By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team swept Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match to celebrate Senior Night in style Thursday.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 9-11 overall and 2-5 in the NWC with a convincing 25-14, 25-23, 25-12 win. The Bearcat girls fell to 6-12 and 0-7 in the NWC with the defeat.
"I finally felt like we had good energy," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We played hard and had fun."
"It was a tough loss; we played hard," said Spencerville head coach Amy Hoback.
By Cort Reynolds
MT. BLANCHARD - Host Riverdale shut out Ada 5-0 in a boys soccer North Central Ohio Soccer Association match Thursday evening.
The loss dropped the overall Bulldog record to 8-5-1 (2-2 NCOSA).
Ada (3-1 Northwest Conference) plays at backyard league rival Allen East (5-6-1, 3-0 NWC) Monday, October 7. AE trails four-time defending NWC champion Bluffton (4-0) by a half-game.
The Mustangs and Pirates meet in the league/regular season finale October 10 at Harrod with an NWC title on the line. Ada would share a three-way league crown if they beat AE, and if the Mustangs defeat Bluffton.
Ada runners at Kenton Invite By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada boys cross country team finished sixth at the Kyle Althauser Memorial Invitational meet hosted by Kenton Thursday evening.
St. Marys won the team title with 31 points. Waynesfield-Goshen finished a distant second (65), followed closely by host Kenton (66).
Hardin Northern finished fourth (95), with Riverdale fifth (107) and Ada sixth (165). Lima Senior (no score) and Perry (no score) were each two runners short of the requisite five needed to total a team score.
Ohio Northern senior linebacker Mark Niles (Miramar, Fla.) has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for his efforts in Ohio Northern's 45-35 victory over Otterbein.
Niles tied a career-high with 15 tackles, had two sacks, three TFL and a pass broken up in the contest.
He was also named the Ohio Athletic Conference Football Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Through four games this season, Niles leads the OAC with 47 tackles and four sacks and is second in the league with 6 TFL.
Northwest Physical Therapy, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, is offering free therapy screens this month.
These screens will be available at all four outpatient locations in Delphos, Ottawa, Bluffton and Lima. To schedule a free therapy screening
in October call the Bluffton office at:
419-358-6978
A physical therapy screening takes approximately 10-15 minutes and will be performed by a licensed clinician. A therapy screening helps identify issues that may be causing unnecessary pain.
