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Bulldog baseball loss to Polar Bears

Ada hosts Spencerville in sectional semifinal May 17 at 5 p.m. 

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School baseball team lost to county rival Hardin Northern 13-3 in a non-conference makeup contest under the park lights Friday evening.

Ada dropped to 6-13 with the defeat. HN improved to 12-9 with the run-rule shortened, six-inning win.

The Polar Bears jumped on top early as they scored four runs in the first frame with the aid of three errors, a single and a walk.

Ada got an infield hit in the home first from junior Jacob Sutherly, but were unable to score.

AHS Track & Field: Day 1 NWC meet results

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School track and field teams competed in the first day of the annual Northwest Conference championship meet at Crestview Thursday, May 12.

A few final events took place Thursday. Ada junior Courtney Sumner took fourth in the long jump to register the best Lady Bulldog finish of day one. Teammate Olivia Green came in right behind her in fifth.

The Ada girls rank sixth after day one, with the Bulldog boys eighth. Columbus Grove leads both the boys and girls standings.

Most of the event finals take place when the meet resumes Saturday morning.

 

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Bulldog baseball beats rival Mustangs

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School baseball team scored four late runs to beat local arch-rival Allen East 7-5 in a Northwest Conference makeup contest at Harrod Thursday evening.

Ada improved to 6-12 overall and finished 1-7 in the NWC with their first league win. Meanwhile, the Mustangs fell to 4-12 and 0-7 in NWC play with the defeat.

The Bulldogs trailed 4-3 heading to the sixth inning, when they scored four times to grab a 7-4 lead.

Spencer Wall relieved starting hurler Kadin Phipps late and pitched the final inning while giving up one run to earn the save.

Ada softball shut out in sectionals by Vikings

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School varsity softball team lost 8-0 at Leipsic in the Div. IV softball sectional finals Thursday evening, May 12, to be eliminated from the tournament.

"We still need to cut down on the errors to win games," said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. The Bulldog girls committed 10 miscues, while the Vikings made no errors.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-13 with the defeat. The Viking girls improved to 16-4 with the win and advanced to the district semifinals next week in Elida.

Registration opens for summer music classes for young children

Vicki's Music Studio of Ada is now accepting early registration for summer group classes for children from babies to age 10.

Because summer brings vacation plans, families can choose from multiple class sessions. Registration continues through June 27, the first week of classes.

Visit https://vickismusicstudio.com/summer%2C-2022 for the class schedule, rates and registration/release form, or call Vicki at 419-679-8259.

Classes run from June 28 to August 10.

Ada netters play at sectionals

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School tennis team competed in the Div. II sectional tournament Thursday, May 12 at UNOH in Lima.

Three Bulldogs participated in the singles tournament, while two tandems played in the doubles bracket.

Bulldog senior Dexter Woods easily defeated Gage Buxton of Kenton 6-0, 6-0 in his first match. Woods then lost to eventual semifinalist Max Gaumier of LCC 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 16.

Junior Brendan Jameson lost a very close three-setter to Wapakoneta's Connor Coffey in his round of 32 opening match. He fell 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

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