Ada High School junior Courtney Sumner was voted honorable mention All-Northwest Conference in voting recently (October 2021) conducted by the league coaches.
The versatile Sumner was among the team leaders in kills, digs and aces. The Lady Bulldogs finished 2-19 overall and 0-7 in the NWC.
Lincolnview senior Kendall Bollenbacher was named NWC Player of the Year.
JaNahn Evans was named NWC Coach of the Year by her peers after leading the Lancers to a third straight conference crown.
Lincolnview, Crestview and Leipsic tied for the NWC title at 7-1.
The visiting Ada boys soccer team lost a rematch at local rival Cory-Rawson 3-1 Saturday afternoon, October 23, in Div. III sectional second round play.
Sixth-seeded Ada ends its season 7-8-3 after the defeat that snapped a three-match win streak.
Fifth-seeded Cory-Rawson improved to 8-6-3 with the victory.
The Bulldogs had defeated C-R 4-1 in Ada on September 22.
Ada ended up 4-4-2 on the road this season.
The Hornets advanced to the district semifinals at Tiffin Columbian Wednesday, October 27 at 5 p.m., against Northwest Conference champion Bluffton (12-3-2).
Top-seeded Bluffton whipped 12th seed Old Fort 8-0 Saturday afternoon.
Ada fought hard in their Friday, October 22, home game but lost 49-6 to backyard rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference and regular season finale at War Memorial Stadium.
A fired-up Bulldog squad hung close into the second half.
Trailing 21-6 in the third period, Ada was stopped on fourth and one at their own 41 on a big play. AE scored two plays later and went on to pull away and outscore the purple and gold 28-0 after intermission.
The Bulldogs fell to 1-9 and finished 0-7 in the NWC with the defeat.
AE improved to 7-3 and 5-2 in the NWC with the win, good for third place.
The host Ada boys soccer team eliminated Elmore Woodmore in the Div. III sectional semifinals 5-2 on a warm Wednesday evening, October 20, at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada, seeded sixth, improved to 7-7-3 with its third straight win.
Ninth-seeded Woodmore finishes its season 3-12-2 following the loss.
The Ada girls soccer team lost 7-0 at Cory-Rawson in Div. III sectional tournament first round play Tuesday evening, October 19.
The Lady Bulldogs end their season 2-12-1 after the defeat.
Eighth-seeded C-R improved to 5-10-1 with the shutout win. The Hornet girls advance to the second round at top-seeded Liberty-Benton October 21 at 6 p.m.
The Hornets led 3-0 at halftime, and tallied four more scores after intermission.
