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By Cort Reynolds
Visiting Ada lost at defending league champion Spencerville 4-0 in the Northwest Conference opener Tuesday night.

Ada fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the NWC after the defeat, while Spencerville improved to 2-0 and 1-0 in league play with the win.

"We played very lethargic the entire game," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "Even with our poor first half play we were able to hold them scoreless."

After the teams battled to a 0-0 tie at halftime, the Bearcats tallied in the first five minutes of half two to take a 1-0 lead.

Junior Brevin Sizemore led the purple and gold by carding a 53

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By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - The Ada golf team ended up third in a three-team Northwest Conference meet Tuesday hosted by Columbus Grove at Ottawa's Moose Landing Country Club.

Paulding won with 190 strokes, followed by Grove (204) and Ada (225).

Junior Brevin Sizemore led the purple and gold by carding a 53. Sophomore Dexter Woods posted a 57 while seniors Alex Morgan and Ethan Hull tallied scores of 56 and 59, respectively.

Bulldog junior Jacob Morgan also recorded a 59, while sophomore Kamron Wilkerson added a 74 to round out the Ada scores.

Hull regains starting QB job, will lead potent offense

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Behind a potent offense, the 2019 Ada football team looks to rebound from an injury-plagued season as the Bulldogs come off their first sub-.500 campaign in 15 years.

A potentially explosive offense could help the Bulldogs return to playoff and league contention.

After winning their 2018 opener the injury bug bit Ada hard, and the purple and gold managed just one victory vs. Delphos Jefferson over the final nine games. The Bulldogs missed the playoffs for only the second time in the last 12 seasons.

However, there was a silver lining to all the tumult and adversity.

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Women’s team
The Ohio Northern women's golf program will look to take another step forward in 2019-20. The Polar Bears have their vision fixed on the top of the conference following a fourth-place finish in 2018-19. 

"I feel real confident with the women's team," seventh-year head coach Chad Bucci said. "This is my best recruiting class, and I see the team doing exceptionally well."

The success of Northern will likely stem from junior Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood). She won four of the seven tournaments she teed it up in last season. 

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By Cort Reynolds
The Ada boys soccer team opened its Northwest Conference schedule with a 4-1 win over visiting Spencerville Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs improved to 1-2-1 overall with the victory, and are 1-0 in the NWC. The Bearcats fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat.

Ada junior Jacob Poling led the offense by scoring two goals.

Isaac Williams contributed a goal and one assist

Senior Skyler Williams netted one goal, and classmate Isaac Spar dished out an assist.

Freshman Grant Preston was credited with five saves in goal for the Bulldogs. 

Ada (1-0 NWC) hosts Paulding (0-3) Monday, August 26 at 5 p.m.

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By Cort Reynolds
The Ada girls soccer team crushed visiting Marion Harding 11-0 Saturday to win their home opener.

The win lifted the Lady Bulldog record to 1-2.

Ada senior Katie Butterfield set a program record for goals in a single game with five scores. Senior Ella Poling surpassed the school career assist record with three assists vs. MH to run her total to 17.

"We started very strong, scoring in the first two minutes," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "We never looked back, scoring five more times before half."

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