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Ada knocks off rival Hardin Northern in 2nd round battle

Bulldogs advance to district semi-finals against Leipsic next Tuesday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

DOLA - The Ada volleyball team won a tough four-set battle at county rival Hardin Northern in Div. IV second round tournament action Thursday night.

The visiting Ada squad rallied to win a close third set for a 2-1 lead, then carried that momentum to a 10-point lead in set four and held off a late Polar Bear charge to advance.

After their ninth consecutive triumph, the purple and gold Lady Bulldogs improve to 18-6 overall. HN finished its season 17-6 as they lost for the fourth time in five matches down the stretch.

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Ada's Melina Woods NWC volleyball player of the year - second time!

NWC honors also to Madisyn Gossard, Olivia Alexander and Haley Wyss
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

For the second consecutive season, Ada High School junior Melina Woods was named  Northwest Conference “Player of The Year” in volleyball.

Ada won the Northwest Conference title with a perfect 8-0 record in league play.

JaNahn Evans of Lincolnview was voted NWC Coach of the Year. Voting took place earlier this week by NWC coaches.

Other Ada players named to the all-conference team follow:
• Madisyn Gossard, junior, first team
• Olivia Alexander, junior, second team
• Haley Wyss, senior, honorable mention

The attachment includes the entire list of NWC all-conferenc players.

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Soccer: Riverdale eliminates Ada boys

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

Story by Cort Reynolds - photos by Vickie Garmon

Host Riverdale defeated Ada 2-0 in boys Div. III sectional first round soccer action Tuesday night.

The loss ended the Bulldog season with a 7-9-1 record after a promising 6-1 start.

Ada ended up 3-4 in NCOSA play and 2-2-1 in Northwest Conference action.

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Soccer: Ada girls win suspended tourney battle in shootout

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada girls soccer team won the resumption of its suspended Div. III first round sectional soccer match over visiting Otsego 2-1 (3-1 in a shootout) after the second overtime was scoreless Wednesday evening.

Darkness suspended play at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday evening with the score knotted at 1-1 after one 15-minute overtime period.

The shootout victory was the first tournament win in Lady Bulldog soccer program history.

Ada, which improved to 6-10-1 with the victory, had a few solid scoring opportunities in the second OT but couldn't find the back of the net.

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Bulldog volleyball team plays in district quarter-finals tonight

Ada advances from sectional play with 17-6 record
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

Ada spikers ground Rockets in 1st round
By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The white-hot Ada volleyball team defeated visiting Pandora-Gilboa
over four fairly close sets in Div. IV first round sectional play Tuesday
night.

Ada won 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20 to finish 2016 with a perfect 8-0 home
slate. The Lady Bulldogs also advanced to the district quarterfinals at
Hardin Northern Thursday with their first tournament victory since 2013.

Following their eighth consecutive triumph, the Bulldog record improved to
17-6. P-G ended up 13-10 after the loss.

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Girls’ soccer: Ada girls to resume suspended tourney tie

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team played visiting Otsego to a 1-1 tie through one overtime in first round sectional tournament action before darkness suspended play at approximately 7:20 p.m. Monday evening.

Ada was seeded 10th in the sectional, while Otsego was 11th. The Lady Bulldog record remains 5-10-1. The game will be resumed starting with a second 15-minute overtime at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ada.

Makayla Callahan scored the Ada goal with an assist from Ella Poling on the unseasonably warm evening. Shannon Weihl tallied the lone Otsego goal.

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