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Bulldogs run at Grove Invitational

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada cross country team competed at the Columbus Grove Invitational Saturday morning, September 4.

BOYS RESULTS

Ada senior Riley Ferguson posted the top Bulldog finish. He crossed the line in 79th place with a time of 22:35.

Bulldog freshman Kaleb Couch ended up 86th with a time of 23:32.12.

Junior Tristen Dalton was 103rd in 29:05.86.

Botkins won the 18-team Red Division boys crown with 48 points. Lincolnview was second (69), followed by Bluffton in third (155).

 

Red Division Team Scores:

(Place, points, school)

  1     48    BOTKINS

  2     69    LINCOLNVIEW    

Ada linksters 2nd at county invitational

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada golf team finished a solid second at the four-team Hardin County Bill McClain Memorial Invitational at the Kenton Memorial Golf Course Saturday.

Kenton won the event with 182 strokes, followed by Ada at 205 shots. Riverdale was third (225), while Ridgemont came in a distant fourth (265). 

Senior Dexter Woods finished third overall and led the Bulldogs with a nine-hole score of 47. Junior Geddes Klingler carded a score of 49, and senior Andrew Rush registered a 50. 

Sophomore Jack Baumgartner was the fourth Bulldog scorer with a round of 59.

Senior Kamron Wilkerson carded a 60.

Ada spikers fall in tri-match Sept. 4

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada volleyball team lost a non-league tri-match at Arlington with county rival Hardin Northern Saturday morning, September 4.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to the host Red Devils 25-15, 25-18 in the first match. They then lost a close two-setter to county foe HN 25-21, 25-23.

Ada dropped to 1-7 overall with the defeats. The Red Devils ran their record to 1-4 with a split, while HN improved to 3-6 after sweeping Arlington 2-0.

Bulldog junior Courtney Sumner hustled up nine digs and hit for six kills vs. Arlington.

2021 Hardin County Fair September 7-12

The 2021 Hardin County Fair will include livestock exhibits, entertainment, musical entertainment, midway food and vendors and wholesome family fun September 7-12. Learn more at hardincountyfair.org/schedule. PHOTO: Hardin County Agricultural Society.

Unusual Armyworm Outbreak

Northwest Ohio extension offices are noting "an unusual number of reports about fall armyworm outbreaks particularly in forage including alfalfa and sorghum sudangrass, and in turf. Certain hard-hit fields have been all but stripped bare." 

The infestation can affect crops and lawns. Fall armyworm does not overwinter in Ohio.

Additional information can be found at News and notes from Allen County OSU Extension.

Bulldogs win county rival shootout at HN for 1st win

By Cort Reynolds

After a nine-year hiatus, visiting Ada triumphantly resumed its traditional rivalry against county foe Hardin Northern with a 42-30 win Friday night, September 3.

The Bulldogs trailed 24-21 at halftime and 30-21 in the third period, but scored the final 21 points to pull out the win. It was the first Ada victory since outscoring Delphos Jefferson 74-70 on September 27, 2019.

Ada improved to 1-2 with the victory in their last non-league game of the regular season. HN fell to 2-1 with their first defeat.

"When you have been coaching as long as I have you are just excited for the kids," said first-year Ada head coach Toby Smith of his first win as Bulldog mentor. 

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