By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The deep Ada varsity volleyball team enters its third season under head coach Kyleigh Tabor looking to return to the upper echelon of the Northwest Conference this fall.
Four letter winners and three starters return from last year's squad that finished 10-13 overall and lost to Arlington in the sectionals. The Lady Bulldogs also finished 2-6 in the nine-team league standings.
Versatility will be a key for the Lady Bulldogs, who are not very tall but boast a lot of good, competitive athletes who are positionally interchangeable.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team had to battle hard before emerging from its home opener with a four-set win over county rival Kenton on a hot Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs finished strong in the final two sets to prevail 25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23 and improve to 2-0. The Wildcat loss dropped their mark to 0-1.
"Kenton outplayed us after the first set," said Ada third-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We relaxed and didn't play our game, and Kenton wanted it more. It is early in the season and we have a lot of work to do."
By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Ada golf team competed in a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday at Hickory Sticks Golf Course.
Lincolnview won the event with 168 strokes, followed closely by Columbus Grove (170). Crestview was third with 210 strokes and Ada shot 218.
Ada dropped to 1-15 overall and 0-8 in the NWC with the losses.
Junior Andrew Rush paced Ada with a round of 51. Senior Jacob Morgan shot 54, and junior Kamron Wilkerson carded a 55. Junior Dexter Woods rounded out the Ada scorers with a 58.
Freshman Jack Baumgartner shot 64 and sophomore Geddes Klingler added a 66 for Ada.
By Cort Reynolds This is the second in a series of Ada HS fall sports team previews. Click here for the football preview.
ADA - Energetic new Ada varsity girls soccer head coach A.J. Wahlie is optimistic his first squad can be a difficult opponent to play this fall.
The third-year Ohio Northern University law student played four seasons of college soccer at Bethany College (West Va.) and before that competed for Wapakoneta High School.
By Cort Reynolds This is the first in a series of Ada HS fall sports team previews.
ADA - Behind all-everything senior quarterback Brandon Hull, the 2020 Ada football team looks to rebound from another injury-plagued season amid uncharted waters in a pandemic-affected campaign featuring a unique schedule.
The Bulldogs are coming off their second straight 2-8 season (1-6 Northwest Conference) ravaged by injuries.
An explosive offense could help the Bulldogs return to .500 or better, but the porous defense must improve greatly to achieve that goal.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls soccer team kicked off its 2020 campaign at home Saturday with a 2-0 loss vs. visiting Tiffin Columbian.
TC scored both goals in the first half, including one in the first two minutes. Then their second goal was netted with just nine seconds left before intermission.
"It was a tough loss," said new Lady Bulldog head coach A.J. Wahlie of his debut. "Ella Marshall, a freshman, had a fantastic game for us at center back.
"While it wasn't the result we wanted, it was a fantastic learning opportunity for our group," he noted. "We started four freshmen who really grew as the 80 minutes went on."
