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By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT __The visiting Ada High School softball team lost to Lincolnview 10-0 in their makeup showdown on Saturday afternoon, April 25.

Lancer sophomore ace Isla Hughes pitched a two-hit shutout over six innings to earn the victory. She struck out 12 and walked four.

Ada dropped to 15-3 overall with the defeat that snapped a four-game win streak. The Bulldogs are now 5-2 on the road. 

The streaking Lancers improved to 12-4 after the non-conference win, their seventh in the last eight games.

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School softball team endured the rain to soundly defeat visiting St. Henry 11-3 in a non-conference contest on Friday, April 24.

The Bulldogs blew the game open with a seven-run second inning and dominated the game.

Ada improved to 15-2 overall with the home win. The Bulldogs are now  10-1 at home. SH fell to 3-12 with the defeat.

Ada freshman Tea Griffith hurled the first four innings. She struck out four and allowed one unearned run to earn the win.

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The following results are from April 17-23 of the Ohio Northern University 2025-26 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:

APRIL 17

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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