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Ada hosts league-leading Columbus Grove Friday, October 8 for Homecoming.

Grove is 7-0 (4-0 NWC) after defeating Crestview 38-0 Friday.

Ada (0-2 home) is rated 20th in the Div. VII, Region 26 computer rankings. Grove is at or near the very top of the Div. VI, Region 22 ratings.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Ada War Memorial Park Stadium, 401 N Park Dr.

By Cort Reynolds

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Visiting Ada fell behind big and early to Spencerville and lost 56-20 in a Northwest Conference contest Friday night.

The Bearcats tallied three touchdowns in the first five minutes and raced to a 28-0 lead after the initial period of play. The hosts extended the margin to 49-6 at halftime.

Ada scored the last two touchdowns in the fourth period.

The Bulldogs fell to 1-6 and 0-4 in the NWC after their fourth straight defeat. 

Spencerville improved to 3-4 and 2-2 in league play with the win.

"We fought hard, we competed hard," said first-year Ada head coach Toby Smith. "We are just making too many mistakes to give ourselves a chance to win.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Ada golf team finished seventh out of 13 teams in the Div. III golf sectionals at Sycamore Springs Golf Course on September 30 to conclude its season on an upswing.

Allen East won the sectional crown with a team score of 337. Van Buren was second (341) and Bluffton third (346).

Ada came in a seventh with 427 strokes to register its best sectional showing in years. 

Bulldog senior Dexter Woods shot a 49-53=102 18-hole score to tie for 24th and pace Ada. He finished seven strokes off district qualification.

Senior Andrew Rush finished right behind him in 27th with a 54-49=103. Junior Geddes Klingler posted a 54-55=109 to end up 35th.

By Cort Reynolds

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Four Ada cross country runners competed in the Bath Invitational meet Tuesday evening, September 28.

Ada sophomore Elsie Allen finished 43rd with a time of 27:57.27. Classmate Jillian Hazelton came in 50th in 29:48.52.

Junior Taylor Spencer of Waynesfield-Goshen won the 60-runner girls race in a time of 19:52.99, 30 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.

Shawnee won the girls team title with 25 points. Waynesfield was second with 72, followed closely by Wapakoneta (73), Kenton (80) and Elida (113).

Six other schools were represented but did not have enough runners to post a team score.

By Cort Reynolds

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The young Ada volleyball team played well but lost a close four-setter to Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference clash Tuesday night, September 28.

After Ada knotted the match at one set apiece, DJ rallied late to win two straight overtime sets to pull out the tight victory.

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 2-14 overall and 0-5 in the NWC with the 25-18, 22-25, 26-24, 28-26 defeat.

DJ improved to 5-10 and 1-3 in the NWC with the hard-fought win. 

The Bulldog girls knocked down a season-high 46 kills, but also committed 39 costly hitting errors.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Ada boys soccer team lost 8-2 at home to state-ranked Northwest Conference rival Bluffton Tuesday night, September 28, at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldogs dropped to 3-5-3 overall and 0-2-1 in NWC play with the defeat. The Pirates, 10th in the Div. III state rankings, improved to 8-2 and 3-0 in the NWC with the win.

The six-time defending NWC champion Pirates have won 33 league matches in a row. 

Kaden Basil tallied the first goal 40 seconds into the match on a Jude Spallinger assist. Nolan Hoffman then put Bluffton ahead 2-0 on a goal at the 5:45 mark from Basil.

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