CAREY__The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team rode three-point accuracy, tough defense and strong offensive rebounding to soundly defeat Carey 67-42 in Div. VI sectional final play on Friday, February 27.
A 20-5 Ada run to start the third quarter consolidated their 11-point halftime lead, and the Bulldogs rolled to victory from there.
Ada senior Zack Zimmerman led five Bulldog cagers named to the All-Blanchard Valley Conference boys basketball teams in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Zimmerman was named to the 11-man first team all-league squad. The high-scoring senior wing led Ada in points and three-point goals and was one of the top Bulldog rebounders.
Versatile junior Carson Conley and senior wing Kayleb Hickman both earned a spot on the 10-player All-BVC second team. Both were among the team leaders in scoring, rebounds, three-pointers and steals.
VAN BUREN__The Ada High School wrestling team finished sixth at the 10-team Blanchard Valley Conference championship tournament hosted by Van Buren on Saturday, February 21.
The host Black Knights won the league title with 150.5 points, followed by Elmwood and Liberty-Benton in a second-place tie (140.5). Ada scored a respectable 52 points.
The Bulldog matmen finished ahead of McComb, Riverdale, Pandora-Gilboa and North Baltimore.
The Bulldogs had seven wrestlers compete in 14 weight class flights, six of whom placed in the top four.
AKRON __The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team won its 13th league crown in school history after claiming the 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship title on Saturday.
AKRON — Senior Nathan Clark (Cleves/Elder) won the 100 breast title and Ohio Northern set a school record in the 200 medley relay to lead the men's swimming and diving team on the third day at the 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Friday.
