After three home non-league games to kick off the season, the Ada High School football team begins the seven-game Northwest Conference portion of its slate at tough Leipsic Friday.
Both teams are 1-2 entering league play. Ada's three opponents thus far have a combined record of 7-2.
"Leipsic is very, very big and physical," said Ada head coach Toby Smith. "We will have our hands full. We will have to maximize our opportunities when we get them.
Online and In-School Education Boosting Number of New OHSAA Officials
COLUMBUS–Facing a growing shortage of interscholastic sports officials across Ohio, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has moved all classroom instruction for new officials to the convenient virtual platform RefPrep and is also asking member schools to offer the online officiating curriculum during the school day for students to begin the process of becoming a licensed official. A number of schools across Ohio have already begun offering the RefPrep class.
FINDLAY⎯The Ada High School golf team lost a dual match to Arlington at Sycamore Springs Golf Course Wednesday evening, September 7.
The Red Devils beat Ada, 229 strokes to 252. Senior Geddes Klingler paced the Bulldogs with a 46 to finish second in the match.
Junior Jack Baumgartner carded a 52, while senior Dale Hoyt registered a round of 68. Freshman Sam Crawford was the fourth Ada scorer with a score of 86. Frosh Jayden Shaffer added an 88.
Red Devil James Meikoe was match medalist with a round of 44.
The Ada High School golf team competed in a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday, September 6, at the Bluffton Golf Course.
Lincolnview won with 168 strokes, followed by Bluffton (175), Delphos Jefferson (179) and Ada (232).
Isaac Gallmeier was match medalist with with a one-under par score of 35. Pirate Jaden Coonfare was second with a 37. Jack Baumgartner led Ada with a round of 47, while Geddes Klingler shot a 50. Dale Hoyt posted a 63 while Jayden Shaffer carded a 72 to round out the Bulldog scorers. Sam Crawford shot 76.
COLUMBUS–On September 6, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the new divisional breakdowns for upcoming spring sports (2023). The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions during its meeting the prior week.
For the first time, the OHSAA’s spring sports will include boys volleyball. There will be two divisions of boys volleyball due to the spike in the number of schools now having a team, which has gone from 85 to almost 160 schools since the OHSAA announced earlier this year that it will sanction the sport.
Fall and winter sports divisional breakdowns were announced in June.
