BUCYRUS – The Ada swim teams finished third in a quadrangular meet at Bucyrus against Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus Wynford and Perkins on Tuesday night, January 13.
Perkins swept both team titles, winning the girls meet with 82 points. The Ada girls placed third with 22 points, finishing three points behind second-place Upper Sandusky (25). The Perkins boys won with 59 points. The Bulldog boys placed third with 31 points, trailing Upper Sandusky (42) for second by 11.
Bulldog Jacob Szippl won the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke races. Teammate Tim Chrissobolis touched first in the 100 breaststroke to post the other Ada win.
VAN BUREN__The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team lost 47-41 to Blanchard Valley Conference leader Van Buren on Friday, January 16.
The Black Knights captured their 10th game in a row by taking three of the four close quarters.
VB led 8-4 after the first period, and held a 23-20 advantage at halftime. The Knights won the third quarter 14-13 to take a four-point edge into the final stanza.
A 10-8 VB fourth quarter provided the final margin of six points.
Junior Carson Conley led Ada with 16 points, while senior Zack Zimmerman tallied 15. Each hit one three-point goal.
ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team lost a close Blanchard Valley Conference contest to visiting Van Buren 41-35 on Thursday, January 15.
The game was tight all the way, with the Black Knights pulling away slightly in the final period to win.
VB led the tight battle 31-30 heading to the final quarter. The Knights outscored the Bulldog girls 10-5 in the fourth period to notch the six-point win.
McGUFFEY __The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team smothered local arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 53-21 on Saturday, January 10 at Alumni Fieldhouse.
Ada raced to a 21-6 lead after the first period and was never threatened. Senior Zack Zimmerman poured in 11 points in the opening stanza to spearhead the Bulldog charge.
A 15-7 Ada second quarter ballooned the margin to 36-13 at intermission. The Bulldogs stymied USV with a 15-3 third period to build a commanding 51-16 cushion heading into the fourth stanza.
