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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The homestanding Ada baseball team lost a 4-1 pitcher's duel to visiting Hardin County rival Kenton on a windy Saturday afternoon at the park diamond.
The Bulldogs fell to 5-10 following the loss. Kenton improved to 4-10 with the win.
The Wildcats scored three runs in the second inning, and tacked on one more in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead.
Ada was scoreless until the seventh. An RBI double by Jacob Morgan over the center fielder's head scored Spencer Wall. But Kenton recovered to finish the game without allowing another run.
Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada softball team won a seesaw rivalry battle over county foe Kenton 9-8 Saturday afternoon in dramatic fashion.
In a hotly-contested game that featured seven lead changes and three ties, the Bulldogs got the last run in at the very end.
Senior Leona Dalton drilled a home run over the fence in left-center field leading off the bottom of the seventh to give Ada the exciting victory.
Her game-ending, line-drive shot on a 3-1 pitch from Jill Burd cut through the wind for the fourth Lady Bulldog homer of the day.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls softball team was seeded fifth at the 13-team Elida Div. IV district tournament drawing Sunday.
Ada (10-9) will host county rival Hardin Northern (1-15) Monday, May 10 at 5 p.m. in first round sectional action.
The Lady Bulldogs beat 11th seed HN in the season opener 15-5 at Dola March 29.
The Ada/HN winner will advance to the second round vs. the winner between third seed Wayne Trace and 13th seed Cory-Rawson. That game will be played at the higher remaining seed Thursday, May 13, with the winner moving onto the district semifinals.
Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team lost a hard-fought rematch to Bath 3-1 Wednesday on a windy, overcast evening that ended a bit prematurely due to untimely drizzle late in the match.
The Bulldog net record fell to 6-7 with the defeat. Meanwhile, the visiting Wildcats improved to 7-4 with the hard-earned victory.
"It was an interesting rematch with Lima Bath from exactly two weeks ago, with the three singles players for each team matching up as before," said Ada head coach Dexter Woods.
Photos and story Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls hosted and won a three-team track and field meet with Bluffton and Ft. Jennings Tuesday evening at unseasonably warm and windy War Memorial Stadium.
Ada captured first in the girls meet with 73.5 points. Bluffton was second (57.5), and Ft. Jennings came in third (39).
The boys meet was won by Bluffton with 104.5 points. Ada finished a distant second with 36, followed by FJ in third at 28.5.
Ada senior Brenna Hissong took first in the 200 and 400 meter runs to pace the Lady Bulldogs to victory.
By Cort Reynolds
FOSTORIA - The offense for the visiting Ada softball team came to life as they defeated Fostoria 9-6 in non-conference action Tuesday evening.
"Our bats kind of woke up with 14 hits," said Ada head coach Rebecca Dicke. "Our defense was a little tighter, although we still made a few errors and a couple of mental errors.
"All in all, it was a competitive game. We kept putting the ball in play and hopefully we can continue to do that," she added.
The Lady Bulldog record improved to 9-8 overall with the win that snapped a four-game loss slide. The Redwomen fell to 3-8 with the defeat.
