ADA__The Ada High School baseball team decisively defeated visiting local rival Upper Scioto Valley 9-4 on Saturday afternoon, April 4.
The Bulldogs jumped ahead 3-0 after the first inning and never trailed. After USV tallied single runs in the second and third frames to edge within 3-2, Ada plated five runs in the bottom of the third to regain control with an 8-2 advantage.
ADA__The unbeaten Ada High School softball team whipped visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 11-3 in a non-league contest Saturday afternoon, April 4.
The Ram girls jumped ahead with two runs in the top of the first inning. But Ada matched it in the bottom of the first when freshman Tea Griffith slugged a two-run home run to center field that knotted the score.
ADA__The Ada High School track and field teams hosted a three-team meet at War Memorial Stadium on Thursday, April 2.
Arlington and Pandora-Gilboa also competed in the triangular meet.
Ada senior Kayleb Hickman took first in the boys 100-meter dash in 11.74. Hickman also took second in the 400 meters (54.44), and he was fourth in the long jump (18-11) as well.
ADA __The Ada High School softball team used a balanced offense and solid three-girl pitching to overcome the rain and visiting local rival Bluffton 9-4 on a warm but wet Tuesday evening, March 31.
The Bulldog girls jumped ahead with a five-run first inning, held off a Pirate rally and then finished strong with late insurance runs to stay undefeated.
Streaking Ada improved to 5-0 with the victory. Bluffton fell to 1-1 after the loss to their former long-time Northwest Conference foe.
