WAPAKONETA__The Ada High School boys tennis team (which includes girls) served up its season opener with a 4-1 loss at Wapakoneta on Thursday, April 9.
The Bulldog netters start off 0-1, while Wapak improved to 4-1 after the win.
Ada’s junior duo of Brooklyn Andreasen and Jaylin St. Laurent posted the Bulldog win at second doubles over Schadl and Keith by a 6-4, 7-5 score.
At first singles, Redskin Brayden Hooker defeated Bulldog Justin Bowden 6-2, 6-2.
ADA__The red-hot Ada High School softball team exploded for 10 first-inning runs and rolled to a 19-1 win over non-conference opponent Spencerville and stay unbeaten on a warm Thursday evening, April 9.
The Bulldog girls hammered three home runs and allowed just three hits in the dominant blowout effort.
Ada scored three runs in the first frame before an out was recorded, and tallied six before two were out.
Ada improved to 9-0 overall with the lopsided mercy rule victory. Spencerville fell to 1-3 after the five-inning loss.
ADA__The Ada High School baseball team led almost the entire game, but lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to visiting non-conference foe Spencerville on an unseasonably warm Thursday, April 9.
The Bulldogs led 1-0 after the first inning, and Ada pitching shut the Bearcats out until the seventh inning.
The Bearcats plated two runs in their final at bat to take a 2-1 lead, then held Ada scoreless in the home seventh to pull off the comeback win.
The Bulldogs dropped to 4-2 overall with the difficult defeat. Spencerville improved to 2-4 overall after the victory.
ADA__The Ada High School baseball team lost to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe McComb 24-1 in a league game on Wednesday, April 8.
The Panthers broke the game open with seven runs in the second inning, capped by a grand slam. The visitors then pushed nine more runs across home plate in the third to build a 17-0 lead.
The Bulldogs and McComb each scored a run in the fourth frame. The Panthers added six runs in the fifth to invoke the mercy rule.
The Bulldogs dropped to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the BVC with their first defeat. McComb improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in BVC play with the decisive victory.
ADA__The undefeated Ada High School softball team methodically defeated visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe McComb 9-0 on Wednesday evening, April 8.
The Bulldog girls limited the Panthers to just one hit in the shutout victory. Ada scored three runs in the second inning, one in the third, three in the fifth and two more in the sixth to win decisively.
Ada improved to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in the BVC with the victory. McComb fell to 2-2 and 0-2 in BVC play after the loss.
