FINDLAY – Gibsonburg broke open a tense scoreless duel with four runs in the top of the eighth inning, then held off a last-ditch rally by the Ada High School softball team to win their Div. VI regional final bout 4-0 in extra innings Friday evening, May 30, at Findlay High School.
The Golden Bears scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning behind a home run, two hits and two errors. The feisty Bulldog girls stayed alive by loading the bases with two out in the bottom of the eighth against tiring freshman hurler Alivia Wauford.
FOSTORIA – The Ada High School track and field team had six boys compete in four events at the Div. III northwest region 10 meet on Wednesday, May 28, in Fostoria.
Ada senior speedster Logan Jolliff finished second in his 100-meter dash preliminary heat Wednesday with a time of 11.21. He advanced to the eight-man finals race Friday at 6:12 p.m., and is tied for the third-best qualifying time.
The Ada boys 4x100 relay quartet finished ninth out of 16 teams in the preliminary heats Wednesday to miss qualifying for the finals by just one spot.
First AHS team to advance to regional softball final
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School softball team will play Gibsonburg in the regional finals Friday, May 30 at 5 p.m. in Findlay. “Gibsonburg is a very solid team,” said coach Jeff Bassitt. “We will have to bring our A game.”
It marks the first time Ada has advanced to a regional final in program history. The Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker to Defiance Tinora 3-2 in eight innings at the 2018 Findlay regional semis.
FINDLAY – The Ada High School softball team built a lead on pitching and power, then held off a late rally to defeat Montpelier 6-4 in a Div. VI regional semifinal battle Wednesday afternoon, May 28, at Findlay’s Marathon Diamonds Flag City complex.
The Bulldog girls went ahead 6-1 behind late home runs from senior sluggers Tess Griffith and Natilyn McClain.
The Locomotives rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and had the tying run at the plate, but Ada got the last two outs to preserve the lead and secure the win.
