the 100 butterfly B finals to end up 12th overall in the event. Senior Ella Jo Piersma of Seven Hills won the event with a time of 53.43.

Baumgartner's time of 58.1 in the 100 fly was a .46 improvement on her preliminary time of 58.56 on Thursday.  

Baumgartner ended up 14th in the state 100 backstroke race. She finished sixth in the B Finals event Friday with a time of 59.88.

Bulldog Baumgartner advances to state swim finals

By Cort Reynolds

Two Ada High School swimmers competed at the Div. II state swim meet preliminaries at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday, February 24.

Ada freshman Lily Baumgartner participated in two races at Canton. She advances to the B finals in both events while gaining valuable experience as one of the meet's youngest swimmers.

Baumgartner finished 16th in the state preliminary 100-yard butterfly heats out of 24 swimmers. She qualified for the B Finals race on Friday. The top eight finishers made it to the A finals race.

Baumgartner swam the 100 butterfly in 58.56. She was seeded 13th amid the 24-girl field in the 100 fly.  

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