Ada girls out-swim Cougars
By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Ada varsity girls swim team defeated Van Wert Tuesday evening in a dual meet on the road.
The Lady Bulldogs beat VW 39-28, while the Cougars defeated the Ada boys 43-11.
Sophomore Carlie Oldfield and senior Paige Cole each won two races to lead the Ada girls.
Oldfield and Cole also formed half of two victorious relay teams with sophomores Kayla Wince and Kaitlyn Bowden.
In addition, Bowden won the girls 200 freestyle.
Ada sophomore Brayden Miller finished second in two races (100 breaststroke, 100 free) to lead the Bulldog boys.
Ada first-place finishers:
Girls 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1st Ada High School A 2:28.19
1) Oldfield, Carlie 2) Wince, Kayla
3) Cole, Paige 4) Bowden, Kaitlyn
Girls 200 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Bowden, Kaitlyn 2:45.05
Girls 200 SC Meter IM
1st Oldfield, Carlie 2:48.60
Girls 100 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Cole, Paige 1:19.05
Girls 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie 1:09.57
Girls 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st Ada High School A 2:17.84 6
1) Cole, Paige 2) Wince, Kayla
3) Bowden, Kaitlyn 4) Oldfield, Carlie
Girls 100 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Cole, Paige 1:32.86
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