Sports

By Cort Reynolds

ARLINGTON - The Ada boys golf team competed in the 13-team Div. III sectional tournament at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in Arlington Thursday.

Ada finished 12th with a score of 409 strokes. Van Buren won the team title with 318 strokes, followed by USV (337) and Columbus Grove (352).

Allen East came in sixth with 366 strokes.

Bulldog junior Ethan Hull posted the best 18-hole Ada score, coming in 26th with a 93. Sophomore teammate Brevin Sizemore ended up 46th with a round of 102.

ADRIAN, Mich. - The Ohio Northern men's soccer program captured its sixth successive victory Wednesday evening, defeating Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association foe Adrian (Mich.) at Adrian as the Polar Bears concluded their 2018 non-conference slate.

With the victory, Northern improves to 7-2-1 on the season while the Bulldogs fall to 3-5-0 overall.

The Polar Bears received goals from senior back Michael Bringard and sophomore defender Beelal Hasan providing the offense needed to fuel the victory.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — Juniors Chelsea Huppert and McKenna Jordan combined for 31 kills to lead No. 16-ranked Ohio Northern to a 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15 volleyball victory at John Carroll on Tuesday night at the DeCarlo Center.

The Polar Bears (11-3 overall) have now won their Ohio Athletic Conference opener for an impressive 25th consecutive season.

The Blue Streaks fall to 10-4, 0-1.

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team completed the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 2-0 victory over Wittenberg at Kerscher Stadium on Tuesday night.

 

The Polar Bears have won six straight matches, improving to 6-2-0 on the season. The Tigers fall to 2-5-2.

Sophomore Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) netted two goals to lead the Polar Bears. She has now scored in five consecutive matches, with eight goals in that span.

Junior goalie Meagan Grierson (Miamisburg) saved the lone Wittenberg shot on goal to earn her 26th career shutout.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Ada boys soccer team lost at Northwest Conference foe Bluffton 4-1 under the lights Tuesday night.

Ada fell to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the defeat. The league-leading Pirates improved to 7-1-3 and 4-0 in the NWC with the victory.

Chris Reyes scored the lone Bulldog goal off of an assist from Brendan Sheridan.

Ada keeper Drew Hadley made 15 saves in goal.

The Bulldogs host NCOSA foe Riverdale Thursday night.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada volleyball team had its 19-match Northwest Conference win streak snapped by visiting Crestview in a competitive sweep Tuesday night.

The Lady Bulldog spikers drop to 10-8 and 3-1 in the NWC after the 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 loss. Crestview improved to 9-3 and 4-1 in NWC play with the victory.

It was the first Ada league loss since the final match of the 2015 season vs. Columbus Grove. The purple and gold had won 26 of their last 27 NWC matches.

"We just were not able to finish sets," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We had leads early in the last two sets.

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