ARLINGTON – The Ada High School volleyball team dropped both matches of a non-league triangular event Saturday morning at Arlington with Hardin Northern.
The Bulldogs fell to the Red Devils in straight sets, and lost to the HN Polar Bears in three games to drop to 3-3 this season.
Arlington improved its record to 6-1, while Northern is 2-4.
First up, Ada lost to host Arlington by a 25-20, 25-21 count.
Bulldog senior Tess Griffith came up with seven digs and knocked down four kills. Classmate libero Jenna Bassitt hustled up 13 digs.
Junior Anna Conley and sophomore Brooklyn Andreasen each hit four kills.
ADA __ The Ada High School football team jumped ahead on the very first play and went on to a 42-0 romp over visiting Buckeye Central in the home season opener on a hot Friday night, August 30.
Senior Kaine Fisher returned the opening kickoff 85 yards to paydirt to score the first of his three touchdowns. Ada was in complete control all the way and led 35-0 at the half.
The Bulldog defense recorded its first shutout since a 28-0 win over Delphos Jefferson in week seven last year.
DELPHOS __The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team scored late to defeat spunky Delphos Jefferson 1-0 Thursday night and stay undefeated.
The Bulldogs ran their win streak to five matches to begin the season, the best start in program history. In 2022, the Ada girls began 4-0 before suffering a losing skid.
Ada improved to 5-0 with the win over their former NWC foe, while DJ fell to 1-3 after the defeat.
ADA __ Well-positioned Bulldog sophomore Andrew Allen netted a rebound shot from the left doorstep of the goal with just 10 seconds left to lift the Ada High School boys soccer team to a thrilling 4-3 win over visiting Miller City (MC) on a warm evening, August 28, at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs led 3-1 for much of the second half before MC put on a late rally and scored twice, with 8:51 and 3:19 remaining, to equalize the hard-fought battle at 3-3.
BLUFFTON – The Ada High School boys golf team hosted and won a close dual match with Pandora-Gilboa Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Club.
Ada triumphed with a season-low total of 194 strokes, five shots ahead of P-G at 199. Elmwood was also supposed to compete in a triangular match, but wasn’t able to make it.
The win improved the Bulldog season record in dual and tri-matches to 5-4.
“The guys played well,” said Ada head coach Kurt Klingler. “It was great competition between both teams. Brody shot a PR, two shots off the school record (36).
ADA – The Ada High School volleyball team easily dispatched visiting Perry in straight sets Tuesday, August 27, to win their third consecutive match.
Ada improved to 3-1 overall with the decisive 25-18, 25-11, 25-13 non-league sweep. Perry dropped to 0-4 after the loss.
“I thought we played really well,” said Bulldog head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. “Our hitters did a good job of putting the ball away. Our hitter/setter connection is improving; they did a really nice job.