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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.

Miranda Wills improved her record to 6-2 with another 12-game sweep at third singles

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team dismissed Lima Central Catholic 4-1 Monday evening.

The Bulldog netters improved to 6-2 with the win, while LCC fell to 2-6 after the defeat.

Ada swept all three singles matches without losing a game to post the routine win over the Thunderbirds.

Cade Mullins and Isaac Spar each improved to 6-1 this season with double-bagel victories at first and second singles, respectively.

Miranda Wills improved her record to 6-2 with another 12-game sweep at third singles.

Gabe Hasan and Dexter Woods combined to win in straight sets at first doubles.

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The Ohio Northern men's tennis team moved to 7-6 on the season with a 9-0 sweep at Concordia (Mich.) on Monday afternoon at the Chippewa Tennis Club.

Sophomore Vinh Thai (Galloway/Saint Charles) and freshman Noah Elliott (Hilliard/Davidson) led the Polar Bears, who only lost 10 games in the match.

Thai won 6-1, (retired) at No. 1 singles and Elliott won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles after the pair had won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.

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Junior catcher/infielder Gabby Stewart (Union, Ky./St. Henry) has been tabbed the Ohio Athletic Conference Softball Hitter of the Week for the third time in her career, the league office announced Monday afternoon.

Stewart guided the Polar Bears to an undefeated 6-0 record in OAC action last week, sweeping Wilmington, Capital, and Mount Union over a five-day stretch. The junior led the team with 13 hits on a .591 batting average, four doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, a 1.045 slugging percentage, and a .615 on base percentage, pacing an offense that averaged 8.83 runs per game.

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By Cort Reynolds
LEXINGTON - The visiting Ada tennis team lost at 2018 state semifinalist Lexington by a 5-0 count Saturday.

The Bulldog netters dropped to 5-2 with the defeat, while Lexington improved to 2-0 with the win.

Bulldog aces Cade Mullins and Isaac Spar each suffered their first singles losses of the season to fall to 5-1 at first and second singles, respectively.

Miranda Wills dropped to 5-2 this spring with a tough loss at third singles.

Gabe Hasan and Dexter Woods also played a close match at second doubles before falling 7-6, 7-5.

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada softball team rallied late but fell short 8-5 to Hardin County foe Ridgemont Friday evening.  

The purple and gold fell to 2-4 with the defeat.

Ridgemont took an early lead with three runs in the top of the first inning. Ada responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the opening frame to inch within 3-2.

The Gophers built their lead back to three with two runs in the second, and Ada plated a run in the home second to make it 5-3 after two innings.

In the top of the fifth, Ridgemont pushed three more runs across the plate to extend their lead to 8-3.

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