Sports

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There was a good turnout for a free Ada tennis clinic Saturday despite the unseasonable heat at the park. The Ada Tennis Association sponsored the event while the Bulldog varsity players and coaches taught. Free balls and racquets were given out. 

Miranda Wills will play for her father's program

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - It's official: willful Ada senior Miranda Wills is set to attend Ohio Northern University and play tennis for her father's program.

She continues a family tradition of playing tennis at ONU, following in the forehand footsteps of her father and older sister.

Miranda signed with ONU Tuesday morning at the high school varsity gym. Her father Scott Wills has been the head women's coach at ONU for two decades, posting a 389-104 record while winning all nine league regular season titles in program history.

Miranda enjoyed a fine senior campaign playing number one singles for the Bulldog boys team.

Bulldogs finish season at 7-15

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - In a late addition to the schedule, the Ada baseball team lost 11-3 to Pandora-Gilboa on an unseasonably hot Saturday night.

The Bulldogs finished the 2021 campaign 7-15 after the non-league loss. The Rockets ended up 11-13 with the win.

P-G never trailed and plated five runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach and secure the season-ending victory.

The Rockets blasted ahead with two runs in the first inning, then added three more runs in the third frame to advance their lead to 5-0. 

The Bulldogs plated two runs in the home fourth inning on a single by Tyler Jameson, closing the gap to three.

Women's and men's outdoor track and field

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Three Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Great Lakes Region in women's outdoor track and field for 2021 by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Senior Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch, junior Kayla Silva (Westerville/South) and sophomore Anna Schatzle (Brookville, Ind./Franklin County) all earned the honor.

DeWitt was named All-Region in the long jump, where she is ranked fourth in the region and 27th nationally with a season-best distance of 5.60 meters.

Silva earned the honor in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes.

Ada's top individual finishes were a pair of fourths by senior Brenna Hissong (400 meters) and sophomore Courtney Sumner (long jump)

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By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Ada track and field teams competed in the 16-team Div. III district meet finals Friday at Liberty-Benton.

Columbus Grove captured the boys and girls team titles. 

The Ada girls finished 11th out of 16 teams, while the purple and gold boys squad came in 13th. 

Ada's top individual finishes were a pair of fourths by senior Brenna Hissong (400 meters) and sophomore Courtney Sumner (long jump). 

A top four finish in a district final event qualifies an individual or relay team to regionals at Tiffin next week.

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Here's an update on ONU spring sports.

Women's track and field

The Ohio Northern Women's Track and Field team wrapped up the regular season in the Mount Union Last Chance Meet Wednesday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium.

Four Polar Bears participated in the meet, attempting to improve their season-best times and qualify for the NCAA III Championships may 27-29 at Greensboro, N.C.

Junior Kayla Silva (Westerville/South) won the 100 in 12.25 seconds.

Senior Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch) was runner-up in the long jump with a best of 5.31 meters and took fifth in the triple jump at 10.59 meters.

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