By Cort Reynolds
NAPOLEON - Ada senior Klava Katayama won two individual events handily to lead the Bulldog girls to a strong fifth-place finish at the season-opening Napoleon Wildcat Invitational meet Saturday.

Katayama swam to victory in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly events. She won by a whopping 9.04 seconds in the 200 free, and touched the wall 8.74 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher in the 100 fly.

Ada freshman Carlie Oldfield took fourth in two races, while junior Paige Cole took home a fourth and seventh.

Katayama, Cole and Oldfield also Bulldog girls also swam for relay quartets that finished third in the 200 medley relay, and fourth in the 200 freestyle relay. Freshman Kaitlyn Bowden was the other swimmer for both relays.

Ada senior Isaac Spar posted the top boys individual finishes. He came in sixth in the 100 fly and ended up seventh in the 200 individual medley.
    
Napoleon edged Shawnee to win the boys team title, while Ottawa-Glandorf captured the girls team crown over second-place Bryan. The Bulldog boys finished a solid ninth out of 18 schools, while the Ada girls came in fifth out of 22 teams.

The Lady Bulldogs scored 177 points, and the Ada boys tallied 76 points.

Top Ada girls finishes:
200 freestyle: 1st Klava Katayama    2:01.80
100 butterfly: 1st Klava Katayama    1:00.67
             4th Paige Cole        1:10.87
200 medley relay: 3rd Ada A        2:04.56
100 freestyle: 4th Carlie Oldfield    1:00.47
200 individual medley: 4th    Carlie Oldfield     2:33.12
200 free relay: 4th Ada A            1:50.54
100 breaststroke: 7th Paige Cole    1:22.01

Top Ada boys finishes:
100 fly: 6th Isaac Spar        1:02.21
200 IM: 7th Isaac Spar        2:28.07

    Girls Team Standings
    1    Ottawa-Glandorf    497 points 
     2    Bryan     447     
     3    Napoleon A    325 
     4    Lima Shawnee 292     
     5    Ada 177     
     6    Lima Bath    128     
     7    Elida    122     
     8    Defiance    57     
     9    Napoleon B    53     
     10    Holland Springfield    44     
     11    Lima Central Catholic    38     
     12    Defiance Tinora    36     
     13    Sherwood Fairview    29     
     14    Celina    13     
     15    Sylvania Northview    12     
     16    Tiffin Calvert    11     
     17    Perrysburg    9     
     18    Wauseon    8     
     19    St. Marys 7     
     20    Kenton    5     
     21    Kalida    2     
     22    Pandora-Gilboa 1

    Boys Team Standings
    1    Napoleon A    385 points
     2    Lima Shawnee 365     
     3    Bryan     326 
     4    Ottawa-Glandorf    286.5     
     5    Elida     221     
     6    Holland Springfield 155.5     
     7    Defiance    109     
     8    Lima Bath    81     
     9    Ada 76     
     10    Miller City  46     
     11    Napoleon B    27     
     12    Celina 25     
     13    Lima Central Catholic     22     
     14    St. Marys 16     
     15    Archbold    15     
     16    Perrysburg    12     
     17    Sylvania Northview 9     
     18    Tiffin Calvert 7

The Ada swim team dives back into action at the Marion Pleasant Invitational meet Saturday, December 14 at 11 a.m.