ADA__The Ada High School girls soccer team defeated visiting Spencerville 3-0 in a non-league match at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 6.
The Bulldog girls improved to 8-1 with the decisive win.
The Bearcats dropped to 0-4-1 after the defeat.
Ada junior Kenley Poling netted a hat trick to score all three goals in the game.
Emily Shanks passed out two assists, and Ashley Williams dished out one helper.
ARLINGTON __The visiting Ada football team was outscored 21-7 in the second half and lost 34-14 to Arlington in the Blanchard Valley Conference opener on Friday, September 5.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the BVC with the road defeat. Meanwhile, the Red Devils improved to 3-0 and 1-0 in league play after the home win.
The Bulldogs fell behind early and never caught up. Red Devil quarterback Josh Heacock tossed five touchdown passes to pace the victors.
Arlington tallied touchdowns on their first two possessions, and scored six-pointers on four of their first five drives to put the game out of reach.
ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team lost a defensive battle 1-0 to visiting Van Buren in the North Central Ohio Soccer Association opener at War Memorial Stadium on Thursday night, September 4.
Ada fell to 2-2-1 overall and 0-1 in NCOSA play after the tough defeat.
VB improved to 3-3-1 and 1-0 in NCOSA action with the hard-fought win.
“A tough one-goal loss, decided on a free kick header,” lamented Ada head coach Aaron Acheson. “We created good chances early and defended well throughout.”
ADA__The Ada High School girls soccer team lost a tough 2-1 battle to visiting Van Buren in the North Central Ohio Soccer Association opener on Thursday, September 4 at sun-drenched War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldog girls fell to 7-1 with the defeat that ended the longest win streak in program history at seven. Ada starts out 0-1 in NCOSA play, while the Black Knight girls are 1-0.
Van Buren improved to 4-3 overall with the win.
“We had a lot of chances we didn’t convert,” said Ada head coach Doug Dewese. “We also got out of our style of play as we tried to deal with Van Buren’s possession.
FINDLAY__The visiting Ada High School volleyball team lost its Blanchard Valley Conference opener at Liberty-Benton in straight sets on Wednesday, September 3.
L-B knocked Ada from the unbeaten ranks with a 25-19, 25-15, 25-16 victory.
The Bulldog girls fell to 6-1 overall and 0-1 in BVC play after suffering their first defeat.
The Eagles improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the BVC with the win.
Senior Anna Conley connected on five kills to pace the Bulldog hitters.
