The host Ada volleyball team played a good first set but eventually got swept by backyard rival juggernaut Allen East in Northwest Conference action Thursday night, September 22.
The 25-23, 25-12, 25-6 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog season record to 9-7 overall and 1-4 in NWC play. AE improved to 10-1 and 3-0 in the NWC with the impressive win.
"Allen East is definitely a good team," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. "They run a very fast offense and have a lot of hitting options.
"We just couldn't side out," she continued. "They didn't make hitting errors and kept the ball in play."
The Ada High School golf team competed in the nine-team Northwest Conference championship meet Thursday, September 22, at Hickory Sticks Golf Course in Van Wert.
Leipsic captured the league title with 347 strokes. The Vikings narrowly defeated second-place Delphos Jefferson by two shots. Lincolnview was a close third at 351 strokes. Bluffton finished fourth, with Crestview fifth (374). Spencerville was
sixth (380) in the tightly-bunched field, followed by Columbus Grove (383), Allen East (389) and then Ada (525).
The Ada HIgh School football team scored early but eventually lost 48-21 to Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference contest on a chilly Homecoming Friday, September 23, at War Memorial Park Stadium.
Ada dropped to 1-5 and 0-3 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Wildcats improved to 3-3 and 2-1 in league play with their second straight win.
Three first-half turnovers and a dominating first half by do-it-all Wildcat back Andrew Miller contributed to Ada's third consecutive loss. DJ scored 48 unanswered points after the Bulldogs broke on top early.
Playing at home, the Ada High School volleyball team had a good first set but eventually got swept by backyard rival juggernaut Allen East in Northwest Conference action Thursday night.
The 25-23, 25-12, 25-6 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog season record to 9-7 overall and 1-4 in NWC play. AE improved to 10-1 and 3-0 in the NWC with the impressive win.
"Allen East is definitely a good team," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. "They run a very fast offense and have a lot of hitting options.
"We just couldn't side out," she continued. "They didn't make hitting errors and kept the ball in play."
The Ada High School boys soccer team lost a 4-3 battle to visiting Upper Sandusky in a North Central Ohio Soccer Association match under the lights on a cool Thursday, September 22, at War Memorial Park Stadium.
The Bulldog record fell to 4-3-3 overall and 0-3 in NCOSA play with the tough loss. Upper Sandusky improved to 2-6 and 1-2 in NCOSA with the upset win.
Ada (1-0-1 NWC) plays a showdown at league-leading rival Bluffton (6-4-1, 2-0 NWC) Monday, September 26 at 6:55 p.m. After a slow start, the Pirates have won four in a row and are riding a 36-match NWC win streak.
The Ada High School girls soccer team played well but lost 4-2 to visiting Upper Sandusky in a tough North Central Ohio Soccer Association match Thursday evening, September 22.
The Lady Bulldog record fell to 4-5 overall and 0-3 in NCOSA play with the defeat. Upper improved to 4-2-1 overall and 2-1 in NCOSA action with the win.
Ada trailed 1-0 when Olivia Burkhart tied the match on a through ball from Ella Marshall at the 22-minute mark.
Upper Sandusky regained the lead 2-1 at the halftime break.
