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.
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.
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.
The Ada girls soccer team lost its regular season finale to visiting local rival Allen East 3-0 Saturday morning in a Northwest Conference contest.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-10-1 overall and finished 3-3 in the NWC after the loss. An early-season Ada win over Spencerville did not count in the league standings.
AE improved to 5-1 in the NWC with the victory, good for second place in the league behind only Bluffton. The Lady Mustangs stand 12-4 overall.
Julia Meyer netted two goals to pace the Mustangs. Jade Meyer scored once and assisted on one goal as well.
