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Chrissobilis 4th in 2 events

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Ada High School swim team competed at the annual day-long Bluffton Holiday Classic meet in the Lima YMCA on Tuesday, December 30.

The Ada boys came in a solid ninth out of 24 teams with 75 points. Bryan captured the boys championship with 317 points. Findlay came in second with 291, while Shawnee scored 235 and St. Marys 226.

The Bluffton boys ended up sixth at 163.5 points.

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada High School girls basketball team was victimized by a big third quarter in a 70-46 loss to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference rival Arcadia on Tuesday, December 30.

The Bulldog girls were behind by only six points at intermission, but the Redskins fashioned a decisive 23-7 third period to pull away and win by 24.

Redskin Addy Colman poured in 19 of her game-high 22 points in the first half, including 12 in the second stanza, to pace the visitors to victory.

The Bulldogs dropped to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the BVC after the home defeat.

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

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team lost a 53-52 nailbiter to visiting non-conference foe Marion Elgin on Saturday afternoon, December 27.

Comet Madison Hill sank the tie-breaking free throw with 20 seconds remaining to put the visitors on top, 53-52. The second foul shot was waved off due to a lane violation.

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

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada boys basketball team started strong and rode a big second quarter to crush non-conference foe Elgin 68-21 on Saturday afternoon, December 27.

Ada jumped to a 16-5 lead after the first period. The Bulldogs authored a 28-9 second quarter outburst to build a commanding 44-14 cushion at halftime.

Ada also won the second half handily, 24-7.

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By Cort Reynolds

RAWSON__The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team dominated local foe Cory-Rawson 65-31 in a non-conference mismatch on Saturday, December 20.

Bulldog senior Zack Zimmerman tallied a game-high 19 points to pace the victors.

“We controlled the game from start to finish,” said Bulldog head coach Chris Sautter. “We had three guys in double figures, led by Zack with 19.  

”It is nice to go into Christmas winning back-to-back games and being 3-0 in the BVC,” he noted. 

Ada improved to 6-2 overall with their first road victory. The Bulldogs went 2-1 over the last five days, winning in each of the past two nights.

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team lost a 47-40 battle to visiting non-conference opponent Continental on Saturday afternoon, December 20.

The visiting Pirates outscored the Bulldogs by a combined total of 25-17 in the second and fourth periods to spell the difference.   

The Bulldogs dropped to 6-4 overall with the defeat. Putnam County League foe Continental improved to 4-5 after the victory. 

Ada led 9-8 after the first quarter, but fell behind 21-18 at halftime. The Pirates authored a 13-9 second period as Morgan Shock knocked down two triples, and Kamryn Searfoss added another trifecta. 

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