The Ada High School girls softball team was seeded first at the seven-team Div. VI Northwest 3 sectional drawing on Sunday, May 4.
The Bulldog girls (16-3) received a first round bye and will play the winner between seventh seed Perry (0-13) and sixth seed Columbus Grove (3-12) Tuesday, May 20 at 4 p.m. at Bath. Admission cost is eight dollars.
The higher seeds will host the sectionals Tuesday, May 13. The district semifinals are scheduled for Bath May 20, with the district finals also at Bath May 22.
Van Buren (10-6) was seeded second, and Riverdale (10-8) was third.
McGUFFEY – The Ada High School track and field teams each finished a strong second at the 10-team Ram Invitational on a wet Thursday, May 1 in McGuffey.
Cory-Rawson nosed out the Ada girls 113.5 points to 110 to win the girls team title. Riverdale came in a fairly close third (98.5).
Pandora-Gilboa captured the boys team crown with 141 points, followed by Ada with 121.5. McComb was a distant third (77.5).
Ada actually posted the most combined girls and boys points in the meet with 221.5. P-G was second with 202 combined points.
ADA – The Ada High School baseball team battled but lost 5-2 to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference rival Arcadia Wednesday evening, April 30.
The Redskins jumped ahead with four runs in the top of the second inning. The visitors added a run in the sixth to stretch the advantage to 5-0.
The Bulldogs plated two runs in the home sixth to stay within striking distance. With Ada runners on first and second and two out, Arcadia hurler Isaac Stoner got out of the jam with a called third strike.
Stoner then retired Ada in order in the bottom of the seventh on a fly ball, an unassisted grounder to first base, and a strikeout.
ADA – Senior catcher Natilyn McClain hammered two solo home runs, including a tie-breaking blast in the sixth, to lift the Ada softball team to a taut 3-2 win over Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arcadia Wednesday evening, April 30.
Ada improved to 16-3 overall and 7-2 in BVC play after the close pitching duel win.
Arcadia dropped to 9-8 overall and 5-4 in the BVC with the tough loss.
“We hit some balls hard, but couldn’t get anything in the gap,” said Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. “Nat had a great game, and Jenna pitched well.”
The Bulldog girls out-hit the Redskins 6-2, including four extra-base hits.
DELPHOS – The visiting Ada High School softball team lost 4-1 to former Northwest Conference foe Delphos Jefferson on a windy but warm Tuesday evening, April 29.
Ada fell to 15-3 after having their six-game win streak snapped.
The Wildcats improved to 12-6 after the win.
“We didn’t show up,” said Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt.
The Bulldog girls were out-hit by the Wildcats 7-6, and both teams played error-less defense.
