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By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON – The Ada High School volleyball team finished fifth at the eight-team Cory-Rawson Invitational tournament on Saturday, September 28, by winning their last two matches.
Ada improved its record to 9-9 after the busy day.
The Bulldogs lost their first match to Holgate after taking the first set 25-14. Holgate came back to win the final two sets 26-24, 25-20 to advance to the semifinals.
Senior libero Bassitt mustered 20 digs to pace the defense.
Sophomore setter Jaylin St. Laurent passed out 21 assists, came up with 10 digs and dealt a pair of aces.
KENTON - The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team enjoyed a three-goal spurt and staved off a late rally to beat Hardin County rival Kenton 3-2 Saturday evening and spoil Senior Night for the Wildcats.
Ada senior Logan Jolliff scored two big second half goals to help lead the Bulldogs to the hard-fought win.
The Bulldogs tallied all three of their goals in an eight-minute frenzy late in the game to pull off the victory. All five goals in the match were scored after halftime.
Ada improved to 10-4 overall with the non-league victory.
Kenton dropped to 4-6-3 after losing the county rivalry battle.
ARLINGTON – The Ada High School boys golf team finished ninth out of 13 teams in the Div. III sectional tournament at Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday, September 26.
Blanchard Valley Conference champion Van Buren won the sectional team championship easily with 301 strokes. Carey was a distant second at 350 strokes, followed by Arcadia (358).
The top three teams made it to districts, along with the top three individuals not on qualifying teams.
Champion VB took the top three spots, as freshman Jacob Schroeder captured tournament medalist honors with a 32-36=68 round.
DELPHOS – Playing their third match in four nights, the visiting Ada High School volleyball team swept non-conference foe Delphos Jefferson on Thursday, September 26.
The Bulldogs improved to 7-8 overall after the 25-15, 25-20, 25-14 road win which snapped a three-match losing skid.
DJ fell to 4-13 after the defeat.
Senior Tess Griffith hustled up 12 digs, hit seven kills and served up six aces to pace the victors.
Sophomore Dailah Preston drilled six kills, while junior Anna Conley came up with six blocks. Sophomore Alivia Gibson knocked down five kills.
ARCADIA – The visiting Ada High School football team scored 22 unanswered points in the second half to defeat Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arcadia soundly 36-6 on a rare Thursday night game, September 26.
Ada led just 14-6 at halftime, but senior quarterback Levi Green passed for two touchdowns to help the visitors pull away after intermission.
The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the BVC after earning their third consecutive win. The Redskins fell to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in the BVC with the one-sided defeat.
ADA __ In the nightcap of a War Memorial Stadium of a girls/boys varsity doubleheader, the Ada High School boys soccer team dominated North Central Ohio Soccer Association foe Upper Sandusky 4-0 on Wednesday, September 25.
Ada improved to 9-4 overall with the convincing win. The Bulldogs are now 1-3 in NCOSA play after blanking the Rams to earn their first league win.
Upper Sandusky fell to 5-6 overall and 2-2 in NCOSA action with the defeat.
“We played a great game,” said Ada first-year head coach Aaron Acheson. “We played with great energy and effort. That was a dominant performance.
