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.
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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By Monty Siekerman
The annual Kiwanis Club spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Ada School cafeteria.
About 300 people attend each year.
Tickets are $7 presale, $8 at the door, with children 10 and under free.
In addition to all the spaghetti you can eat, the meal includes salad, bread sticks, and a beverage.
Tickets are available at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull's office, Hanson Neely Funeral Home, and club members.
By Monty Siekerman
USV beat Ada in total sales in a three-hour contest during McTeachers Night at Ada McDonald's. USV sales were $4,383 while Ada's totaled $3,540.
Early in the evening, it looked like Ada would win hands down since customers were lined up out the door and onto the front sidewalk when the clock struck 5 o'clock. But USV held their own and blew Ada out of the water.
LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW -
The schools vied for highest sales from 5-8 p.m. on back-to-back Mondays. In any case, both school systems won. Ada will receive $1,700. The total for USV has not been determined yet.
