The Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame has announced the 2025 Sports Hall of Fame class of inductees: Sue Fetzer, Darren Gilbert, Jeff Hastings, Gayle Lauth, Charles Renner, Jim West (Posthumously), 1975-1976 Ada Bulldog boys basketball team (Head Coach: Gene Fries).
VAN BUREN __ The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team lost a defensive 35-29 battle to Van Buren in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on January 16
The tough road defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-12 overall and 0-7 in the BVC.
Van Buren improved to 6-8 overall and 4-3 in BVC play with the home victory.
“The girls played hard and battled all game,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker.
Ada trailed 9-4 after a low-scoring first period. The Bulldogs stayed within striking distance at halftime, down just 16-10. Ada then tossed in 14 third-period points to forge a 24-24 tie.
ADA – The Ada High School wrestling team swept a Blanchard Valley Conference tri-match convincingly on January 15.
The Bulldogs beat Riverdale 48-27, and trounced McComb 54-12. Ada finished on a 24-6 run vs. the Falcons to pull away and win what had been a close match at the midway point.
The Bulldogs raced to a 36-0 lead vs. the Panthers and were never threatened.
The decisive wins punctuated the night for Ada senior fourth-year grapplers Liam Vieira and Landon Simon.
ADA - The Ada High School boys basketball team lost to the red-hot shooting of visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 66-50 in the annual non-conference grudge match on Saturday, January 11.
Ram senior Maddox Underwood drove and shot his way to a game-high 31 points to pace the victors. The athletic guard made 10 two-pointers, hit two treys and added five foul shots.
The Bulldogs fell to 9-5 after the defeat. USV improved to 7-5 with the road win. The Rams have won seven of their last nine games after an 0-3 start.
“They wanted it more than us, they were more physical,” said Ada head coach Chris Sautter. “They just wanted it more.”
ADA - The visiting Liberty-Benton High School girls basketball team knocked down 13 three-point goals to overcome feisty Ada 68-44 in a Blanchard Valley Conference doubleheader nightcap game Thursday, January 9.
The home defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-11 overall and 0-6 in the BVC. League leader Liberty-Benton improved to 9-5 overall and 6-1 in BVC play after the win.
“I feel like it was the hardest we have played from start to finish all season,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “Everyone played well, we competed. We focused on playing hard and having fun.”
Eagle sophomore Megan Gerken drained eight trifectas to tally a game-high 24 points. L-B senior guard Avery Knepper drilled five triples to net 21 markers.
Ada trailed 21-12 after a high-scoring first period. Knepper nailed three straight treys early to build a 13-5 lead.
