Sports

By Cort Reynolds

FT. JENNINGS - Visiting Ada lost 13-0 to Ft. Jennings Wednesday evening in a non-conference baseball game.

 

The Bulldogs fell to 4-14 with the defeat.

 

FJ scored four runs in the home first, then put the game out of reach with eight more in the bottom of the second frame.

 

Senior Colten Shaffer singled. drew two walks and and stole two bases for Ada. Senior Aaron Everhart also singled and stole a base. Sophomore Tyson Moore added the other Bulldog hit.

 

FJ out-hit Ada, 8-3. They also drew 10 walks and capitalized on five Ada errors to score five unearned runs.

 

Ohio Northern posted a strong showing in its first-ever Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament appearance, but ultimately fell to Baldwin Wallace 8-6 on Wednesday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The second-seeded Polar Bears end their season with a 14-3 record, while the third-seeded Yellow Jackets advance to Saturday'schampionship game with an 11-4 mark.

ONU won a share of the OAC Regular Season crown with a 7-1 league record in just the program's third year of existence.

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA - Host Lima Central Catholic scored seven runs in consecutive innings, leading to a 20-1 victory over Ada Tuesday evening in a non-conference baseball game.

 

The Bulldogs fell to 4-13 with the defeat.

 

LCC out-hit Ada, 15-2.  

 

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the second inning, when the Thunderbirds erupted for seven runs. LCC plated seven more runs in the third inning, and six in the fourth.

 

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA - The visiting Ada softball team lost to Lima Central Catholic 10-7 in a non-conference road contest Tuesday evening.

 

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 12-7 with the defeat.

 

Ada (9-5 away) finishes the NWC portion of their schedule at rival Columbus Grove (12-2, 4-2 NWC) Thursday, May 3.

 

Paulding, Grove and Crestview are all tied for second in the NWC at 4-2. Spencerville (6-0) is alone in first, with Ada (4-3) fifth in the bunched-up league standings.

By Cort Reynolds

 

MT. BLANCHARD - The Ada boys track team finished second at the six-team Hardin County meet in Riverdale Tuesday evening.

 

Kenton won the boys team event with 154.5 points, followed by Ada with 126.

 

Bulldog junior Noah Mattson won both the shot put and discus events to pace Ada.

 

Kenton also won the girls team title with 167 points, with host Riverdale second at 142. The Lady Bulldogs came in fourth with 53 points.

 

Sophomore Nora Dellifield ended up second in the pole vault to post the top Lady Bulldog individual finish.

 

Boys team scores:

1) Kenton 154.5 points

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