Sports

3 Bulldogs earn BVC notice

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __Ada High School senior volleyball standout Anna Conley was named a District 8 All-Star recently by coaches in the District 8 Volleyball Association.

The versatile 6-0 Conley will play for Team I in the District 8 Senior All-Star match. The contest will be held on Wednesday, November 12 at Coldwater High School at 7 p.m.

The All-Star banquet will be held Sunday, November 2 at 6 p.m. in Celina.

Ottawa-Glandorf’s Sienna Fry was named Div. V Player of the Year.  

Ada finished a solid 15-8 overall and 4-6 in the Blanchard Valley Conference this season.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team lost 5-0 at local rival Bluffton in the Div. V Northwest 2 District semifinals at Steinmetz Field on a cool Monday night, October 20.

Ada finished its season 12-5-2 after the tough defeat. The Bulldogs set a program season record for most wins in a single season, shattering the previous mark of 10.

Bluffton improved to 10-8-1 with the victory. Playing a rugged non-league schedule made the Pirate girls better than their record indicates.

FROM BHS TEXT ALERTS__The Ada High School girls soccer team will play the Bluffton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20 in a District Semi-Final game at Steinmetz Field in Bluffton.

There will be a 5 p.m. game between Continental and Columbus Grove. The Ada-Bluffton game will start approx. 30 minutes after the first game ends.

Presale tickets for the sectional game tonight are available at www.ohsaa.org/tickets/

Cash only tickets are available at the gate. $10 Adults and $5 Students.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School boys soccer team lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to visiting Riverdale in Div. V Northwest sectional final play at War Memorial Stadium on a warm and sunny Saturday, October 18.

Ada finishes its season with a fine 11-5-2 record after the loss. Riverdale improved to 6-13 after the upset victory. 

“It’s a tough way to end what has been a positive season,” said Ada second-year head coach Aaron Acheson.

The Bulldogs had whipped visiting Riverdale 4-1 back on September 10 to help avenge a 2024 district semifinal loss to the Falcons. But Riverdale somehow managed to turn the tables at tournament time.

PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace

By Cort Reynolds

AHS plays at 2nd place Leipsic in week 10

ADA__The Ada High School football team fell behind big by halftime and lost 41-6 to visiting Pandora-Gilboa in a Blanchard Valley Conference game to conclude their home schedule on Friday, October 17.

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