ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team rode a pressure defense and big middle quarters to a 50-25 rout win over non-conference foe North Baltimore on February 11.
After a slow start, the Bulldogs pressed their way to a momentum-changing 15-4 second quarter. They then started the third period strong to build a commanding 32-9 lead and cruised to victory.
The Bulldogs improved to 14-7 overall with the lopsided win. The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy roads.
ADA - The Ada High School girls basketball team battled hard but succumbed to a fourth quarter rally and lost 45-37 to non-conference rival North Baltimore on February 11.
The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy road conditions, and was the finale of a boys/girls tripleheader vs. the Tigers.
For three periods, upset-minded Ada contained Tiger freshman standout guard Lacie Allison with a diamond and one defense. She came in averaging 24 and scored 26 points, 14 of which came in the decisive fourth period.
LIMA – The Ada High School swim teams competed well at the Div. II sectional meet in the Lima YMCA on February 8, with eight Bulldogs qualifying for districts.
Ada senior Lily Baumgartner captured two individual sectional championships. She touched first in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke races, automatically advancing her to districts.
She is on a quest for her fourth straight trip to the state meet in Canton.
“Everyone did amazing,” said Ada head coach Ashley Robey. “Eighty-five percent of events we swam were personal-bests.
ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team was seeded sixth in their tough Elida Northwest 4 Div. VI sectional drawing Sunday, February 9.
The Bulldogs (13-7) play at top seed Lima Central Catholic (13-6) Friday, February 21 at 7 p.m. Ada also played the Thunderbirds in the first round last year, giving LCC a tough game before they advanced to state.
The Ada/LCC survivor advances to take on the victor between third seed Bluffton (12-7) and fifth seed Wayne Trace (11-8) Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:15 p.m. in the Elida district semifinals.
