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August 2021

Ada golfers beat Bearcats

By Cort Reynolds

Ada competed in a four-team Northwest Conference golf match Monday evening at Colonial Hills Golf Course.

Lincolnview edged Allen East, 167-169. Ada took third at 214 strokes, with Spencerville a distant fourth at 252.

Sophomore Jack Baumgartner paced Ada with a nine-hole round of 52. Senior Dexter Woods III shot 53, junior Geddes Klingler fired a 54 and senior Andrew Rush carded a 55 to round out the Bulldog scorers.

Senior Kamron Wilkerson registered a 68, and freshman Wyatt Ferguson added a 79.

The Bullogs (4-12) play a league tri-match at Moose Landing Country Club Tuesday, hosted by Columbus Grove.

Lady Bulldogs downed by Raiders

By Cort Reynolds

The homestanding Ada volleyball team dropped a three-set match to unbeaten non-league foe Ben Logan Monday evening.

The always-tough BL squad defeated the Lady Bulldogs 25-14, 25-9, 25-10.     

Ada dropped to 1-4 overall and 1-3 at home with the loss. Meanwhile, BL improved to 5-0 after the win.

"I thought our defense did a really nice job," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "They have some good servers, and they had some runs on our serve reception.

"Ben Logan is always good, they have a couple of nice hitters," she continued. "I thought we played hard and fought the whole game."    

The Animals are Talking to Us!

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
ONU HealthWise Pharmacy

Ada girls edge Presidents

By Cort Reynolds

The homestanding Ada girls soccer team defeated Marion Harding 5-4 Saturday afternoon at War Memorial Stadium.

Ada improved to 2-1 with the non-league victory.

The Lady Bulldogs built a 3-1 lead by halftime and held on for the win.

Ella Marshall tallied three goals to pace the victors.

Olivia Burkhart and Julia Kamatali each netted a goal for Ada.

"There are so many emotions right now," said Bulldog second-year head coach A.J. Wahlie. "I am thrilled that we became the first Ada team to win in our beautiful new stadium.

Ada blanked at Arlington

By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Ada fell behind early to Arlington and lost 34-0 in a non-league gridiron clash Friday night.

Arlington led 14-0 after the first period and carried that lead into halftime.

Two Red Devil third-quarter touchdowns put the game out of reach.

The Bulldogs fell to 0-2 with the loss. Arlington improved to 2-0 with the win.    

Former Ada running back Keagan Hull started the scoring with a 46-yard TD scamper with 5:34 left in the first period. A two-point conversion run by Grant Riegle put the Red Devils on top, 8-0.

Ada boys stomp OF

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada boys soccer team whipped Old Fort 8-1 Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs improved to 2-0-1 with the lopsided victory over the Stockaders.

Carter Conley tallied a career-high three goals to pace the Ada offense.

Isaac Williams and Logan Jolliff each scored a pair of goals. Nathan Williams netted a goal and passed out one assist.

Drew Long dished out a pair of assists. Brendan Jamison and Dillon Hartman each doled out one assist.

Colton Long made six saves in goal.

Ada plays at local rival Allen East Monday, August 30 in the NWC opener.

Bulldog girl kickers lose to Coldwater

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team lost a weather-shortened game 6-1 to Coldwater Thursday evening in the home opener on the new synthetic turf field at War Memorial Stadium.

Ada fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while Coldwater improved to 2-0 with the win.

Senior Julia Kamatali scored the lone Lady Bulldog goal.

Cavalier Ava Giere tallied four gols and dished out two assists to pace the victors. Maddie Sheffer and Hope Hemmelgarn netted the other Coldwater scores.

The game was stopped at halftime due to thunderstorms in the area.

The Ada girls host Marion Harding Saturday, August 28 at 1 p.m.

Ada girls fall to powerful Cavaliers

By Cort Reynolds

The host Ada volleyball team lost a straight-sets match to undefeated Coldwater on a steamy Thursday evening.

After a competitive start, the Lady Bulldogs fell 25-17, 25-10, 25-7.    

Ada dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-2 at home with the defeat. Meanwhile, Coldwater improved to 5-0 after the sweep.

"The stats don't show it but we played well," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "Coldwater is a really strong team. They are great defensively, and it is very hard to get a kill against them or to put the ball away."

Ada golfers edge Falcons

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada golf squad defeated Riverdale in a close dual match Wednesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

The Bulldogs nipped the Falcons, 213-217.

The Ada linksters improved to 4-10 with the win.     

Ada senior Andrew Rush was match medalist with a score of 51. Bulldog senior Dexter Woods was second at 52.

Junior Geddes Klingler carded a 54 to take third for Ada. Senior Kamron Wilkerson shot a 56 to round out the Bulldog scorers.

Sophomore Jack Baumgartner posted a 58, while freshman Wyatt Ferguson added a round of 77.

Weekend Doctor: Please Don't Kiss the Baby

It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come to meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the ICU with RSV bronchiolitis.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is generally a virus present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. This year, RSV and influenza were conspicuously absent in the winter months. There are likely multiple reasons for this, but the bottom line is that RSV is here now.

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