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Light led Ada with 11 kills and two blocks. Wills contributed eight kills, 10 digs, three aces and two blocks.

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team had to rally late in the third set but prevailed to sweep visiting county rival Hardin Northern Saturday afternoon.

The 25-15, 25-10, 26-24 non-league victory upped the Lady Bulldog record to 5-2. It was their third straight sweep in three home matches over five days. Ada is now 4-0 on home soil this season.

The struggling Lady Polar Bears fell to 0-5 with the defeat.     

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 Ohio Northern senior running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) was named Second Team Preseason All-America for 2020 by D3football.com.

Williams is ONU's all-time leading rusher with 4,193 rushing yards in his 29-game career.

He was named a 2nd Team All-American by the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association as a sophomore in 2017, was an Honorable Mention All-American by D3football.com in 2019 and is a 3-time 1st Team All-OAC honoree.

He became the first ONU freshman to rush for 1,000 yards, gaining 1,208 in nine games in 2016.

Hailey Robirds scored the lone goal on a corner kick from Lauren Mullins with about 16 minutes left in the first half

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls soccer team put up a strong second half defensive stand to edge visiting Upper Sandusky 1-0 Thursday night.

The hard-fought victory improved the Ada girls record to 2-3. US fell to 1-3-1 with the defeat.

Bulldog junior Hailey Robirds scored the lone goal on a corner kick from classmate Lauren Mullins with about 16 minutes left in the first half. 

Ada then made that slim lead stand up with a bend but don't break defensive showing that withstood several Ram thrusts down the stretch.

Trailed only once the entire match and was in control throughout

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team won its second home match in three nights with a decisive sweep over visiting Arlington Thursday evening.

The 25-18, 25-20, 25-18 non-league victory upped the Lady Bulldog record to 4-2 this season. The Lady Red Devils fell to 0-5 with the defeat.     

Ada trailed only once the entire match and was in control throughout. The few times Arlington pulled close, the Bulldogs managed to answer with a spurt of their own to rebuild the lead.

"I felt like we played solid," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We played with confidence."

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada boys soccer team lost 3-0 to visiting Miller City Wednesday evening.

The defeat dropped the Bulldog overall record to 2-3, while the Wildcats improved to 2-0-1 with the win.

MC put the game out of reach on a goal with 96 seconds remaining.

Ada sophomore keeper Grant Preston made 10 saves in goal.     

Ada (1-0 NWC) entertains Paulding (0-2, 0-0 NWC) in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 8.
 

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Ada Icon sports writer, Cort Reynolds had two articles published recently on two different national hoop websites:
• CLICK HERE for his column on the similar careers of Phil Chenier and Phil Smith.

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