By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - Ada junior Ethan Hull continued his strong play by finishing first in a regular-season ending Northwest Conference tri-match Tuesday evening at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Hull fired a career-best 41 to lead all golfers in the 18-player field.

Paulding won the event with 175 strokes, followed by Bluffton (182) and Ada, which shot a solid 196.

Bulldog senior Austin Amburgey also posted a career-low round of 48.

Sophomore Brevin Sizemore carded a 51 while senior Rob Allison registered a 56.

Freshman Kamron Wilkerson posted a 65 and senior Jake Colwell added a score of 71.

The Bulldogs dropped to 7-23 overall and finished 2-14 in NWC play after the match, good for eighth in the nine-team league standings ahead of Crestview.

Paulding ended up third in league play at 12-4, while Bluffton came in fourth in the NWC at 10-6.

Spencerville won the NWC regular season title with a 15-1 mark, followed closely by Lincolnview (14-2).

Ada plays in the NWC championship tournament Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Auglaize Golf Club in Defiance.