By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Ada girls soccer team traveled to local rival Allen East and lost 3-0 in a Northwest Conference match Monday night.
The defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 3-11-1 overall and 2-4-1 in NWC play. Ada tied for fourth place in the league standings with Crestview.
AE improved to 9-5-1 overall with the win and is 4-2 in the NWC, good for third place. Spencerville is first in the league race at 6-0, with Bluffton second at 5-1.
"The first half was fairly even," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "We had a great opportunity to close the gap late in the second half but hit the crossbar."
By Cort Reynold
HARROD - Visiting Ada lost to backyard rival Allen East 2-0 in boys Northwest Conference soccer action Monday night.
The win lifted the AE record to 6-6-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 in NWC play. Ada fell to 8-6-1 overall and finished 3-2 in the NWC, good for third in the six-team league.
AE and Bluffton (11-2-1, 4-0 NWC) will meet for the outright NWC title in Harrod on Thursday, October 10 at 5 p.m. The Pirates have captured four straight NWC titles and have won 24 consecutive league matches.
Ada hosts non-league foe Liberty-Benton Wednesday, October 9 in their regular season finale.
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Ada girls soccer team was seeded 10th at the 11-team Div. III Findlay sectional drawing held Sunday.
Ada (3-10-1) will play at second-seeded Ashland Crestview in the first round Tuesday, October 15 at 5 p.m.
The Bulldog/Crestview winner will then host 11th-seeded Willard Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. The victor advances to the Findlay district semifinals.
Bluffton (8-5-1) got a first round bye and was seeded fifth. The Lady Pirates will host seventh seeded Mansfield St. Peter's Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.
By Cort Reynolds
TIFFIN - The Ada boys soccer team was seeded fourth at the 12-team Div. III Tiffin sectional drawing held Sunday.
Ada (8-5-1) will host ninth seed Cory-Rawson in the first round Wednesday, October 16, at 5 p.m. The Bulldogs shut out C-R 5-0 Sept. 19.
The Bulldog/Hornet winner will take on sixth seed Willard Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. Willard received a first round bye and will play at Ada if the Bulldogs advance past C-R.
By Tim Glon
ADA — Junior All-American Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) ran for a season-high 183 yards and a touchdown to lead the Ohio Northern football team to a 31-23 Homecoming victory over Marietta on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-2 overall and are 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers fall to 3-1, 2-1.
Williams carried the ball 30 times as ONU finished the day with 235 yards rushing and 429 yards of total offense.
Senior quarterback Anthony McFadden (Chillicothe/Paint Valley) completed 12-of-20 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns for the hosts.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada volleyball team was seeded seventh at the 14-team Div. IV Bluffton super sectional drawing held Sunday.
Ada (9-11) will visit sixth-seeded Arlington in the first round Tuesday, October 15 at 5:30 p.m.
The Lady Bulldogs beat Arlington 25-23, 25-19 at Hardin Northern on Saturday, August 31.
The Bulldog/Red Devil winner will then play the victor between fourth seed Minster (13-7) and 13th seed Waynesfield (3-15) Thursday, Oct. 17 at New Bremen.
