MARION__The Ada High School wrestling team competed at the annual 20-team Sally George Marion Pleasant Invitational tournament on Friday and Saturday, January 30-31.
The Bulldog grapplers finished 18th in the tough event with 21 points. Liberty Center won the tournament with 186.5 points, while Mansfield Madison came in 10 points behind LC in second.
Ada freshman Case Vieira reached the semifinals of the 106 lbs. tournament bracket with two byes and a 10-5 decision victory. In the semis, he was pinned by the eventual weight class champion, top-seeded senior Braedyn Tammarine of Liberty Center.
FROM ONUSPORTS.COM__The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team ifinished off its first undefeated regular season in program history and celebrated Senior Day with a 186-108 victory over Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Records: Ohio Northern (8-0 overall, 4-0 OAC); Mount Union (5-4 Overall, 3-1 OAC).
ARLINGTON__The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team lost a 40-27 defensive struggle at Blanchard Valley Conference rival Arlington on Friday night, January 30.
Arlington 6-10 senior center Calvin Willow scored a game-high 23 points, augmented by 11 of 16 foul shooting. He converted six of eight charity stripe tries in the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs trailed 7-5 after a low-scoring first period.
A 12-4 Red Devil second quarter gave the hosts a 19-9 lead at halftime. The Bulldogs won a tight third stanza 9-8 to slice the deficit to 27-18 heading into the final period.
ADA __The Ada High School girls basketball team used a big second half to soundly defeat visiting Blanchard Valley Conference rival Arlington 59-32 on Thursday, January 29.
Ada senior Anna Conley pumped in a season-high 23 points to pace the Bulldog girls to victory.
The Bulldogs improved to 10-9 overall and 3-6 in the BVC after the decisive home victory. Ada outscored the Red Devils by a combined total of 38-14 in the second and fourth periods.
OTTAWA__The Ada High School boys and girls swim teams both finished a solid second at a five-team meet in the Putnam County YMCA at Ottawa on Thursday, January 29.
The Bluffton boys won with 92.5 points, while the Pirate girls finished first with 92. The Pirates won the combined meet over second-place Ada, 184.5-106.5.
The Ada girls scored 56 points to come in second, and the Ada boys also ended up second with 50.5 points.
Junior Jacob Szippl won the boys 100-yard freestyle race to register the lone Bulldog individual first-place finish.
