ADA - The Ada girls soccer team blew out visiting Northwest Conference foe Crestview 10-0 Tuesday evening.
Ada improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in NWC play with the lopsided win.
The Bulldogs raced to a 7-0 lead at halftime and rolled to the shutout win. Katie Butterfield scored three goals and Bella East added two to pace the attack.
Butterfield scored the first goal on a breakaway. East made it 2-0 moments later with a 30-yard blast into the net.
Butterfield made it 3-0 with a second goal off a Timberlyn Blankenship pass. East notched her second goal when she chipped in a shot over the Lady Knight keeper's head.
BLUFFTON - The Ada volleyball squad opened defense of its Northwest Conference title with a sweep at local rival Bluffton Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldog spikers improved to 6-4 and 1-0 in NWC play with a convincing 25-14, 25-19, 25-23 victory. The Pirates fell to 1-6 and 0-1 in league play with the defeat.
Three-time defending league champion Ada extended its NWC win streak to 17 matches as a result of the sweep.
"We played well and it was a good win to start conference play," said first-year Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor.
By Dusty Donley
In what was a rain soaked, blustery evening in Lima, former N.W.C. powerhouse Lima Central Catholic racked up a 30 point first half lead in route to a 43-20 non-conference victory over the visiting Ada Bulldogs. The loss is Ada’s second straight, dropping the Bulldogs to 1-2 on the 2018 gridiron season.
The Thunderbirds struck first early in the opening period when quarterback Nevan Stolly connected with Shaun Thomas on an 80-yard score. Thomas’s two-point conversion run was good, giving L.C.C. an 8-0 lead with just under three minutes played.
Former All-American and current senior cross country standout Ian McVey was named a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Athlete of the Week honoree.
McVey claimed the NCAA Division III Men's Athlete of the Week recognition for the second week of competition during the 2018 season. He would be listed among 10 student-athletes representing institutions at the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels and the two divisions of the NJCAA.
The senior is the first student-athlete in Ohio Northern school history to ever receive a USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week accolade in cross country.
ADA - The Ada volleyball team swept Perry Monday night in a non-league battle.
The Lady Bulldog spikers improved to 5-4 with the 25-11, 25-12, 25-16 win.
Senior Morgan Swick passed out 27 assists, made 12 digs and served four aces to lead the victors. Sophomore Sidney Gossasrd came up with 11 digs and dealt three aces.
Senior Rilan Conley hammered 11 kills and served a pair of aces. Sophomore Megan Light knocked down seven kills and made three blocks.
Senior Raina England and sophomore Miranda Wills each contributed five kills.
The Lady Bulldog reserves also won in straight sets.
