Bulldog girls placed 4th 

By Cort Reynolds

NORTH ROBINSON--The Ada High School girls swim team finished a solid fourth out of eight teams at the North Central Ohio Swim League title meet hosted by Colonel Crawford near Bucyrus Saturday, January 28.

Ada sophomore standout Lily Baumgartner won the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley races to pace the Bulldogs.

Bulldog senior ace Carlie Oldfield touched second in the 50 freestyle and finished third in the 100 backstroke. 

Senior Kaitlyn Bowden came home third in the 100 butterfly.

Ada senior Kayla Wince touched fourth in the 100 breaststroke.

Baumgartner, Oldfield, Bowden and Wince teamed up to finish fourth in the 200 free relay in 1:51.89.

North Robinson Colonel Crawford won the girls meet with 302 points, followed by Bluffton in second at 253. The Ada girls scored 122 points.

Meet host Colonel Crawford also won the boys team title with 315 points to sweep the combined championship. The Upper Sandusky boys were second (224.5). 

The Bulldog boys came in eighth of nine teams with 22 points, beating last-place Marion Elgin.

Ada junior Jack Baumgartner finished sixth in the 500 free (6:22.61) to post the top Bulldog boys finish. He also came in sixth in the 200 IM (2:42.76).

Top Ada girls finishes:

Girls 200 IM

1 Lily Baumgartner - So - Ada - 2:13.97

Girls 100 Butterfly

1 - Lily Baumgartner - So - Ada - :58.15
3 - Kaitlyn Bowden - Sr - Ada - 1:08.96

Girls 50 Freestyle

2 - Carlie Oldfield - Sr - Ada - :26.16
10 - Kayla Wince - Sr - Ada - :31.71
11 - Lydia Demascio - Fr - Ada - :31.74

Girls 100 backstroke

3 - Carlie Oldfield - Sr - Ada - 1:06.81
4 - Kaitlyn Bowden - Sr - Ada - 1:14.33

Girls 100 Breaststroke

4 - Kayla Wince - Sr - Ada - 1:24.42

Ada swims at county rival Kenton in a dual meet in the Hardin County YMCA Tuesday evening, January 31.

The Bulldogs conclude the regular season Thursday, February 2 at the Putnam County YMCA vs. Bluffton and Fostoria.