Tickets for the Ada vs. Ft. Recovery football playoff game this weekend are available at pre-sale at Ada High School.
Tickets are $8 when purchased in advance. Tickets at the gate are $9.
Game tickets are available at Ada High School office Thursday and Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The football game is played at Ada on Saturday, Nov. 5. Kickoff is 7 p.m.
The No. 8-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team used a strong first half effort to defeat Capital 4-0 on Wednesday evening and advance to the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday.
The Polar Bears improve to 17-1-3 overall, while the Crusaders fall to 14-4-2.
Northern advances to the OAC Tournament Championship game and will face No. 1-seeded John Carroll.
Senior Austin Horton (Lewis Center/Olentangy) scored two goals in the first four minutes of the contest to lead ONU offensively.
The No. 23-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team was picked to win the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title in the OAC Preseason Poll, voted on by the leagues 10 coaches.
The Polar Bears recieved 79 points and seven first place votes.
Baldwin Wallace was picked to finish second with 74 points and three first place votes, while Wilmington was picked to round out the top three with 57 points.
Northern is looking for its third consecutive OAC Regular Season title after finishing 23-5 overall and 17-1 in the OAC a season ago and advancing to the second round of the NCAA III Tournament.
Two Ada volleyball players were recognized by the District 8 volleyball coaches.
Melina Woods was named Division IV District 8 East player of the year. The vote was announced by the District 8 volleyball coaches late last week.
The junior adds this honor to her "Player of the Year" in the Northwest Conference - a title she's earned for the second year in a row.
In addition, Haley Wyss, was named to the East team in the Division IV senior all-star match. That contest will be played at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Coldwater High School.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students.
The attachment below lists all members of the all-star teams.
Presale tickets for Saturday night's Division VII Regional quarterfinal football game between Fort Recovery and Ada at War Memorial Park will be on sale in the high school office from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
Tickets $8 presale and $9 at the gate. Only OHSAA regional passes will be accepted. The game has a 7 p.m. starting time, according to Ken Jochims, Ada HS athletic director.
Ada Bulldog football team is in the playoffs and its first game is in Ada on Saturday night against Ft. Recovery.
There were 716 schools that played varsity football this fall and now 224 are playoff qualifiers.
During the playoffs, Divisions I, II, IV and VI play on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., while Divisions III, V and VII play on Saturdays at 7 p.m.
The top four seeds in each region host regional quarterfinal playoff games. The OHSAA has seven divisions in football, with the largest 72 schools placed in Division I and the remaining schools placed in Divisions II through VII (approximately 108 schools in each division).
