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By Cort Reynolds

LIMA BATH__The visiting Ada High School tennis team defeated Bath 3-2 in a makeup match on Monday evening, May 11.

The Bulldog netters improved to 3-7 after posting their third win in four matches. Bath fell to 0-11 after the loss.

“I feel like we are making progress, and I am lucky to be a part of it,” said first-year Ada head coach Shelleigh Alexander. “We have been learning what it takes to win and I hope we can use that momentum going into sectionals.”

Hard-serving Bulldog junior Brandon Prater rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at second singles over Wildcat junior Braycon Jolliff.

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By Cort Reynolds

ARCADIA__The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost to Arcadia 4-1 in a Blanchard Valley Conference makeup game on Monday, May 11.

Arcadia scored two runs in the second inning to take a 2-0 early edge. The Redskins added a single run in the fourth to extend the lead to 3-0.

The Bulldogs tallied their lone run in the top of the sixth frame, but Arcadia matched it in the home sixth to provide the final margin.

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MEDIA RELEASE__Upper Scioto Valley defeated Hardin Northern 16-1 in a game that was previously suspended on April 27.

The Rams will be back in action at Kenton on Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30.

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USV 4 3 3 1 5 16 12 1
Hardin Northern 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School baseball team was seeded eighth in its tough eight-team Northwest 1 Div. VI sectional drawing, which was finalized on Sunday, May 10. 

The Bulldogs (7-12) will play at top seed St. Henry (16-2) in the sectional finals on Saturday, May 23 at 2 p.m.

The winner advances to the district semifinals at McGuffey on Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. vs. the Parkway (8-14)/Lima Perry (9-5) survivor.

The district finals are slated for Friday, May 29 in Shelby at 5 p.m.

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Hickman wins 2 races

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada High School track and field teams hosted the annual Ada Invitational meet on a sunny Saturday, May 9 at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldogs boys finished eighth out of 15 teams, while the Ada girls came in ninth amid a 17-team field.

Arlington won the boys team title with 103 points, followed by Allen East (92) and Bluffton (84). The Ada boys tallied 34 points to edge out Fostoria and Spencerville (33), who tied for ninth, by a point.

The six-team Hardin County meet was also held concurrently at Ada after being rained out on Tuesday, May 5.

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Bowden, Prater reach semifinals _ PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen

By Cort Reynolds

BRYAN__The Ada High School tennis team finished a solid fourth at the day-long, six-team Golden Bear Northern Buckeye Tennis League tournament in Bryan on Friday, May 8.

The Bulldog netters gave a solid showing at the Bryan outdoor courts on a chilly, windy day. Archbold, Evergreen, Bryan, Maumee, Wauseon and Ada competed.

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