Playing at home, the Ada High School boys basketball team started well and battled hard but fell 49-41 to Lincolnview in a Northwest Conference contest to end the regular season Friday, February 18.
On Bulldog senior night–playing before the biggest home crowd of the season–Ada missed 12 of its 20 free throw attempts to impede its own cause.
The Bulldogs led 14-13 after the first quarter, and trailed 24-22 at halftime. The Lancers edged ahead 38-31 after 24 minutes. Ada rallied within four points twice in the final period, but the Lancers put on a late 7-0 run to keep the Bulldogs at bay.
The Ada High School girls basketball team seriously threatened favored Parkway before they succumbed to a late run and fell 45-39 in a Div. IV sectional first round barnburner Wednesday evening, February 16, at Shawnee.
The Lady Bulldogs rallied from a slow start and won the middle quarters, 25-14. Ada led by as many as six points in the third period, and held a 34-29 margin late in the quarter.
But Parkway ended the game on a 16-5 run to pull off the hard-fought victory.
The Lady Bulldogs finished their season 8-15 with the difficult defeat. They put together an 8-7 record in non-conference play.
Coming off a 2021 season in which it earned its first Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament bid in program history, the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team returns 18 letter winners as it looks to build on that achievement in 2022 under seventh-year head coach Beth Hemminger.
"We've seen a lot of growth over the last few years," Hemminger said. "We've had a lot of youth, so last season was a good opportunity for our players to get a lot of experience. Now our younger girls are elevating their games and stepping up into leadership roles."
Emily Boerger joins Hemminger this season as an assistant coach after serving in the same position for the Swiss National Team in 2021.
The Ada High School wrestling team won a dual match and lost one at a triangular event against local rivals Kenton and Riverdale in a match at Mt. Blanchard on Tuesday evening, February 15.
The Bulldogs lost a close match to Kenton 34-24, but defeated meet host Riverdale decisively 36-18.
Ada started out ahead of the Wildcats 12-0 after wins by Liam Vieira by pin at 54 seconds at 120 lbs., and a forfeit for Rowan West at 126.
Josh Arnett won a forfeit at 150 lbs. for Ada, as did Chase Caldwell at 157 to put the Bulldogs back in front, 24-16. But Kenton rallied to score the last 18 points on two pins and a forfeit to capture the match.
The Ada swim teams competed well Saturday at the Div. II northwest sectional meet in the Lima YMCA.
Bulldog freshman Lily Baumgartner set a Lima sectional meet record by winning the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.50. She broke the old record of 59.58 set by Elizabeth Rudolph.
Baumgartner also won the 100 backstroke race to make it to the Bowling Green district in two individual events.
Ada junior Carlie Oldfield won the 50 freestyle and finished second in the 100 back to return to the district meet.
Junior Kaitlyn Bowden finished seventh in the 100 butterfly race.
Lima Temple Christian's fourth quarter rally dealt the visiting Ada High School boys basketball team a tough 51-44 defeat in non-conference play Saturday night, February 12 .
Ada led 12-9 after the first quarter, and maintained a 27-25 edge at intermission.
The Bulldogs edged ahead by four points 36-32 after the third period.
But LTC came up with a big 19-8 fourth quarter to pull off the comeback win.
Ada led by one point with about two minutes left in the final stanza. Temple beat a Bulldog trap near halfcourt down the sideline, and the hosts converted a traditional three-point play to seize the lead for good.
