By Cort Reynolds
Ada sophomore Leona Dalton tossed a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Lady Bulldog softball team to a 13-1 win over visiting Waynesfield-Goshen in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening. The purple and gold evened their mark at 5-5 with the win, while the Lady Tigers dropped to 1-4 with the loss.
Dalton struck out 12 Tigers, walked one and allowed no earned runs in the run-rule shortened game to improve her mark to 5-4. Ada jumped in front with five runs in the bottom of the first inning.
By Cort Reynolds
The host Ada baseball team defeated Waynesfield-Goshen 10-4 in a non-conference game Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs improved to 6-4 with the win, while W-G fell to 1-6 with the defeat.
Ada led 3-2 after one inning, then broke the game open with a five-run second frame. Sophomore center fielder Zac Swaney doubled, hit two singles and scored three runs. He also swiped four bases to ignite the Ada offense. On defense, Swaney made a nice tumbling third inning catch on a deep Tiger fly ball. Junior Phillip Coulson singled, scord two runs and drove in another while stealing three bases.
Women’s team
Sophomore Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) fired a final round 80 to rally from four shot back to claim Medalist honors to lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team at the Otterbein Cardinal Classic on Saturday and Sunday at the NorthStar Golf Course.
Cranmer shot 85 on Saturday and carded an 80 on Sunday to finish with a 165, edging first round leader Madison Harsh of Capital by one shot.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada baseball team lost a tense 4-3 battle to backyard rival Allen East in Northwest Conference action Monday evening.
The Bulldogs fell to 5-4 and 1-1 in the NWC with the league defeat, while AE improved to 4-3 and 1-1 in the NWC after the hard-fought win.
Hustling sophomore center fielder Zac Swaney gave Ada a 1-0 lead in the first inning when he stole home plate.
In the top of the fourth, Mustang Jordan Motter led off with a double over Swaney's head in center field. An infield hit put runners on the corners with none out.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The visiting Allen East softball team bashed its way to an 18-0 lead and held on for a 20-9 win over local arch-rival Ada in Northwest Conference play Monday evening.
The purple and gold fell to 4-5 and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat. AE improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in league play after the big win.
"Obviously, not a great outing," said Ada head coach Rebecca Dicke.
The Mustangs broke the game open with nine runs in the second frame.
Summer McCluskey hit a solo home run, followed moments later by another longball when Olivia Craig smashed a three-run blast over the center field fence.
