ADA – The Ada High School boys tennis team beat visiting Fostoria in a lengthy 3-2 match on a sunny evening Wednesday, May 7 at War Memorial Park.
The Bulldogs improved to 3-4 after the hard-fought victory.
“We were missing our number two singles, so Brandon was bumped up to two and Luke Archer was bumped up to third singles,” explained Ada head coach Carter Bivens.
The lineup changes did not deter the Bulldogs from victory.
Ada senior Nathan Williams dominated at first singles as he rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Redman sophomore Landon Sherman.
“Nathan had a quick victory, decisive and clean,” said Givens.
ADA – The Ada High School baseball team battled but lost 5-0 to visiting non-conference foe Fort Jennings on Wednesday evening, May 7.
Ada had multiple runners on base in several innings but could not get the timely hit needed to break through with players in scoring position.
FJ busted open a scoreless game with three runs in the top of the fourth frame and held on for the win.
“The kids played a great game,” said Ada head coach Toby Smith. “We hit the ball hard, it just didn’t drop in for us. We just need to keep doing the things we are doing, and those hits will come.”
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team will host Aurora (Ill.) the first round of the 2025 NCAA III Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The two winners will play in the second round on Saturday at No. 3-ranked RIT (N.Y.) at Noon.
The Polar Bears (15-4 overall) are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
Ohio Northern earned the Ohio Athletic Conference's automatic bid with a thrilling 10-9 victory at Baldwin Wallace in the OAC Tournament finals on Saturday.
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ADA – The Ada High School baseball team defeated visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe Pandora-Gilboa 9-2 on a cool Monday evening, May 5.
The game was slated to be played at Pandora, but was switched to Ada due to wet playing fields. The Rockets officially were the home team.
The Bulldogs plated five runs in the first inning and never trailed. They tacked on single runs in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth frames to win going away.
The Ada High School girls softball team was seeded first at the seven-team Div. VI Northwest 3 sectional drawing on Sunday, May 4.
The Bulldog girls (16-3) received a first round bye and will play the winner between seventh seed Perry (0-13) and sixth seed Columbus Grove (3-12) Tuesday, May 20 at 4 p.m. at Bath. Admission cost is eight dollars.
The higher seeds will host the sectionals Tuesday, May 13. The district semifinals are scheduled for Bath May 20, with the district finals also at Bath May 22.
Van Buren (10-6) was seeded second, and Riverdale (10-8) was third.
