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Ada sweeps Wildcats in county tilt
By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada volleyball team won in straight sets over Hardin County rival Kenton Monday night to stay undefeated at home.

The lopsided 25-6, 25-10, 25-23 victory, their eighth win in the last nine matches, upped the Lady Bulldog record to 11-6 overall. Kenton fell to 1-8 with the loss.

Junior middle Melina Woods led Ada with nine kills, eight digs, two blocks and one ace.

"Olivia (Alexander) and Melina covered everything," said Ada head coach Melissa Gossard. "The back row did really well defensively."

Volleyball team 3rd of 8 at Minster tourney; BHS beats soccer girls

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The host Ada girls soccer team lost to Bluffton 3-0 in a Northwest Conference match Saturday morning.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 3-7-1 overall and 2-2 in the NWC with the defeat.

Bluffton tallied all three of its goals in the first half. Sarah Thiesen netted two scores and Abbie Parkins added one goal.

The Pirates out-shot Ada, 16-4. Lady Bulldog keeper Rielyn Castle made 13 saves in goal.

The Bulldog girls visit Cory-Rawson September 28.

Ada spikers 3rd at Minster Invite

MINSTER - The Ada volleyball team finished a solid third at the eight-team Minster Invitational Saturday.

Ada scores 21 points in opening quarter

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By Dusty Donley
Fueled by 21 first quarter points, the Ada Bulldogs traveled to Columbus Grove last Friday night and thrashed the Bulldogs 41-14.

BOX SCORE AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

Led by quarterback Seth Conley's 337 yards and 4 touchdowns, Ada's offense scored with relative ease all night. The victory moves the Bulldogs to 3-2 on the season, and 1-1 in the Northwest Conference.

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Ada harriers run at Van Wert
By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT - The Ada cross country team competed in the Van Wert County
Hospital Invitational meet at the VW Reservoir Saturday.

The Ada girls came in 13th out of 15 teams, while the Bulldog boys ended
up 20th out of 20 squads. Ada freshman Abbie James finished a strong 15th
out of 169 female runners to lead the Bulldog girls with a time of 21:37.

Scott Rapps had 9 tackles and two fumble recoveries

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By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern football team got a tremendous defensive effort and held on a 16-10 victory at Otterbein Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 1-2 overall and are 1-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Cardinals fall to 1-2, 1-1.

Senior defensive tackle Scott Rapps (Bay Village Bay) was in the OU backfield all day, finishing with a team-high nine tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two huge fumble recoveries for ONU.

Link to the column is in this story

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Cort Reynolds, Icon sports writer, received a “Best of the Day SB Nation NBA” for a column he wrote titled "Don Nelson: the Celtics’ unlikely multiple-time champion," subtitle: "How a chunky, non-leaping, two-time castoff won 5 rings and played 14 effective seasons in the NBA"

In addition, his “History quiz: Celtics guards of the 1980’s” was also posted.

SB Nation is the Boston Celtic’s blog site.

CLICK HERE to read his column.

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