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Results for 7-8th grade wrestling and Freshman boys basketball

7/8th grade Ada wrestlers bring home awards from Allen East Invitational
Saturday, December 14; From Ada Bulldogs Facebook

Case Vieira - Champion at 80 lbs
Carter Dunlap - Champion at 86 lbs 

Freshman boys basketball win vs. Convoy Crestview
Monday, December 16; Submitted by coaching staff

SCOREBOARD
Ada           12   7   11   4  — 34
Crestview    7   5    7   5  — 24

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By Cort Reynolds

NAPOLEON – The short-handed Ada High School swim team competed well at the tough 18-team Napoleon Invitational on December 14.

The Bulldog boys finished a solid ninth out of 18 teams with 59 points. Shawnee won the boys team crown with 433 points.

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Riblet, Lane earn 2nd-place finishes

By Cort Reynolds

MIDDLE POINT – The Ada High School wrestling team finished a solid sixth at the annual 15-team Lincolnview Lancer Invitational on December 14.

Columbus Grove won the team title with 207.5 points. Defiance Tinora came in second at 193.5, followed by Spencerville (142). Ada scored 125.5 points to edge Hicksville by a half-point for sixth place.

Ada junior Silas Riblet finished second in the 120 lbs. bracket. He was 4-0 in Pool A. He fashioned a 4-1 overall mark with two pins after he lost in the 120 finals 17-0 to Corbin Kimmel of Wayne Trace.

Bulldog Easton Lane also came in second in the heavyweight division. He was 2-0 in pool A before winning his semifinal match by pin. He lost by a 14-3 majority decision in the finals to Montpelier’s Logan Pontious.

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By Cort Reynolds

MT. BLANCHARD – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team defeated Blanchard Valley Conference foe Riverdale in a defensive 37-32 battle Friday, December 13.

Ada smothered the Falcons 27-20 over the final three quarters for the victory. 

The Bulldogs improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in BVC play with the win.

Riverdale fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the BVC after the loss.

The Bulldogs trailed 12-10 following the first period before the defense and offense kicked in.

“Another hard-fought game,” said veteran Bulldog head coach Chris Sautter. “We got off to a kind of a sluggish start, but went in at half up by one (19-18).

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By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT – Short-handed Ada High School swim teams competed in a three-team meet at Van Wert on Thursday, December 12.

The Ada boys defeated Elida 42-10 but lost to Van Wert, 51-25. They have a 4-1 dual meet record this season.

VW topped the Bulldog girls 36-15, and Elida beat the Ada girls 89-17. They are 1-4 in dual meets.

In the combined boys and girls scores, Ada lost to Elida 99-59 and to VW 87-40.

Elida also beat the host Cougars 93-87 in the combined meet scores.

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PHOTO by Mark Andreasen / Additional photos below

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball team lost 56-21 to visiting Riverdale in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest Thursday, December 12.

The Bulldogs were outscored 26-6 after intermission and went scoreless in the final period.    

The defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 0-6 overall and 0-3 in the Blanchard Valley Conference. The Falcon girls improved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the BVC after the victory.
“It was a repeat of giving up too many offensive rebounds and making too many turnovers,” said Ada third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “Many of the turnovers were not really forced.

“We have to improve in rebounding the ball defensively,” he continued. “We can’t give up 20 extra shots a game between turnovers and offensive rebounds.”

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