LIMA__The Ada High School volleyball team lost a three-set match to Columbus Grove in the Div. VI Northwest 5 district semifinals at Lima Senior on Tuesday night, Oct. 27.
Ada ended its season with a strong 17-6 record after suffering the 25-12, 25-18, 25-18 defeat.
CG improved to 13-11 after earning a sweep win in the battle of the Bulldogs.
The red and gray Bulldogs advance to the district championship match vs. top seed Parkway (20-3) on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.
ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team had nine players receive All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association honors in voting recently conducted by league coaches.
Ada seniors Andrew Allen and Jacob Rush earned first team All-NCOSA notice. Allen was the team’s leading scorer and finished his career at the top of the Bulldog list for career goals with 81.
Rush started four years at goalkeeper.
Versatile senior Carson Conley made second-team All-NCOSA.
BLUFFTON__The Ada High School girls soccer team started slowly and lost 3-1 to Columbus Grove in their Div. V Northwest 2 district semifinal rematch on Monday evening, Oct. 26 at Steinmetz Field in Bluffton.
Ada won the battle of the Bulldogs 4-3 earlier this year at Grove, but CG was able to reverse the outcome in the return match.
Ada ends the best season in program history with a 13-3-3 record after the defeat.
CG improved to 12-3-2 with the victory.
Grove’s Liv Mayberry scored two goals, and Mia Verhoff tallied on a penalty kick to provide CG with a commanding 3-0 halftime advantage.
Two Ada High School senior hitters topped the four Bulldog representatives named to the All-Blanchard Valley Conference volleyball teams in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Bulldog senior Brooklyn Andreasen was named first-team All-BVC. In the regular season, she knocked down 201 kills and made 26 blocks, 18 of which were solo stops. She hustled up 74 digs and served 29 aces.
Hard-hitting senior Dailah Preston was voted second-team All-BVC. She led the team in kills with 224, as well as in blocks with 36 solos and 12 assisted blocks.
