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By Cort Reynolds

KENTON--The Ada High School swim team competed in a dual meet vs. county rival Kenton on Tuesday, January 31, at the Hardin County YMCA.

The Wildcats won the combined girls and boys meet, 159-94.

Bulldog seniors Carlie Oldfield and Kaitlyn Bowden each won two races. Ada sophomore Lily Baumgartner won two events as well. Ada junior Jack Baumgartner won the 100 backstroke to post the top Bulldog boys finish.

“We had a lot of first-place finishes and best times,” said first-year Bulldog head coach Ashley Robey. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls basketball team was seeded fifth out of 11 teams in their Div. IV sectional drawing Sunday.

After receiving a first round bye, the 10-9 Lady Bulldogs will play fourth seed New Bremen (10-10) in a sectional final Thursday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Shawnee.

The Ada/NB winner advances to the Wapakoneta district semifinals, almost certainly against top seed Marion Local (17-2), on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.

Eschewing a round one bye, ML plays winless 11th seed Ridgemont Feb. 16 in the first round. The winner takes on 10th seed New Knoxville (1-19) in one sectional final.

Ninth-seeded USV (4-15) plays third seed St. Henry (11-7) in a first round matchup at Spencerville Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The winner faces seventh seed Perry (9-9) Feb. 18 at Spencerville.

SH passed on a bye, which Perry then received.

Hardin Northern (12-7) was seeded sixth and will play eighth seed Waynesfield (7-10) in Spencerville Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in first round action. 

The victor advances to take on second seed Minster (10-8) at Spencerville Feb. 18.

The top four seeds are all MAC teams. The district finals are set for Thursday, Feb. 25 in Wapak at 6 p.m.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School girls basketball team reeled off a 17-0 second half run to break open a close game and defeat North Baltimore 45-33 in non-conference action Saturday night, January 28.

Ada improved to 10-9 with their fourth win in five games. Meanwhile, NB dropped to 2-17 after the defeat.

"At halftime we told the girls we needed to do it on the defensive end to get steals and easy buckets," said Bulldog head coach Zach Ricker. "And the girls did that in the second half." 

Ada guard Lexi Poling drained a triple to open the game, but NB went ahead 5-3 on a three-pointer by Kaylee Allison.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School boys basketball team employed a pressing defense to dismantle North Baltimore 59-30 in a non-conference game Saturday night.

The Bulldogs led 15-8 after one period and stretched it to 25-11 at halftime. A 19-8 Ada third quarter put the game well out of reach.  

Ada improved to 7-9 after the win, while NB fell to 1-15 following the defeat.

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By Cort Reynolds

MARION–The Ada High School boys wrestling team had a solid showing in the annual 24-team Sally George Invitational at Marion Pleasant Friday and Saturday, January 27-28.

Bulldog junior Clayton McClain advanced to the finals of the 144 lbs. bracket Saturday and finished second in his division.

Ada stood 17th after day one with 31 points, 

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Bulldog girls placed 4th 

By Cort Reynolds

NORTH ROBINSON--The Ada High School girls swim team finished a solid fourth out of eight teams at the North Central Ohio Swim League title meet hosted by Colonel Crawford near Bucyrus Saturday, January 28.

Ada sophomore standout Lily Baumgartner won the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley races to pace the Bulldogs.

Bulldog senior ace Carlie Oldfield touched second in the 50 freestyle and finished third in the 100 backstroke. 

Senior Kaitlyn Bowden came home third in the 100 butterfly.

Ada senior Kayla Wince touched fourth in the 100 breaststroke.

Baumgartner, Oldfield, Bowden and Wince teamed up to finish fourth in the 200 free relay in 1:51.89.

North Robinson Colonel Crawford won the girls meet with 302 points, followed by Bluffton in second at 253. The Ada girls scored 122 points.

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