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The Ada Youth Football program had a very successful 2020 season. The combined Ada teams finished the season with 29 wins and six losses.
The program competed in the new Hardin County Developmental Football League, which included teams from
• Ada
• Waynesfield
• Kenton
• Riverdale
• Hardin Northern
• Upper Scioto Valley.
By Cort Reynolds
NEW BREMEN - The short-handed Ada volleyball team had its season come to an end with a sweep at the hands of state power New Bremen in Div. IV district semifinal action Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs lost 25-10, 25-13, 25-12 to finish their season with a 10-12 record.
Ada battled defending state champion NB without all-around senior standout Miranda Wills, who was injured last weekend.
Another Bulldog starter and a junior varsity player were not on the active Ada roster before the match due to safety precautions from contract tracing and potential Covid-19 exposure.
The covid-19 quarantine bug put a disappointing end to Ada High School’s boys’ soccer season this week.
Ada was scheduled to play Bluffton tonight (Oct. 28) in Tiffin at the Division III district semi-finals. Eric Perkins, Ada HS athletic director, told the Icon that the game was cancelled. Ada had to quarantine a few players and forfeited the game.
A message to the Ada community posted on the school website on Tuesday stated: "We were notified today that a second student in the high school tested positive for covid-19. Contact tracing has been completed and all families of students who need to quarantine have been notified."
By Cort Reynolds
Ada senior middle Megan Light was chosen to play in the District 8 Div. IV All-Star volleyball game for seniors.
She was named to the Honorary Senior team as a member of the East squad.
The 5-11 Light led the 10-12 Lady Bulldogs in kills this season. She was a two-time All-Northwest Conference first team selection, and made second team all-league once.
Senior Paige Fortkamp of Ft. Recovery was named District 8 Div. IV West Player of the Year. Junior Abi Lammers of Miller City was voted East Div. IV District 8 Player of the Year.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - Almost all eight members of the Ada cross country teams who competed in the season-ending Div. III district 2 race at Columbus Grove Saturday morning posted season-best times.
"We had an awesome meet," said Ada veteran head coach Josh Klein. "No one advanced (to regionals), but we ran our best times of the season. Personal records were set across the board.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Senior forward Jacob Poling netted all three goals as the Ada boys soccer team defeated visiting Mansfield Christian 3-1 in a Div. III sectional final match on a chilly Saturday afternoon at the park pitch.
The victory upped the Bulldog record to 10-8. The third time was the charm for Ada against MC in the tournament as they had lost twice before to the perennial power Flames during Jason Okuly's tenure.
