Ada hosts local traditional rival Bluffton Friday for week nine in another must-win situation to keep their post-season hopes alive.
The Bulldogs averted an upset by Paulding (1-7, 0-5 NWC) last week at home
by scoring 22 second half points to defeat the surprisingly tough Panthers, 22-16.
Meanwhile, the dangerous Pirates (3-5, 2-3 NWC) loat at league-leading
Spencerville (6-2, 5-0 NWC) last Friday, 33-10.
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team bounced back from a first set loss to down feisty Pandora-Gilboa in four games during Div. III second round sectional volleyball action Thursday night.
The third-seeded Bulldogs defeated the ninth-seeded Rockets 25-27, 25-10, 25-19, 25-7 to improve to 16-7. P-G ended its season 7-16 after the defeat.
Ada senior standout Melina Woods led the victors to their eighth win in a row with 36 kills, 19 digs, two blocks and five aces.
The Ohio Northern men's cross country team remained No. 19 in the sixth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, released on Wednesday.
Northern moved up in the poll after a solid 12th place finish at the Principia (Ill.) Cowbell Classic Pre-National Meet last weekend.
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Several Ada girls soccer players were named All-Northwest
Conference and All-NCOSA for 2017 in voting conducted by the league
coaches recently.
Bulldog freshman defender Brenna Hissong and sophomore midfielder Bella
East each made first team All-NWC.
Sophomore forward Katie Butterfield and senior keeper Anney Archer were
voted second team All-NWC. Butterfield made honorable mention NWC in 2016.
Junior midfielder Hailey Callahan and sophomore forward Ella Poling were
voted honorable mention All-NWC.
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Ada senior Logan Williams led four Bulldog soccer standouts
named first team All-Northwest Conference in voting conducted by league
coaches recently at Delphos.
Williams finished second in the league Player of the Year balloting to
Tristan Smucker of Bluffton.
Joining the goal-scoring Williams on the NWC first team from Ada were
high-scoring junior forward Chris Reyes, senior midfielder ball
distributor Noah Pinkney and steady junior defender Noah Garmon.
Bulldog seniors Nate Allen (F) and Brayan Casiano (MF) were voted second
team All-NWC.
