Ada tied visiting Bath 3-3 in an exciting non-league boys soccer opener on a warm Wednesday evening on the synthetic turf at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada senior Carter Conley tallied the game's first goal.
The Wildcats tied it 1-1 on a long free kick that sailed into the corner of the goal with 44 seconds to go in the first half.
But Bulldog junior Carson Gossard untied it by booting a left-footed shot into the net with just seven ticks remaining in the half to give Ada the lead back.
The Bulldogs led 2-1 at halftime, but Bath took their first lead with two goals.
Ohio Northern has named Kourtney Wilson as its new assistant director of athletics.
"I am very excited to have Kourtney join our athletics family and university community," ONU director of athletics Tom Simmons said. "We are looking forward to taking advantage of her experience in athletics for the benefit of our student-athletes."
Wilson fills the position vacated by Michele Durand, who is now the head women's basketball coach at the University of Findlay.
Playing at Bluffton Golf Club, the Ada High School golf team participated in a Northwest Conference golf match against host school Bluffton and Allen East on Monday, August 15.
The Pirates finished first with 178 strokes, followed by Allen East (197) and Ada (236).
Mustang Levi Clum won match medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 37. Jaden Coonfare paced Bluffton with a score of 41.
Senior Geddes Klingler led Ada with a round of 50. Junior Jack Baumgartner was a close second for the Bulldogs, posting a 51.
Senior Dale Hoyt shot a 60, while freshman Jayden Shaffer was the fourth Ada scorer with a score of 75.
The 2021-22 season was highly successful for the Ohio Northern women's golf team.
The Polar Bears finished with a record of 75-14 and placed second in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships after falling to Otterbein by one stroke in a playoff, marking their 19th straight top-five finish in the event.
"The ending was bittersweet, but I couldn't have been much happier with how we played this season," ninth-year head coach Chad Bucci said.
This summer the Pro Football Hall of Fame created a "Women's Impact on Football" exhibit. The Icon asked Russ Crawford, Professor of History at Ohio Northern University and womens' football expert, for some context.
By Russ Crawford
One usually thinks of men playing NFL or college football as the carriers of footballs made in Ada. However, this summer women played using Wilson footballs across the country and internationally.
