Photo by Cort Reynolds

The Ada district champion varsity softball team, from left, front: Kaiti
Newland, Sydney Newland, Madison Preston, Olivia Alexander, Nikki Lehsten,
Teara Coulson, Maddie Gossard.

Middle: Brenna George, Sidney Gossard, Alexis Ennis, Raina England, Lexi
Waugh, Elizabeth Durkin, Kiersten Cortez.

Back: head coach Troy Erickson, Tori Green, Leona Dalton, Aubrey Madison,
Melina Temple.

Ada defeated rival Columbus Grove decisively 8-2 in Div. IV softball
district final action at Elida Saturday.

The win sealed the first district title in the history of the Ada softball
program. The second-seeded Lady Bulldogs improved to 17-8 with the  win.

Ada will now face Defiance Tinora, which edged Ayersville 6-5 in the Bryan
district finals. The Ada/Tinora Div. IV regional semis take place in
Findlay Wednesday, May 23 at 5 p.m. at the Marathon Diamonds.