DOLA__The Ada High School girls basketball team used a big second quarter run to methodically defeat county rival Hardin Northern 42-28 Tuesday night, December 5.
The game was tied after the first period, but the Bulldogs fashioned a 15-0 run to open the second stanza and take control of the game.
Ada never trailed again and went on to win their third consecutive contest to improve to 3-1 overall. HN fell to 0-2 with the defeat.
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Bulldog senior southpaw Mariah King led all scorers with a season-high 12 points.
Classmate Autumn Andreasen also returned from a two-game absence and netted a season-best 10 points. Senior point guard Olivia Burkhart tallied nine markers, while junior guard Lexi Poling added seven.
ADA__The Ada High School boys basketball team hung close most of the way, but eventually lost 73-56 to a more experienced, stronger Fort Jennings squad Saturday night.
The Bulldogs managed to hang within 61-52 midway through the fourth period, but FJ closed on a 12-4 run to win by a deceptively wide margin of 17.
The very young and inexperienced Ada High School boys basketball team tipped off its home and season opener by losing a close 48-41 battle to visiting county rival Ridgemont Friday night, December 1.
The Bulldogs played well for most of the game, but a third-period lapse proved to be the difference.
The Ada High School girls basketball team overcame a slow start to convincingly defeat traditional arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 45-32 Thursday night, November 30.
The Ada High School varsity wrestling program lost some key grapplers to off-season injuries, but returns a pair of state meet competitors and a young district qualifier to lead the team in 2023-24.
The Ada High School varsity swim team returns a two-time state qualifier Lily Baumgartner and eight letter winners to its 13-person roster for the 2023-2024 season.
Former Ada district qualifier Ashley Robey enters her second year as head coach along with assistant coach Lorna Spar.
A total of eight girls and five boys comprise the Bulldog swim team roster this winter. Five newcomers will help replace four talented graduates.
But the most accomplished swimmer returns. Junior ace Lily Baumgartner returns after finishing third in the state in the 100 butterfly, and fifth in the 100 backstroke last winter. She has put in a lot of off-season work to get higher on the podium this coming February at the state meet in both events.
