Sports

By Cort Reynolds

Improving Ada High School football hosts Crestview in its sixth and final home game of the 2022 season this Friday, October 14.

Crestview is 4-4 and 1-4 in the Northwest Conference after outscoring Spencerville 14-0 in the second half en route to a 21-7 win on the road in week eight.

Ada is 2-3 at home, while Crestview is 2-1 on the road.  

Tournament play begins Oct 18

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE--The visiting Ada High School volleyball team swept Spencerville handily to capture their Northwest Conference and regular season finale Tuesday night.

The decisive 25-20, 25-12, 25-18 victory lifted the Lady Bulldog record to 11-11 overall and 2-6 in the NWC. Ada finished tied for sixth place in the nine-team league with Delphos Jefferson and Columbus Grove.

Ada beat Grove, but lost at Jefferson. The Bulldogs had a far better overall record than CG (4-16) and DJ (5-16).

The Bearcat girls dropped to 3-15 and 0-8 in the NWC to finish last in the league.

Three set loss to Upper Sandusky on October 10

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School volleyball team battled but lost a three-setter to Upper Sandusky in a non-conference match Monday on their annual "Dig for the Cure" cancer benefit night on October 10.

Proceeds from the event went to benefit the family of former Ada teacher Julie Butterfield. Over five thousand dollars was raised.

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS--The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team lost 3-1 to Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening, October 10.

The Bulldog girls dropped to 5-10 overall and 0-5 in NWC play with the defeat. 

The Lady Wildcats improved to 8-6-1 overall and 4-2 in NWC action with the victory. 

The game was tied 1-1 at the half. Ada junior Olivia Burkhart scored the Bulldog goal on a penalty kick. DJ then won half two, 2-0. 

By Cort Reynolds

Bulldog Nathan Williams scored two goals in the first nine minutes and the host Ada High School boys soccer team made them stand up in a 2-0 win over Lima Central Catholic Monday night, October 10, under the lights at War Memorial Park Stadium.

The Bulldogs improved to 6-6-4 following the non-conference victory. LCC is 2-13.

Williams netted his first goal from about 16 yards out by drilling a shot into the lower left corner of the net at the 37:14 mark.

Bulldog goalkeeper Colton Long made a nice save at 36 minutes.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team will play at seventh-seeded Upper Sandusky at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17 in Div. III sectional first round tournament action.

The Lady Bulldogs (5-9) were seeded ninth in the 12-team Bluffton sectional/district. Ada lost to visiting Upper Sandusky 4-2 on September 22, so they will get a chance to avenge that defeat.

The Ada/Upper Sandusky victor will play at second seed Van Buren (10-4-1) Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. The Bulldogs lost 9-1 at VB on October 6.

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