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Lady Bulldogs win soccer opener

By Cort Reynolds

INDIAN LAKE - The Ada girls soccer team beat Indian Lake 4-2 in their season opener Saturday to highlight the debut of new head coach Doug Poling.

 

The Lady Bulldogs start out the season 1-0 after Bella East scored three goals to pace the offense.

 

Katie Butterfield tallied the other Ada goal.

 

East, Butterfield and Ella Poling each passed out one assist. Senior Anney Archer made 12 saves in her first game in goal.

 

Ada fell behind 1-0 but was able to tie it up before halftime. They then outscored the Lakers 3-1 after the intermission.

 

Lady Bulldog spikers start off with sweep

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada volleyball team beat local non-league foes Cory-Rawson and Waynesfield-Goshen convincingly on Saturday to open the promising 2017 season on a strong note.

 

The Bulldogs (2-0) dismissed the Hornets and Tigers in straight sets. Meanwhile, Cory defeated Waynesfield in the middle match.

 

The Bulldogs had a little more trouble with C-R, winning 25-14, 25-16 in the opener.

 

Senior Melina Woods paced Ada with 14 kills, three digs and three blocks vs. C-R. Senior Maddie Gossard served three aces and dished out nine assists. Sophomore Sidney Gossard doled out seven assists and added one ace.

 

Men's tennis to open at the Oberlin Invitational

The Ohio Northern men's tennis team will open its 2017-18 schedule on Sept 16-17 at the Oberlin Invitational under second-year head coach Mike Bonnell.

The Polar Bears will also play at the ITA Regionals at Kalamazoo on Sept. 29-Oct. 1 to wrap up their fall schedule.

Northern will begin its spring schedule Feb. 10 with a tri-match at Albion (Mich.) with Olivet (Mich.)

ONU will open the home portion of its schedule on Feb. 25 against Adrian (Mich.) and will open Ohio Athletic Conference play at Capital on March 30.

Panthers win NWC golf meet

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS - Ada competed in a four-team Northwest Conference match Wednesday at the Delphos Country Club.

 

Paulding took first with 180 strokes, followed in second by Crestview (192). Delphos Jefferson shot 202 and Ada finished fourth with 247 strokes.

 

Alex Morgan paced the Bulldogs with a score of 58. Teammate Brevin Sizemore shot 60 while Rob Allison carded a 62. Jake Colwell added a total of 67. Austin Amburgey  contributed a 69 and Wyatt Badertscher posted a 72.

 

Cade McGarvey of Paulding was the medalist with a match-low score of 41.  Crestview's Caden Hurles finished second with a 44.

 

Pirates win NWC golf quad

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - Ada co-hosted a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course, which was won by Bluffton.

 

The Pirates won with 178 strokes, followed closely in second by Lincolnview (182). Allen East shot 207 and Ada finished fourth with 252 strokes.

 

"We played well," said Ada head coach Jason Campbell. "We are getting scores consistently in the high 50s and mid-60s. That's a big jump from last season. I am proud of the progress the team is making."

 

Arlington downs Bulldog golfers

By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON - Host Arlington defeated Ada in a boys dual golf match
Monday evening, 192-228.

The defeat dropped the Bulldog linkster record to 1-3 this season.

Red Devils Brayden Bishong and William Bishong 44 shared match medalist
honors with a nine-hole score of 44.

Alex Morgan paced Ada with a score of 52.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to host Bluffton, Lincolnview and Allen East
Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. in an NWC four-team match at the Bluffton Golf
Course.

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