Girls soccer mentor Dewese named NCOSA Coach of Year
Marshall, Burkhart, Sizemore lead Ada girls soccer honorees
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada girls soccer team placed seven players on the All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association teams in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Second-year head coach Doug Dewese was voted North Central Ohio Soccer Association Coach of the Year.
He led Ada to a program record-tying seven wins and a 7-5-3 overall regular season record. The Bulldog girls were 2-2-1 in the rugged NCOSA to finish third out of six teams, believed to be the best league finish in team history.
Ada senior Ella Marshall repeated again as first team All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association for the fourth straight season.
She broke her own Ada program single-season record with 19 goals, and she also set the mark for career goals with 50.
Senior Olivia Burkhart was voted second team All-NCOSA again. She is one of the all-time assist leaders in program annals, and holds the record for assists in a season.
Senior goalkeeper Katie Sizemore was also voted second team All-NCOSA. She posted three shutouts in goal to tie a program season record.
Seniors Karmen Hall and Jenna Rodrigues, junior Lexi Poling and sophomore Alex Gibson were all voted honorable mention All-NCOSA.
Ranked ninth in the Div. II state poll, Liberty-Benton won the NCOSA title at 5-0, followed by Van Buren (3-1-1).
Ada was also 2-3-1 in the Northwest Conference, good for fourth place in the seven-team league.
Bluffton repeated as NWC champs at 5-0-1, finishing just ahead of Allen East (5-1) and Columbus Grove (4-1-1).
All-NWC honors will be announced next week.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, June 5, 2025
- Can you name the location of Pat's News Stand?
- June 9 ice cream social at Ada FUMC
- Canadian wildfire smoke could impact NW Ohio
- Land of Confusion: Is cannabis weed-ing out your ability to think clearly?
- Blacksmithing demonstrations on June 14 at Schumacher Homestead
- Content creators wanted for Ada Icon
- Crime Victim Services hosts Anti-Violence Teen Summer Retreat
- ACE Day coordinators seek projects for August 23
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Dwight Thomas Friesner served in the U.S. Army
- BlufftonIcon.com headlines for June 3
- Congratulations to Officer Michael Bollinger
- Chance R. Watkins worked at PlastiPak Packaging
- Public meetings scheduled for Ada committees, commissions
- Aggregation letters sent to Ada residents not enrolled in electricity programs
- Upcoming APL events, June 2-7
- Sign of the times