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Ada boys basketball edges HN late

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 19, 2025

PHOTOS Carson Conley (left) and Kayleb Hickman (right) score tie and winning points from the free throw line.

By Cort Reynolds

DOLA – Free throws don’t usually make TV highlight shows, but they often decide close games.

The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team nipped county rival Hardin Northern 44-41 by sinking three free throws in the final seconds Saturday night.

Bulldog sophomore Carson Conley broke a 41-41 tie by hitting the second of two foul shots with 2.5 seconds left.

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Bulldog boys basketball felled by Van Buren

Posted by Staff on Saturday, January 18, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada High School boys basketball team lost a tough defensive battle 48-40 to visiting Van Buren in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on January 17.

The Bulldogs fell to 9-6 overall and 4-2 in the BVC after the hard-fought defeat. Van Buren improved to 8-5 overall and 4-2 in BVC play with the win.

VB turned the game around with a decisive 16-6 third period. Ada played hard but the Black Knights took advantage of 22 Bulldog turnovers and poor Ada three-point shooting to win.

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Class of 2025 selections announced by Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame 

Posted by Staff on Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame has announced the 2025 Sports Hall of Fame class of inductees: Sue Fetzer, Darren Gilbert, Jeff Hastings, Gayle Lauth, Charles Renner, Jim West (Posthumously), 1975-1976 Ada Bulldog boys basketball team (Head Coach: Gene Fries).

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Bulldog girls basketball edged by Knights

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 17, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN __ The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team lost a defensive 35-29 battle to Van Buren in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on January 16

The tough road defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-12 overall and 0-7 in the BVC. 

Van Buren improved to 6-8 overall and 4-3 in BVC play with the home victory.

“The girls played hard and battled all game,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. 

Ada trailed 9-4 after a low-scoring first period. The Bulldogs stayed within striking distance at halftime, down just 16-10. Ada then tossed in 14 third-period points to forge a 24-24 tie.

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Bulldog wrestlers dominate Riverdale and McComb

Posted by Staff on Thursday, January 16, 2025

Senior night celebrated at tri-match

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School wrestling team swept a Blanchard Valley Conference tri-match convincingly on January 15.

The Bulldogs beat Riverdale 48-27, and trounced McComb 54-12. Ada finished on a 24-6 run vs. the Falcons to pull away and win what had been a close match at the midway point.

The Bulldogs raced to a 36-0 lead vs. the Panthers and were never threatened.

The decisive wins punctuated the night for Ada senior fourth-year grapplers Liam Vieira and Landon Simon.

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ONU sports roundup, Jan. 8-14

Posted by Staff on Thursday, January 16, 2025

The following results are from January 8-14 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season:

Reese scores 24 as Men's Basketball notches fourth straight home victory with 84-67 decision over Wilmington

Men's Basketball falls just short in tight battle at Marietta 71-68 on Sunday

Brooke Allen scores 18 as Women's Basketball defeats Wilmington 67-44

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