By Cort Reynolds
WAYNESFIELD - The Ada cross country team competed at the Waynesfield-Goshen triangular meet on a humid Tuesday evening.
"The kids ran really well and everyone took time off from last meet," said coach Josh Klein. "All of the girls took 2:40 to five minutes off of last week's meet.
"We also added Cole Anspach to the boys team, who ran a 26:12 in his first meet," he added. Anspach finished third out of the four Bulldog boys.
Junior Riley Ferguson paced the Ada boys with a 23:15 time, an improvement of 26 seconds from the first meet a week ago at Ben Logan.
By Cort Reynolds
KALIDA - The Ada golf team competed in a three-team Northwest Conference match at Moose Landing Golf Course near Kalida Tuesday evening.
Paulding finished first in the event with 179 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (186) and Ada (224).
The Bulldogs dropped to 1-20 overall and 0-9 in the NWC with the losses. Paulding improved to 12-6 (8-4 NWC) with the wins, while Grove ran its record to 10-9 (4-5 NWC).
Junior Dexter Woods carded a 52 to lead Ada, while classmate Kamron Wilkerson was right behind him with a 53. Senior Jacob Morgan shot a round of 54.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team got back on the winning track with a convincing three-set sweep of visiting Perry Tuesday evening.
The 25-13, 25-13, 25-15 win sank the Commodores and upped the Lady Bulldog record to 3-2 this season. Perry dropped to 0-4 with the defeat.
"I think we played well and focused on our side of the net," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We eliminated the errors and kept our intensity up."
Ada jumped out an 8-3 lead in set one. Some Perry errors and a Courtney Sumner kill helped the Bulldogs build a lead of 14-8. Senior Megan Light then smacked a clean kill to extend the margin to 16-8.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Eight runners comprise the inexperienced and youthful Ada cross country roster this fall, with two busy runners playing a pair of sports this fall.
Fifth-year head coach Josh Klein has four boys and four girls out for the squad this season.
"We are trying to develop the team and some longevity," said Klein. All four girls are new to the cross country team. Unfortunately the Bulldogs are one runner short of the five needed to post a team score for boys and girls.
Ada lost four key runners from last season, but return three lettermen.
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Ada golf team competed in a tough three-team Northwest Conference match at Colonial Hills Golf Club Monday evening.
Unbeaten NWC leader Allen East won the event by 10 shots with 161 strokes, followed by Lincolnview (171), while Ada shot 230.
The Bulldogs dropped to 1-18 overall and stayed winless at 0-10 in the NWC with the losses. AE is 9-0 in the league, while the second-place Lancers are 7-1.
Senior Jacob Morgan paced Ada with a round of 50. Junior Dexter Woods carded a 56, while classmate Kamron Wilkerson shot a 60. Freshman Jack Baumgartner rounded out the Ada scorers with a 64.
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Ada boys soccer team won its Northwest Conference opener 2-1 at backyard rival Allen East under the lights Monday night at Goodwin Field.
The tight victory evened the Bulldog overall record at 2-2, and they start out 1-0 in the NWC. AE fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in league play with the defeat.
"It was a nailbiter," said veteran Ada head coach Jason Okuly.
Bulldog senior forward Jacob Poling netted both goals to lead the offensive attack. Senior Ian Dellifield added one assist.
Sophomore keeper Grant Preston made 21 big saves in goal.
