The Ada High School volleyball team surged late to grind out a four-set bout over visiting Columbus Grove in a Northwest Conference battle Thursday evening, September 15.
The hard-fought 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23 victory upped the Ada Bulldog record to 7-4 overall and 1-2 in the NWC. CG dropped to 2-7 and 0-2 in the NWC with the tough loss.
"I am very proud of how we played; I don't remember the last time we beat Grove, probably five years ago," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. "We played with a lot of hustle and energy. We didn't give up when things did not go our way in the fifth set."
FINDLAY--The Ada High School boys soccer team lost 3-0 at Liberty-Benton Thursday evening, September 15, in North Central Ohio Soccer Association action.
The Bulldog record dropped to 4-2-2 overall and 0-2 in NCOSA play with the defeat.
L-B improved to 5-3 and 2-0 in the NCOSA standings with the win.
Ada (1-0 NWC) hosts league foe Lincolnview (3-4-1, 1-1 NWC) Monday, September 19 at 7 p.m.
On September 14 the Ada High School girls soccer team lost a non-conference match to visiting Liberty-Benton 10-0 at War Memorial Park Stadium.
The Bulldogs fell to 4-3 this season with the defeat. The Eagles improved to 5-2-3 in with the lopsided victory.
"The biggest plus we take away from this is playing a full 80 minutes hard, regardless of the score," said first-year Ada head coach Doug Dewese.
"Liberty-Benton is one of the best teams in our area, so this was obviously a big hill to climb. The girls fought hard and that's all I can ask as a coach," he added.
The Ada High School volleyball team played well but lost to visiting three-time league champion Lincolnview in a tough four-set Northwest Conference match Tuesday evening, September 13.
The 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 25-8 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 6-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC. Lincolnview improved to 7-1 and 1-0 in the NWC with the win as they seek a fourth straight conference crown.
"I was really pleased we fought so hard," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. "We came back to win the fourth set. It was a very competitive match with a lot of great hustle on both sides."
The Ada High School girls soccer team lost to visiting Crestview 4-1 Monday, September 12, in their Northwest Conference opener under the lights amid a light rain at War Memorial Park Stadium.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 4-2 this season overall and 0-1 in NWC action with the defeat. The Knight girls improved to 3-4 and 1-1 in league play with the victory.
"A lot of miscues led to this result," said first-year Ada head coach Doug Dewese. "Our play was good and the girls were doing things we had been working on in practice, so I can't complain that the effort wasn't there.
"The girls played hard and made three mistakes which led to three goals," he explained. "You just can't dig a 3-1 hole at halftime and expect to come out of it."
