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By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY – The Ada High School boys wrestling team won three of five matches at the Crestview Duals tournament this past Saturday, January 14.

Bulldog freshman Silas Riblet fashioned a perfect 5-0 record at the tournament in the 106 lbs. bracket.

Ada’s Cooper Dappert, Colton Cole and Liam Vieira all went 4-1 in their divisions.

Ada was 0-2 in the pool play matches, but rebounded to go 3-0 in the consolation bracket pool.

The Bulldogs beat Defiance, Lincolnview and Paulding, and lost to Crestview and Elida.

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By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team raced to a 20-0 lead and cruised to a 55-19 win over county rival Ridgemont Monday evening, January 16.

The Bulldogs improved to 8-8 with the lopsided non-league victory. Meanwhile, the struggling Gopher girls fell to 0-11 with the defeat.

"We had a big lead early and it just grew from there," said Ada head coach Zach Ricker. "It gave us an opportunity to rotate girls and play with different lineups than usual.

"I felt like we shared the ball really well again tonight," he added. 

Bulldog senior guard Courtney Sumner canned 11 baskets with one trey to tally a game-high 23 points.

Ada pressed its way to a 14-0 margin, led 20-0 after the opening stanza and was never threatened. Sumner netted six two-point baskets in the first quarter.

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AHS girls swim team 4th at Eagle sprint meet

By Cort Reynolds

NORTH ROBINSON--The Ada High School girls swim team finished a strong fourth at the Eagle Invitational sprint meet hosted by Colonel Crawford east of Bucyrus Saturday, January 14.

Ada sophomore Lily Baumgartner won two events and set a meet record in capturing the 50 freestyle race. She also came within .60 of breaking the meet record while winning the 100 individual medley.

Bulldog senior Carlie Oldfield won the 50 backstroke and took second in the 25 freestyle.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School girls basketball team defeated Calvary Christian convincingly 51-27 in a non-conference game early Saturday afternoon, January 14.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-8 with the victory, while CC fell to 6-2 with the defeat.

"It was a great team win," said Ada head coach Zach Ricker. "It was nice to come out on a quick turnaround and get a win after Thursday night. 

"It was probably our most balanced game of the year offensively," he added. 

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By Cort Reynolds

DOLA–Ada High School boys basketball team decisively defeated county rival Hardin Northern 67-49 in a non-conference battle Saturday night, January 14.

Senior Carter Conley scored a career-high 27 points on the strength of six three-pointers to pace the Bulldogs. Classmate Spencer Wall netted a season-high 17 points.

Ada improved to 6-7 overall and snapped a four-game losing skid with the much-needed victory. Meanwhile, HN dropped to 4-9 with the loss.

"We had a slow start, but got the first quarter lead and never let up," said second-year Ada head coach Vince Halliday. 

Ada led 15-9 after one period and 29-21 at halftime as Conley poured in 17 points. A 19-10 Bulldog third quarter extended the lead to 17 points.

"We got stops and scores, and took it one possession at a time," Halliday said of the successful third period.

Wall scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half as Ada outscored HN 38-28.

"It was a night where we had the better athletes," said Halliday.

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By Cort Reynolds

Friday the 13th was unlucky for the Ada High School boys basketball team as they lost 61-36 to hot three-point shooting by visiting Delphos Jefferson in Northwest Conference play Friday night.

The Wildcats authored a 16-0 run midway through the first half to seize control, and they were never threatened.

Ada fell to 5-7 overall and 0-4 in the NWC after suffering their fourth loss in a row. Meanwhile, DJ improved to 6-6 and 2-1 in NWC play with the surprisingly lopsided win.

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