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Bulldog Marshall makes 1st team All-NWC girls soccer

By Cort Reynolds

Ada sophomore center-midfielder Ella Marshall was named first team All-Northwest Conference in voting conducted by the league coaches recently.

Lady Bulldog sophomore scoring leader Olivia Burkhart and senior Julia Kamatali were voted second team all-league.

Bulldog junior Ella Badertscher and senior Laura Mullins were named honorable mention all-conference.

Ada ended up 2-10-1 and 0-5-1 in NWC play. Lauryn Auchmuty of league champion Columbus Grove (6-0 NWC) was voted NWC Player of the Year. 

Columbus Grove mentor Chris Halker was named NWC Coach of the Year. 

 

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Lauryn Auchmuty – Columbus Grove – Fr

Ada's Williams, Jameson earn 1st team All-NWC soccer honors; Four other Bulldog boys honored

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School seniors Isaac Williams and Tyler Jameson were named first team All-Northwest Conference in voting conducted recently (October 2021) by the league coaches.

Bulldog juniors Carter Conley and Brendan Jameson were voted second team all-league. Conley led the Bulldogs in goals scored.

Ada junior Ethan Murphy and freshman Logan Jolliff were named honorable mention All-NWC.

Ada finished its season 7-8-3 overall and 1-2-1 (fourth) in NWC action. 

Jude Spallinger of unbeaten league champion Bluffton (4-0) was voted NWC Player of the Year. 

Bluffton's Steve Smucker was named NWC Coach of the Year in voting by his peers.

 

Ada's Sumner named HM all-league spiker 

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School junior Courtney Sumner was voted honorable mention All-Northwest Conference in voting recently (October 2021) conducted by the league coaches.

The versatile Sumner was among the team leaders in kills, digs and aces. The Lady Bulldogs finished 2-19 overall and 0-7 in the NWC.

Lincolnview senior Kendall Bollenbacher was named NWC Player of the Year.

JaNahn Evans was named NWC Coach of the Year by her peers after leading the Lancers to a third straight conference crown.

Lincolnview, Crestview and Leipsic tied for the NWC title at 7-1. 

Ada boys soccer stung by Hornets

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada boys soccer team lost a rematch at local rival Cory-Rawson 3-1 Saturday afternoon, October 23,  in Div. III sectional second round play.

Sixth-seeded Ada ends its season 7-8-3 after the defeat that snapped a three-match win streak. 

Fifth-seeded Cory-Rawson improved to 8-6-3 with the victory.

The Bulldogs had defeated C-R 4-1 in Ada on September 22. 

Ada ended up 4-4-2 on the road this season.

The Hornets advanced to the district semifinals at Tiffin Columbian Wednesday, October 27 at 5 p.m., against Northwest Conference champion Bluffton (12-3-2).

Top-seeded Bluffton whipped 12th seed Old Fort 8-0 Saturday afternoon. 

Bulldog CC competes at district meet

By Cort Reynolds

Four Ada cross country runners completed their season by competing in the Div. III district 2 meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, October 23.

Bulldog senior Riley Ferguson paced the Ada boys by coming home 43rd in a time of 20:59.5. It was his final race for the purple and gold.

Freshman Kaleb Couch crossed the finish line 53rd in 22:08.8.

Junior Tristen Dalton ended up in 62nd place with a time of 27:30.3.

"The kids ran well," said veteran Bulldog head coach Josh Klein. "The Bulldogs ran hard. All of the boys I believe ran season-best times."

Bulldogs fall to Mustangs in finale

By Cort Reynolds

Ada fought hard in their Friday, October 22, home game but lost 49-6 to backyard rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference and regular season finale at War Memorial Stadium.

A fired-up Bulldog squad hung close into the second half. 

Trailing 21-6 in the third period, Ada was stopped on fourth and one at their own 41 on a big play. AE scored two plays later and went on to pull away and outscore the purple and gold 28-0 after intermission.

The Bulldogs fell to 1-9 and finished 0-7 in the NWC with the defeat.

AE improved to 7-3 and 5-2 in the NWC with the win, good for third place.

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