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Ada volleyball falls to 1st-place Vikings

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School volleyball team lost in straight sets to visiting league leader Leipsic in a Blanchard Valley Conference match Monday evening, September 23.

The Bulldogs fell to 6-7 overall and 2-4 in the BVC after the 25-21, 25-11, 25-15 defeat.  

Leipsic improved to 14-0 overall and 6-0 in BVC play with the win. Liberty-Benton is second in the BVC at 5-0 as the only other league unbeaten.

“We played really hard,” said Ada head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. “I thought our defense played well, we had some great digs. Each set we had one bad run we could not get out of.”

Bulldog boys soccer blanks Pioneers

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA - The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team defeated non-conference foe Lima Temple Christian 2-0 in a road match Monday evening, September 23.

Ada improved to 8-4 overall with the shutout victory. The Pioneers dropped to 2-6-2 after the defeat.

Bulldog senior Nathan Williams and sophomore Andrew Allen netted the Ada goals.

The contest was scoreless in the first half and for much of the second half before the Bulldogs broke through.

Kickin' it for Cancer fundraiser by Bulldog girls soccer, Oct. 5

6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5

The Ada High School girls soccer team is inviting the public to the Kickin it for Cancer soccer game against Kenton on Saturday, October 5.

The team plans on having events that night to help raise funds for Hardin County Not By Choice Outreach. The Kenton Girls Soccer team is partnering with the Bulldgos for this event: "We invite cancer survivors or those battling cancer to come on out as we will recognize your fight at halftime of the game.

Ada football posts strong win vs. Panthers

ABOVE) Home turf excitement at War Memorial Stadium 

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ Playing at home, the Ada High School football team posted one of its best wins in years with a 35-20 triumph over solid Blanchard Valley Conference foe McComb on a warm Friday night, September 20.

Ada held the Panthers scoreless in the second half and scored 14 points after intermission to pull away from a nip-and-tuck battle. 

Bulldog boys soccer loss to 1st-place Eagles

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY __ The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team lost 9-1 at traditional power Liberty-Benton in a North Central Ohio Soccer Association road game Thursday evening, September 19.

Ada fell to 7-4 overall and 0-3 in the NCOSA standings with the defeat.

The Eagles improved to 10-1 overall after the victory, and the Eagles are tied for first place in the NCOSA standings with Van Buren at 3-0.

L-B jumped to a 3-0 lead after scoring at the 27, 24 and 19-minute marks.

Senior Logan Jolliff netted the lone Ada goal in the first half with 12 minutes left to cut the lead to 3-1.

Bulldog golfers win tri-match

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Ada High School golf team swept a triangular match Wednesday, September 18, at the Bluffton Golf Club.

Ada edged Riverdale 203-205, and decisively beat Pandora-Gilboa 203-247.

The Bulldogs finished 10-4 in dual and tri-matches this season, their best such record in years.

Sophomore Brody Rister shot a 48 to lead Ada and finish second overall. Sophomore Lawson Klingler carded a career-best round of 49 to shoot second for the Bulldogs.

Senior Ethan Lawrence posted a 52, and junior Sam Crawford registered a round of 54.

Freshman Grady Morgan added a 66.

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