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Ada girls edged at Mustangs

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, October 18, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD - The visiting Ada girls soccer team played well but lost a 3-2 battle at backyard rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference and season finale Monday evening.

 

The Bulldog record ended up 5-12 overall and 4-3 in the NWC after the defeat. AE improved to 8-7-1 and 6-0-1 in the league with the victory to tie Bluffton for the NWC crown.

 

Ella Poling scored first to give Ada a 1-0 lead, but the Mustangs rallied to take a 2-1 edge by halftime on scores by Helser and Lawrence.

 

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Bulldog Woods three-peats as NWC Player of the Year

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, October 18, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS - Ada senior middle Melina Woods completed two three-peats this past week.

 

Woods led Ada to its third straight Northwest Conference title and then won NWC volleyball Player of the Year honors for the third year in a row in voting conducted by league coaches at Delphos Sunday.

 

Behind Woods, Ada clinched its second straight outright, undefeated NWC title this season and third consecutive championship overall, including a shared crown in 2015. The Bulldogs have gone 23-1 in the NWC over the past three seasons, and were 29-3 over her conference career.

 

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Bulldogs sweep Pioneers in 1st round

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, October 17, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada volleyball team easily swept visiting Lima Temple Christian Monday night in Div. III first round sectional volleyball action.

 

The third-seeded Bulldogs whipped LTC 25-11, 25-9, 25-8 to improve to 15-7. LTC ended its season 4-19 after the defeat.

 

Ada senior Melina Woods led the victors to their seventh match win in a row with 25 kills, five blocks and two aces.

 

"We came out a little weird, not having a JV match beforehand," said Ada head coach Melissa Gossard. "We were a little off focus until the third set.

 

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Soccer Player of the Week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Sarah Puntel, a junior from Stripongsville, has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week.

The junior earns the honor for the first time in her career.

Puntel led Northern offensively as the No. 15-ranked Polar Bears posted a 2-0-0 record during the week, defeating Heidelberg and John Carroll.

In the contest against Heidelberg, Puntel scored an unassisted goal in the 27th minute that would prove to be the game-winner for ONU.

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Volleyball Player of the Week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Ohio Northern sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 9-15.

Huppert led the Polar Bears (21-4 overall, 4-1 OAC) to a perfect 4-0 week, including OAC victories over Heidelberg and John Carroll.

The sophomore ranked second on the team during the week with 44 kills, while hitting a solid .333.

Huppert also had a phenomenal week defensively, recording 14 blocks, including a game-high six blocks in a 3-0 sweep over Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Friday afternoon.

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Ada football team in pink socks

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The Ada football team takes the field on Friday...wearing pink socks. The Bulldogs beat Paulding. Maybe they should wear pink sock at every game. The Bulldogs got into the spirit to raise awareness and collect money for breast cancer. The cancer effort was sponsored by the cheerleaders who held a clinic that evening for 68 future cheerleaders from preschool to fifth grade.
 

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