By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School golf squad teed off its 2022 campaign Monday at the Bluffton Golf Course, with Leipsic winning the three-team Northwest Conference match.
The Vikings captured first with 172 strokes, followed closely by Bluffton (176) and Ada (264). Brevin Brandt of Leipsic was match medalist with a nine-hole score of 37.
Senior Geddes Klingler paced the Bulldogs with a score of 53. Junior Jack Baumgartner followed him by carding a 54. Dale Hoyt registered a 77, while Hayden Shaffer was the fourth Ada scorer with an 80. Sam Crawford added a score of 87.
Jaden Coonfare paced Bluffton and finished second overall with a round of 41.
Ada (0-2) plays host to Ft. Jennings at the Bluffton Golf Club on Tuesday, August 9.