VANLUE __ The visiting Ada High School volleyball team defeated Vanlue in three sets to record their first-ever Blanchard Valley Conference win Monday evening, September 9.
The Bulldogs improved to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in the BVC this season after the 25-16, 25-18, 25-18 sweep on the road.
Vanlue fell to 6-1 and 0-1 in the BVC with the defeat.
Junior Anna Conley hammered a dozen kills for the second match in a row to pace the Ada hitting attack.
Sophomore setter Jaylin St. Laurent passed out 30 assists.
Senior Jenna Bassitt led the Bulldogs with 20 digs. Senior Tess Griffith mustered 13 digs.
ADA __ The Ada High School boys soccer team rode a big second half to convincingly defeat Fort Jennings 6-1 on Monday evening, September 9, at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs scored five second-half goals to break away from a halftime tie and win.
Ada improved to 5-2 overall with the decisive non-league victory to already surpass last season’s win total of four. The Musketeers fell to 2-5 after the defeat.
“The first half Ft. Jennings came out strong and competed,” said AHS head coach Aaron Acheson. “They used a 4-5-1 formation, and we had to figure out how to attack that alignment.
RAWSON __ The Ada High School volleyball team defeated Cory-Rawson in four sets at a non-conference road match on Saturday, September 7.
The Bulldogs improved to 4-4 overall this season after the 25-21, 25-14, 18-25, 25-15 win. Ada used a deep and versatile hitting attack to bury the Hornets as four Bulldog hitters recorded at least seven kills.
Winless C-R fell to 0-6 with the defeat.
Junior Anna Conley topped the Ada offense with a dozen kills.
Sophomore setter Jaylin St. Laurent passed out a career-high 33 assists, mustered 18 digs and served a whopping nine aces in her best match so far.
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ADA __ The September 6 wild and unseasonably cool Ada/Arlington seesaw shootout had a feel that whichever team had the ball last was going to win the game.
VAN BUREN __ The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team led at halftime but fell 2-1 at Van Buren in their North Central Ohio Soccer Association lidlifter Thursday, September 5.
The defeat knocked the Bulldogs from the unbeaten ranks. Their records fall to 5-1 overall and 0-1 in NCOSA play.
VB improved to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in NCOSA action after the win.
Ada senior Lexi Poling scored the game’s first goal off an assist by freshman Emily Shanks. The Bulldog girls took a 1-0 lead to intermission.
But VB scored two goals in the second half to rally and hand Ada its first defeat of the season.
