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By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE–The visiting Ada High School softball team convincingly defeated Spencerville 10-2 in their Northwest Conference season closer on Thursday evening, May 4, accomplishing their best league finish ever.

The win, coupled with a 7-4 Crestview victory at Lincolnview, gave Ada sole possession of second place in the final conference standings.

Ada finished one game behind champion Crestview (8-0) and a game ahead of third-place Lincolnview (6-2) in the nine-team league standings.

After tying for second place twice before, coming in second alone marked the best NWC finish in program history for the Bulldog girls. A Knight loss to the Lancers would have given Ada a three-way tie for first in the league.

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By Cort Reynolds

RIDGEWAY–The Ada High School track and field teams competed at the six-team Hardin County Invitational meet hosted by Ridgemont Wednesday, May 3.

The Bulldog girls finished third, while the Bulldog boys came in fourth.

Riverdale nosed out Kenton by two points to win the girls team title. 

Hardin Northern edged Kenton by a single point to capture the boys team crown.

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By Cort Reynolds

LEIPSIC–The Ada High School baseball team jumped ahead early but lost 8-4 to Leipsic in a Northwest Conference contest Wednesday evening, May 3.

The Bulldog boys fell to 4-12 overall and 0-7 in the NWC with the defeat. Leipsic improved to 7-9 overall and 2-6 in the NWC after the victory.

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By Cort Reynolds

LEIPSIC–The Ada High School softball team defeated Leipsic 11-8 in eight innings in a crucial Northwest Conference makeup game Wednesday evening.

The win kept Ada’s hopes alive for a share of a first-ever league title with one conference game remaining.

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By Wes Mayberry
www.onusports.com

Senior Cole Zaferakis (Liverpool, N.Y.) and junior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) have been selected as the Ohio Northern athletic department's Polar Bear of the Month award winners for April.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School softball team was seeded third in the 12-team Div. IV sectional/district drawing Sunday, April 30.

Ada (14-3) earned a first-round bye and thus will host the winner between fifth seed St. Henry (10-7) and eighth seed Ridgemont (4-13) Thursday, May 11 in the sectional finals at 5 p.m.

The winner advances to the district semifinals at Wapakoneta May 15. If the seeds go according to form, Ada would play second seed Parkway (14-3) in the district semis.

Midwest Athletic Conference leader Minster (20-1, 5-0 MAC) was seeded first, and the Panthers (5-1 MAC) were voted second.

Parkway got a bye and will host the May 8 winner between eighth seed Hardin Northern (5-14) and number nine Waynesfield (4-10) on May 11 in their sectional final.

Minster will entertain the Perry/LCC winner May 11. 

Sixth seed USV (11-4) will host seventh seed Marion Local (5-14) May 8 in first round action. The winner advances to visit fourth seed New Bremen (8-6) May 11 in the sectional finals.

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