ADA__No. 12-ranked Ohio Northern had three qualify for the national championships in their respective weight classes to lead Ohio Northern at the 2024 NCAA Division III Central Regional Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 2.
SCRANTON, Pa.__Ohio Northern saw its NCAA Tournament run come to an end with a hard-fought 60-64 loss at No. 6-ranked Scranton (Pa.) in the second round of the NCAA III Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday evening.
McClain sets Ada single-season record for wins, finishes 2nd in career wins
By Cort Reynolds
TROY__Two Ada High School wrestlers competed at the Div. III district wrestling double-elimination tournament in Troy’s Hobart Arena Friday and Saturday, with one just missing a return trip to the state meet.
Bulldog senior Clayton McClain captured fifth in the 150 lbs. division to earn the state alternate spot.
A top-four finish in any weight bracket automatically advances a wrestler to the state meet March 8-10 at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus next weekend.
As one of four sectional champions in his 16-wrestler district bracket, McClain was the top seed in his quarter of the bracket.
ELIDA__The Allen East High School girls basketball team rallied late but came up just short 49-45 to league rival Delphos Jefferson in the Div. III district semifinals Thursday, February29, at the Elida Fieldhouse, ending their season and 13-game win streak.
LIMA__The youthful Ada High School boys basketball team battled but lost 53-30 at top seed Lima Central Catholic in the first round of the Div. IV sectional tournament Wednesday, February 28, at the Monsignor Herr Gymnasium.
“We really focused on Priddy and Willie Foster, and held them to two points total,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Vince Halliday. “Unfortunately, Dermarr Foster went off and made five three’s!
“Lots of experiences learned this year, as year three comes to a close,” continued Halliday. “Now to build off of them, moving forward.”
Ada ended its season 5-18 following the defeat.
The Thunderbirds improved to 21-2 after their 11th straight win.
ADA – The 2023-24 All-Northwest Conference boys basketball teams were voted on by the league coaches and released by the league office Sunday.
Allen East placed one male on the first team, while an Ada sophomore was named honorable mention all-league.
Quick AE senior playmaker Carson Clum was voted to the all-league first team. Clum led the Mustangs in scoring, rebounds, steals and assists per game despite being just 5-9.
Clum led AE to a 12-10 overall record and a 4-4 mark in conference play, good for a fifth-place tie with Leipsic in the nine-team league standings.
Sophomore wing Zimmerman topped Ada in scoring and three-point goals made. The youthful Bulldogs finished the regular season 5-17 and 0-8 in their final season as an NWC member.
