Sports

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team lost 3-0 to visiting Van Buren in a North Central Ohio Soccer Association match on a warm Wednesday evening, October 4, at War Memorial Stadium.

With the defeat, Ada is 6-4-3 overall and finished 2-2-1 in NCOSA play. The Bulldogs are third in the six-team league.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys soccer team played yet another tie after a 2-2 draw with visiting Northwest Conference foe Spencerville on an unseasonably warm Monday evening, October 2.

The Bulldog records are now 2-5-6 overall and 0-3-1 in NWC play.

The Bearcats are now 3-4-1 overall and 0-2-1 in NWC action.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with visiting Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match Monday night, October 2.

Bulldog senior Ella Marshall tallied the Ada goal to extend her program career record to 48. She also has scored a Bulldog record 19 goals this season. 

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School volleyball team had to rally late in each set but they ultimately swept arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley in a tough match on “Dig for a Cure Night” at the Ada Schools on Monday, October 2.

The Bulldogs improved to 11-8 overall with the 25-19, 25-17, 27-25 non-conference victory. 

The Rams dropped to 4-8 after the hard-luck loss.

Senior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) recorded the first hole-in-one in school history, leading the Ohio Northern women's golf team on another record-breaking day Saturday and Sunday at the Bluffton Fall Classic.

Honigford and the Polar Bears set or tied nine school records on the weekend, including her ace.

The Basics

  • The Polar Bears finished first of three teams with a 308-302--610.
  • ONU Record: 19-0.
  • Venue: Bluffton G.C. - Bluffton, Ohio

School Records

  • Team - 36-hole record of 610 - Broken.
  • Team - 18-hole record of 302 - Tied.
  • Team - 4th consecutive tournament victory - Broken.
  • Team - 19-0 start to a season - Broken
  • Honigford - first ace in ONU history - Broken.
  • Honigford - 18-hole final round of 70 - Broken.
  • Honigford - 36-hole score of 143 - Tied.
  • Honigford - 4th consecutive Medalist honor - Broken.
  • Honigford - 19th career Medalist honor - Broken.

Honigford also tied her 36-hole school record of 143, set at the Bluffton Fall Classic in 2021.

She won Medalist honors by three shots.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School football team got back on the winning track by shutting out host Delphos Jefferson 28-0 in a Northwest Conference blowout Friday night, September 29.

The Bulldogs raced to a 21-0 halftime lead and cruised to the convincing road victory as the defense recorded its first shutout in six seasons.

Ada improved to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the NWC with their initial league win. 

Struggling DJ dropped to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in the NWC after the defeat.

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