The Ada High School football team was beaten soundly 48-0 by local rival Bluffton in their last Northwest Conference matchup to spoil Bulldog Homecoming at War Memorial Stadium Friday night, September 22.
The big-play Pirate offense scored two early touchdowns, and Bluffton was in control throughout.
Junior back Landen Worcester authored four TD runs and racked up 211 yards rushing to lead the potent Pirate ground attack.
Bluffton improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the decisive win.
Ada fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the NWC after suffering their third consecutive defeat.
During the first half, hard-nosed Bulldog junior quarterback Levi Green was sidelined with a sprained right ankle and missed the rest of the game.
The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team tied North Central Ohio Soccer Association foe Upper Sandusky 2-2 in the nightcap of a girls-boys doubleheader Thursday evening, September 21.
Ada ran its record to 2-4-4 overall and 0-0-3 in league play with their third straight NCOSA tie.
The Ada High School golf team finished ninth in the annual Northwest Conference championship tournament held Thursday, September 21, at the Delphos Country Club.
Delphos Jefferson won the tournament title with 348 strokes. Allen East tied Leipsic for second at 353, but AE won the overall NWC title due to their combined regular season crown (12-4) and championship meet showing.
The Ada High School volleyball team lost a tough match in straight sets to red-hot visiting rival Bluffton in Northwest Conference action Thursday evening, September 21.
The Pirates ran their win streak to 11 matches with a 25-18, 25-19, 25-16 victory. Bluffton improved to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the NWC after the win.
The Bulldogs fell to 9-7 overall and 1-3 in the NWC with the defeat.
Interested in watching an esports match but have never done so? Fall Brawl, scheduled for this weekend between Ohio Northern University and rival University of Mount Union, will offer an easy viewing opportunities.
In response to discussions with Ada residents and business owners regarding nuisances created by roaming cats and animals such as racoons, the village council has begun the process of drafting a new village ordinance. At a September 19 Safety Services committee meeting, council president Jeff Oestrich asked the village staff and legal counsel to draft an ordinance that prohibits feeding cats outdoors.
The committee requested that ordinance language be ready to present by the last council meeting in October. There would then be three readings of the ordinance and six weeks to make modifications.
