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Bulldog girls basketball rallies past USV

Conley scores career-high 15

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls basketball team overcame a slow start to convincingly defeat traditional arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 45-32 Thursday night, November 30.

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  Ada   5    9  12  19   45
  USV   11    2   11   8   32

Bulldog wrestling squad led by state qualifiers

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School varsity wrestling program lost some key grapplers to off-season injuries, but returns a pair of state meet competitors and a young district qualifier to lead the team in 2023-24.

Bulldog state swim qualifier aims for even higher finishes, 8 letter winners return for Ada

Swim schedule opens December 7, roster below

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School varsity swim team returns a two-time state qualifier Lily Baumgartner and eight letter winners to its 13-person roster for the 2023-2024 season.

Former Ada district qualifier Ashley Robey enters her second year as head coach along with assistant coach Lorna Spar. 

A total of eight girls and five boys comprise the Bulldog swim team roster this winter. Five newcomers will help replace four talented graduates.

But the most accomplished swimmer returns. Junior ace Lily Baumgartner returns after finishing third in the state in the 100 butterfly, and fifth in the 100 backstroke last winter. She has put in a lot of off-season work to get higher on the podium this coming February at the state meet in both events.

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Bulldog girls basketball stings Hornets, wins home opener

Stingy defense, balanced scoring paves way to win

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls basketball team dominated the middle quarters with tough defense to rally from a big early deficit and win their home opener 54-46 over non-league foe Cory-Rawson Tuesday night, November 28.

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Women's Basketball falls 58-55
(November 21) ADA__The 17th-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell 58-55 in a defensive battle at Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday evening.

Bulldog boys hoops rebuilding with athleticism, youth

PHOTO Indentifications below

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School head coach Vince Halliday enters year three of rebuilding the Bulldog boys basketball program with little returning experience but plenty of athleticism, youth and hope for the future in the fold. 

Nine seniors and all five starters graduated from a 10-14 team that went 0-8 in Northwest Conference play last year.

Two little-used lettermen return to combine with several promising but young newcomers this winter. Ada lost 99 percent of its scoring to graduation, yet could surprise people with its athletic ability.

"Obviously, we are very young and inexperienced," admitted Halliday. "We will probably start two freshmen and two sophomores. But I like the talent.

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