ADA__The Ada High School softball team overcame four home runs to defeat visiting county rival Hardin Northern 10-6 in a battle of undefeated teams on a warm but windy evening Monday, March 30.
The Bulldog girls jumped ahead 4-0 after two innings. HN crept back within 6-4, but Ada put together a crucial four-run sixth frame to put the game out of reach.
Polar Bear sophomore catcher Baylie Bacon slugged three home runs and drove in four runs in an impressive losing effort.
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Sunday, April 12th & Sunday, April 19th
Double Elimination (Guaranteed at least 2 games!)
6v6 format with two 25-minute halves
Team-based registration
Don’t wait until the last minute—the deadline to register your team is Friday, April 3rd.
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ADA__The Ada High School softball team routed visiting Lima Central Catholic 22-1 on a chilly Saturday, March 28.
The Bulldog girls led 2-1 after the first inning. Ada then exploded for nine runs in each of the next two frames to put the game well out of reach as they extended the cushion to 20-1.
After plating two more runs in the home fourth, Ada shut out the visitors in the fifth to invoke the mercy rule after 4.5 innings. The Bulldogs out-hit LCC 10-2 and capitalized on nine Thunderbird errors.
Ada improved to 3-0 with the decisive win. LCC dropped to 0-2 after the defeat.
ADA__The Ada High School softball team rode a six-run fifth inning to rally and defeat visiting Elida 8-5 on a warm and windy Thursday evening, March 26.
The Bulldog girls trailed 2-0 through three frames before tying it with two runs in the home fourth. Ada exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fifth, then held off a late Elida rally to win.
Ada improved to 2-0 with the win. WBL foe Elida dropped to 1-2 after the loss.
ADA – Five Ada basketball players received Div. VI post-season honors in voting recently conducted by the Ohio Media Prep Sportswriters Association.
Ada senior Zack Zimmerman was named second team All-Northwest district and honorable mention all-state. He led the Bulldogs with 15.4 points per game as they went 17-8 and made it to the district finals.
Ada ended up 6-4 in the Blanchard Valley Conference.
Versatile Bulldog senior Kayleb Hickman and junior Carson Conley earned honorable mention All-Northwest district recognition for Div. VI.
