Sports

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD__The visiting Ada High School softball team dominated traditional backyard rival Allen East 12-0 in their annual non-conference grudge match on Thursday, April 23.

The Bulldogs jumped ahead with a run in the first inning, and they scored four times in the second. 

Ada tallied four runs in the fourth and three more crossed home in the fifth to enact the 10-run rule.

The Bulldogs out-hit the Mustangs, 10-1.

Ada improved to 14-2 overall with the road win. The Bulldogs are 5-1 in away games and 9-1 at home.  

AE dropped to 1-11 with the home defeat.

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD__The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost 13-3 to backyard non-conference rival Allen East on Thursday, April 23.

AE jumped ahead with five runs in the first, then added four in the second to lead 9-0.

Three more runs in the third stretched the margin to 12-0. Ada scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning. 

The Mustangs tacked on one run in the bottom of the fifth to invoke the 10-run mercy rule.

Ada dropped to 6-7 overall with the road defeat. Allen East improved to 11-3 after the home win. 

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA - The visiting Ada High School tennis team lost a close 3-2 battle to Lima Central Catholic on Thursday evening, April 23.

The youthful Ada netters dropped to 0-4 after the loss. 

“It was a battle, all the matches were pretty even,” said first-year Ada head coach Shelleigh Alexander. “We played without two of our top seven. We are seeing more growth and confidence.

MEDIA RELEASE__Upper Scioto Valley eked out a 7-6 win over Elgin Tuesday in a Northwest Central Conference matchup. Upper Scioto Valley improved to 2-7 overall and 2-2 in the Northwest Central Conference. 

The Rams are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Continental for a non-conference game.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Elgin 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 8 0
USV 0 1 4 0 2 0 x 7 3 2

WP: Beau Sanders (1-2). LP: B. Lowry.
Top Pitchers
Elgin USV
B. Lowry 22⁄3 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 4 BB Sanders 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
X. Compton 31⁄3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

Hickman wins 2 races / Results for Columbus Grove Invitational

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD __The Ada girls track and field team won a four-team meet at Allen East on Tuesday, April 21.

The Bulldog girls scored 90 points to out-pace second-place Elgin (78). Delphos Jefferson tallied 46.5 points, while AE was fourth at 27.5.

Host AE racked up 124.5 points to win the boys meet. Ada took second at 67. Elgin tallied 37 points to end up third, while DJ scored 23.5.

GIRLS RESULTS
Bulldog senior Anna Conley took first in the discus (98-5), and she came in second in the shot put (29-1).

MEDIA RELEASE__Upper Scioto Valley defeated Temple Christian 12-4 Monday night in Northwest Central Conference action. Caiden Lowery recorded his first career varsity win as a pitcher in the game. 

Upper Scioto Valley improved to 1-7 overall and 1-2 in the Northwest Central Conference. Temple fell to 0-4, 0-3.

The Rams are back in action Tuesday evening when they host Elgin in another NWCC contest.

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