Traditional arch-rivals Ada and Upper Scioto Valley met in the Div. IV volleyball sectional finals Thursday night, October 19, in New Bremen.
After two tightly contested 25-23 sets with the Bulldog girls taking the first, the match was tied 1-1. But then Ada forged ahead to win the last two games 25-22, 25-15 and capture the grudge match.
The Bulldogs improved to 13-10 with the hard-fought win.
Ada advances to face top-seeded MAC tri-champion New Bremen (19-4, 8-1 MAC) Tuesday, October 24 at 6 p.m. in Wapakoneta.
The Ada High School girls soccer team battled hard but lost 5-0 at top-seeded Van Buren Thursday evening, October 19, on a muddy field to conclude their memorable season in the Div. III sectional final round.
With the season-ending loss, Ada finished 8-7-3 overall and authored the program’s first winning soccer season in over 20 years.
VB improved to 12-3-2 with the win and advanced to the district semifinals next week.
Ada High School welcomes arch-rival Allen East to War Memorial Stadium on Friday, October 20, to climax the season in a battle of football teams with identical 3-6 overall records.
It looks to be the last Northwest Conference game for Ada (1-5 NWC) after 60 years in the league, fittingly against their biggest gridiron rival.
In the 21st century the Bulldogs lead the heated series 14-9, highlighted by a 13-game win streak from 2005-17.
But the Mustangs (2-4 NWC) have taken the last five meetings in a row, all in decisive fashion, including 52-7 last year in Harrod. AE also captured four of the five matchups from 2000-04.
“We are focusing on us,” said Bulldog head coach Toby Smith when asked about the Mustangs. “We are attempting to try to do our job as often as possible so that we can see success on the field.
The Ada Kiwanis are hosting their annual Halloween Parade at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23. Registration for costume judging begins at 5:15 p.m. in the municpal lot.
On October 18, the Ada Rotary Club hosted a forum for candidates running for seats on the Ada Schools board of education. There are three seats on the five-member board opening in 2024.
Five of the seven candidates who will appear on the November 7 ballot participated in the forum. The seven candidates are:
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