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By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA - The Ada High School boys golf team finished ninth out of 10 teams at the third and final Blanchard Valley Conference tournament on Friday, Sept. 19 at Moose Landing Country Club in Ottawa.

Van Buren won the BVC tournament championship by 12 shots with a total of 313 strokes. Three Black Knights finished in the top 10 individually to pace them to victory. 

Liberty-Benton ended up second at 325.

The Bulldogs totaled 407 strokes, 30 shots ahead of last-place Pandora-Gilboa.

By Cort Reynolds

McCOMB__The visiting Ada High School football team fell behind early and lost 49-0 to McComb in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on Friday, September 19.

The Panthers raced to a 28-0 halftime lead and scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters.

Ada fell to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the BVC after the defeat. McComb improved to 3-2 and 2-1 in BVC play following the victory.

“We struggled to match their physical play,” said fifth-year Ada head coach Toby Smith. “We will work on being more aggressive going forward.”

The "309 Cup" is scheduled to be broadcast live on WKTN radio, 95.3 FM and begins at 6:30 p.m.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bulldog boys soccer team will travel roughly 80 miles to play a Hardin County rival in a historic contest at Franklin County this Sunday evening, September 21.

Ada will play a rare game at the home of the Columbus Crew Major League Soccer franchise on Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. vs. local foe Kenton (7-1-2). 

The following results are from September 12-18 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:

SEPTEMBER 12

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School boys soccer team lost 8-1 to visiting Liberty-Benton in a key North Central Ohio Soccer Association match at War Memorial Stadium on Thursday evening, September 18.

The Bulldog season record fell to 6-3-1 overall and 1-2 in the NCOSA standings after the defeat.  

The Eagles improved to 8-1-1 overall and 3-0 in NCOSA play following the decisive victory.

“Liberty-Benton has a lot of quality players on the field, they are good,” said second-year Ada head coach Aaron Acheson. “Our effort was there.“

By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON__The visiting Ada High School volleyball team lost a tough four-set bout to Arlington in a Blanchard Valley Conference match on Wednesday, September 17.

Ada dropped game one yet evened the match with a second-set win. But a close overtime loss in game three tipped the momentum in favor of the hosts, who closed it out in four.

The Bulldog girls dropped to 10-3 overall and 2-3 in the BVC after the 25-20, 18-25, 26-24, 25-21 road defeat. 

The Red Devils improved to 7-7 overall and 2-2 in the BVC with the home win.

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