Sports

Sumner had a team-high 22 digs, White added 11 digs, Dalton served up 3 aces

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team lost a tough four-setter to big-hitting Carey in a non-league match Saturday.

The 29-27, 23-25, 25-15, 25-9 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog overall record to 7-7. Carey improved to 8-6 with the win.

"I thought we worked well together as a team," said Ada third-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor, whose team had to adjust its attack with versatile setter Kirsten Poling sidelined by illness.

Packed week of competition Monday to Saturday

Ada school sports teams have a packed week of competition Monday through Saturday, Sept. 28 to Oct. 3. Here’s what’s on the Bulldog calendar:

Monday, Sept. 28
Junior high volleyball at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
Varsity girls’ soccer hosting Bluffton, 5 p.m.
Varsity boys’ soccer at Bluffton, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 29
Cross country at Bath Invitational, 5 p.m.
Volleyball hosting Lima Central Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Junior high volleyball hosting Columbus Grove, 5 p.m.
Varsity girls’ soccer at Van Buren, 5 p.m.

Kylie Acheson hustled up 13 digs and drilled 9 kills

By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Ada volleyball team beat Delphos Jefferson to capture their first league match Thursday evening.

The 25-20, 25-27, 25-20, 26-24 win lifted the Lady Bulldog overall record to 7-6 and 1-3 in the Northwest Conference. DJ fell to 4-8 and 0-3 in the NWC with their eighth consecutive defeat.

"It was a hard fought game with a lot of heart and hustle from both sides," said Ada third-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor.

By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - The Ada girls soccer team trailed by only a goal at halftime, but ended up losing 7-0 at Cory-Rawson Wednesday evening.

Ada fell to 2-7 overall and 1-2 in North Central Ohio Soccer Association action with the defeat. C-R improved to 6-4 overall and 2-1 in NCOSA play with the win.

Lanie Kempf scored the first goal 12:05 into the fray on an assist from Zoe Chisholm. 

The Lady Hornets then poured on a six-goal barrage in the second half to put the game out of reach.

Ada competes in NWC quad meet

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada and Bluffton golf squads played a makeup four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course to finish the regular season.

Bluffton won with 166 strokes, followed by Lincolnview (178), Delphos Jefferson (185) and Ada (219).

Senior Jacob Morgan led Ada with a nine-hole tally of 53. Juniors Dexter Woods and Andrew Rush each posted rounds of 55. Junior Kamron Wilkerson was the fourth Bulldog scorer with a 56.

Sophomore Geddes Klingler registered a 64 and freshman Jack Baumgartner added a 66 to round out the Ada efforts.

"We had our good spots, but we were not very consistent," said Ada coach Kyleigh Tabor

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team was swept by hard-hitting local rival Allen East in a league match Tuesday evening on Senior Night.

The 25-20, 25-22, 25-15 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog overall record to 6-6 and 0-3 in the NWC. AE improved to 7-3 and 2-0 in NWC play with the convincing victory.

"We had our good spots, but we were not very consistent," said Ada third-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We dug big holes in the first and third sets."

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