The Ada girls soccer team lost a weather-shortened game 6-1 to Coldwater Thursday evening in the home opener on the new synthetic turf field at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while Coldwater improved to 2-0 with the win.
Senior Julia Kamatali scored the lone Lady Bulldog goal.
Cavalier Ava Giere tallied four gols and dished out two assists to pace the victors. Maddie Sheffer and Hope Hemmelgarn netted the other Coldwater scores.
The game was stopped at halftime due to thunderstorms in the area.
The Ada girls host Marion Harding Saturday, August 28 at 1 p.m.
The host Ada volleyball team lost a straight-sets match to undefeated Coldwater on a steamy Thursday evening.
After a competitive start, the Lady Bulldogs fell 25-17, 25-10, 25-7.
Ada dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-2 at home with the defeat. Meanwhile, Coldwater improved to 5-0 after the sweep.
"The stats don't show it but we played well," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "Coldwater is a really strong team. They are great defensively, and it is very hard to get a kill against them or to put the ball away."
The visiting Ada volleyball team dropped a close four-set non-league match at Hardin County rival Kenton Tuesday evening.
The Lady Bulldogs fell behind 0-2 but won an overtime third game to stave off defeat. But Ada was unable to take set four as they eventually lost the hard-fought match 25-19, 25-23, 27-29, 25-20.
Ada fell to 1-2 with the defeat, while Kenton improved to 1-1 after their first win.
Bulldog sophomore setter Autumn Andreasen dished out 25 assists. Sophomore Daicy Robinson led Ada with nine kills.
The Ada golf team participated in a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.
Lincolnview finished first with 165 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (168), Crestview (189) and Ada (204).
The Bulldog linksters dropped to 3-10 overall and 2-9 in NWC play with the result.
Ada seniors Andrew Rush and Dexter Woods paced the Bulldogs with scores of 50 each. Junior Geddes Klingler, senior Kamron Wilkerson and sophomore Jack Baumgartner each shot a 52 to round out the Bulldog scorers.
