Ada-Liberty Township fire trucks were on display at last Saturday's Farmers & Merchants Picnic, giving families the opportunity to explore the trucks. (Photo by Ken Collins.)
The Ada golf team defeated county foe Ridgemont convincingly in a dual match Wednesday evening at the Bluffton Golf Course.
The Bulldogs earned their first win of 2021 with the decisive 212-255 victory.
Ada senior Andrew Rush and Hayden Oates of Ridgemont shared match medalist honors with a score of 51.
Ada senior Dexter Woods and junior Geddes Klingler were just one stroke off their pace, as each posted scores of 52. Bulldog senior Kamron Wilkerson shot a 57 to round out the top four scorers.
Ada sophomore Jack Baumgartner posted a 59, and freshman Wyatt Ferguson added a round of 79.
A brand new synthetic playing surface and a new head coach hope to infuse new excitement into the Ada football program after the 2020 season came to an unprecedented and premature end.
Experienced gridiron mentor Toby Smith was hired last December amd tasked to rebuild the Bulldog progam after a three-year 4-19 slide. In the previous 12 seasons, Ada had made the post-season 11 times.
"We only have five seniors on our roster to rely on," said Smith. "We are trying to breed a culture of success.
"There is a history of success at Ada, and we want to bring that back," he said upon his hiring.
The Ada golf team split a three-team Northwest Conference match Thursday evening at the Hidden Creek Golf Course.
The Bulldogs defeated Spencerville 216-257 to earn their first league win of 2021. Bluffton beat Ada 159-216, and also whipped the Bearcats 159-257.
The Bulldog linksters ran their record to 2-9 overall and 1-6 in NWC play with the split. Bluffton improved to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in league action with the wins.
Pirate Kenny Lovett won match medalist honors with a nine-hole score of 36.
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The rebuilding Ada boys golf program will be led by three experienced seniors in 2021.
Ninth-year head coach Jason Campbell welcomes back five lettermen and one newcomer to the six-man Bulldog squad this season.
Senior Andrew Rush made big strides as a newcomer in 2020 and is expected to be the top Ada player this fall.
"Andrew put in a lot of work in the off season and advanced to the number one spot," said Campbell. "He has a good all-around game and just needs to do all phases of the game in every round. He is a good ball-striker."
