SHELBY__It took multiple days, but the determined Ada High School softball team staved off rain delays and a late rally to beat Colonel Crawford 11-10 in a wild Div. VI Northwest district final that finished on Monday, May 25.
The Bulldogs led 11-8 when the game was stopped by rain at a crucial point three days earlier, in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Eagles had the bases loaded with nobody out when play was halted.
ST. HENRY__The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost to top-seeded powerhouse St. Henry 21-0 in their Div. VI Northwest 1 sectional final game on Saturday evening, May 23.
Ranked second in the state, the hard-hitting Redskins built a 5-0 lead after two innings. They then put the game out of reach with an eight-run third.
SH plated eight more runs in the bottom of the fourth frame to invoke the mercy run rule after a scoreless top of the fifth.
The Redskins out-hit the Bulldogs 16-3 and took advantage of six Ada errors to score 12 unearned runs. SH smacked seven doubles and two home runs.
SHELBY__The Ada High School softball team led Colonel Crawford 11-8 in a seesaw Div. VI Northwest district semifinal showdown on Friday, May 22, when play was stopped by rain.
The game was postponed in the bottom of the sixth inning with Ada ahead 11-8. But the Eagles had the bases loaded with nobody out when play was paused.
UPDATE The game is rescheduled for Monday (5/25) at 11:00 a.m.
Ada fell behind 3-0 after one inning. But the Bulldogs rallied with eight runs in the second inning behind home runs from Reese Jordan and Tea Griffith.
UPDATE The (5/23) Sectional Varsity Baseball at St Henry has been pushed back to start at 4:00 p.m. .
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School baseball team lost to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference rival Riverdale 5-0 in the oft-delayed conclusion of their suspended game on Friday, May 22.
The Bulldogs trailed 3-0 when the game was stopped by rain on Monday, April 27 in the second inning. The game was postponed again this past Wednesday due to rain.
LIMA__The Ada High School softball team utilized two huge innings to decisively defeat Carey 11-0 in Div. VI Northwest 1 district semifinal action at Bath on a windy Thursday evening, May 21.
The Bulldog girls scored four key runs in the bottom of the first frame to settle in and take control early. They then plated seven runs in the fourth to invoke the 10-run mercy rule after shutting out the Blue Devils in the top of the fifth.
It was the second year in a row that Ada eliminated Carey at the district level on the Lima Bath diamond. The twice-postponed game was delayed from its original May 19 date, and again on May 20.
