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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls track and field team finished a strong second at the 12-team USV Ram Invitational meet Thursday, April 28, at McGuffey.

Riverdale won the girls team crown with 186 points, followed by Ada with 86. 

Allen East captured the boys team title, while the Bulldog boys came in seventh.

Julian Grose won the 300 hurdles to post the top Ada boys finish.

Bulldog sophomore distance ace Josie Phillips took second in both the 1600 and 3200-meter runs.

 

Scoring Ada finishes:

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

1 Grose, Julian Ada 42.6

 

Girls 400 Meter Dash

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School tennis team lost at Bath 4-1 Wednesday evening, April 27.

The Bulldogs dropped to 2-4 with the loss.

Junior Amelia Alexander posted the lone Bulldog win at third singles.

"It was a tough match and a great experience in that environment," said Ada coach Tyler Christoff. "I am proud of how my team handled it."

Ada hosts Van Wert, another WBL foe, on Thursday. The Bulldogs visit Bluffton in a makeup match Saturday, April 30.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School varsity softball team dropped an 11-1 non-league contest at Hardin County rival Kenton Wednesday evening, April 27.

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 3-10 after the defeat. The Wildcats improved to 4-7 with the win.

Kenton scored four runs in the first inning and never trailed. Wildcat Macee Heckathorn smacked a two-run homer to highlight the opening frame.

"The first inning hurt," said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. "We couldn't get anything rolling with the bats. We had a few errors that killed us."

Kenton stretched its lead to 9-0 after four innings. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School track and field teams hosted a four-team meet on a cold Tuesday, April 26, at War Memorial Stadium.

Bluffton won the boys team crown, while Ada came in third. Ben Logan took the girls team title, with the Bulldog girls finishing third.

Jackson Browne won the boys 110 meter hurdles race to pace the Bulldogs.

Ada sophomore Mariah King took first in the girls 300 hurdles. Soph Josie Phillips also won the girls 3200 meter run.

 

Top Ada finishers:

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

1 17.59 Brown, Jackson Ada

4 20.29 West, Rowan Ada

 

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School varsity softball team dug a big early hole and lost 15-5 to visiting Fostoria Tuesday evening, April 26.

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 3-9 after the defeat. The visitors improved to 3-4 with the win. 

Fostoria plated five runs in the first inning, then added four more in the top of the second to build an early 9-1 lead.

"We had a slow start and never recovered," said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt.  

The Lady Redmen hit four singles in the top of the first, and their outburst was capped by a home run to left field off the bat of Marisol Bernal.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing at hime, the Ada High School tennis team edged Elida 3-2 in a chilly makeup match Tuesday, April 26, at the village park courts.

The Bulldogs improved to 2-3 with their second straight win.

Ada swept all three singles matches to pull off the victory. Dexter Woods won at first singles, Brendan Jameson triumphed at second singles and Amelia Alexander won at third singles.

Senior southpaw Woods and junior Jameson won easily in straight sets. Junior Alexander triumphed by keeping the ball in play with solid, consistent groundstrokes.

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