On October 21, the annual Ada/Allen East backyard rivalry will be renewed at Harrod's Goodwin Field as the finale to the 2022 regular season–with a lot riding on the contest.
League-leading AE (8-1, 6-0 NWC) is cresting on a six-game win streak after defeating Leipsic 17-8 in Harrod last Friday to clinch at least a share of the Northwest Conference crown.
The Mustangs are hoping for another deep playoff run, while Ada is hoping to make it to the expanded postseason for the first time since 2017.
The spunky Ada High School girls soccer team lost a hard-fought 2-0 bout to visiting backyard arch-rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference makeup match on a chilly Saturday night, October 15, under the War Memorial Park Stadium lights.
The Bulldog girls finished the regular season 5-11 overall and 0-6 in the NWC with the tough defeat.
With the victory, the Lady Mustangs improved to 11-5-1 and ended up 3-3 in the NWC. AE finished fourth in the seven-team NWC standings.
Bluffton won the league title at 6-0, finishing ahead of Columbus Grove (5-1) and Delphos Jefferson (4-2).
Hosting its home finale at War Memorial Park Stadium, Ada High School football defeated Crestview 34-26 in a seesaw Northwest Conference football marathon on a chilly Friday night, October 14.
"It was a great win for our program," said Ada second-year head coach Toby Smith. "We are doing a lot of good things, but we still have a ways to go," Smith added. "We are excited to have a chance to keep playing (beyond week 10)."
The Bulldogs improved to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the NWC with their second win in three games. The victory kept Ada's hopes alive for a first playoff berth since 2017.
The host Ada High School boys soccer team blanked winless Marion Harding 5-0 on a cool Thursday night under the lights at War Memorial Park Stadium to strongly commemorate Senior Night on October 13.
The Bulldogs improved to 7-6-4 following the non-conference victory. MH fell to 0-14 with the loss.
Five of the six Ada seniors scored goals in their final regular season home game.
Seniors Brendan Jameson and Jaden Leal scored early for Ada. Senior Dillon Hartman also netted a penalty kick goal to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 bulge after the first 15 minutes of play.
The Ada High School boys soccer team has been seeded ninth out of 12 teams in the Div. III Tiffin sectional/district.
Ada (6-6-3) will play at seven seed Van Buren (5-5-4) in sectional first round action Wednesday, October 19 at 5 p.m.
The Bulldogs and Black Knights played to a 1-1 tie at VB October 6.
The Ada/VB winner plays at third seed Mansfield Christian Saturday, Oct. 22 at noon in the sectional finals.
If form holds, top seed Huron awaits the winner of that sectional Oct. 26 at the Tiffin district semifinals. The district finals at Tiffin will be Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.
