Tournament play begins Oct 18

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE--The visiting Ada High School volleyball team swept Spencerville handily to capture their Northwest Conference and regular season finale Tuesday night.

The decisive 25-20, 25-12, 25-18 victory lifted the Lady Bulldog record to 11-11 overall and 2-6 in the NWC. Ada finished tied for sixth place in the nine-team league with Delphos Jefferson and Columbus Grove.

Ada beat Grove, but lost at Jefferson. The Bulldogs had a far better overall record than CG (4-16) and DJ (5-16).

The Bearcat girls dropped to 3-15 and 0-8 in the NWC to finish last in the league.

Ada senior libero Courtney Sumner dug up 23 hits and served four aces.  

Junior setter Autumn Andreasen passed out 27 assists and came up with eight digs. 

Sophomore Lily Baumgartner contributed seven kills and 19 digs.

Junior Daicy Robinson knocked down a team-high eight kills. Senior Emilee Huffer hammered five kills and came up with seven digs.

Sophomore defensive specialist Jenna Bassitt mustered 10 digs and dealt a pair of aces. Tessa Griffith drilled six kills. Freshman Alyssa Madison added two aces.

The Bulldog junior varsity also won in straight sets to improve their impressive season record to 15-6.

Crestview won the league crown outright at 8-0, followed by Leipsic (7-1), Allen East (6-2), Lincolnview (5-3) and Bluffton (4-4).

Ada opens tournament play at defending state champion New Knoxville (5-16) in Div. IV sectional first round action Tuesday, October 18. The Ranger girls finished 0-8 in the rugged MAC.