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Bulldog boys basketball scorched by hot hand of USV’s Underwood

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 12, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada High School boys basketball team lost to the red-hot shooting of visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 66-50 in the annual non-conference grudge match on Saturday, January 11.

Ram senior Maddox Underwood drove and shot his way to a game-high 31 points to pace the victors. The athletic guard made 10 two-pointers, hit two treys and added five foul shots.

The Bulldogs fell to 9-5 after the defeat. USV improved to 7-5 with the road win. The Rams have won seven of their last nine games after an 0-3 start.
“They wanted it more than us, they were more physical,” said Ada head coach Chris Sautter. “They just wanted it more.”

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Bulldog girls basketball defeated by Eagles

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 10, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The visiting Liberty-Benton High School girls basketball team knocked down 13 three-point goals to overcome feisty Ada 68-44 in a Blanchard Valley Conference doubleheader nightcap game Thursday, January 9.

The home defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-11 overall and 0-6 in the BVC. League leader Liberty-Benton improved to 9-5 overall and 6-1 in BVC play after the win.

“I feel like it was the hardest we have played from start to finish all season,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “Everyone played well, we competed. We focused on playing hard and having fun.”

Eagle sophomore Megan Gerken drained eight trifectas to tally a game-high 24 points. L-B senior guard Avery Knepper drilled five triples to net 21 markers.

Ada trailed 21-12 after a high-scoring first period. Knepper nailed three straight treys early to build a 13-5 lead.

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Bulldog boys basketball defeated by Liberty-Benton

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 10, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team held visiting Liberty-Benton to its lowest scoring output of the season, but still lost 48-26 in a first-place Blanchard Valley Conference showdown on January 9.

The Eagles broke open the low-scoring game with a 17-9 third quarter.

The Bulldogs fell to 9-4 overall and 4-1 in the BVC after the battle between the two co-league leaders.

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ONU sports roundup, Jan. 1-7

Posted by Staff on Thursday, January 9, 2025

The following results are from January 1-7 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season:

Men's Basketball edges Muskingum 72-67 in a hard fought OAC battle

Abby Dickson leads Women's Basketball to a 64-48 victory over Muskingum

Head coach Ron Beaschler picks up career win 400 as No. 22 ranked Wrestling blanks Mount St. Joseph 44-0 in non-conference wrestling dual

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Bulldog girls basketball defeats LCC

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Above) Anna Conley (#21) led the Bulldogs in scoring.

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team rode strong play in the middle quarters to a 40-34 win over non-conference foe Lima Central Catholic on Tuesday, January 7.

The hard-fought road victory upped the Bulldog record to 2-10. LCC fell to 2-8 after the defeat.

“It was a great win for the girls, and a great learning experience of how to win close games,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. 

Ada trailed 9-5 after the first period. But a 16-7 second quarter flurry propelled the Bulldogs to a 21-16 halftime lead. 

“In the second quarter I felt like we finally settled down and we were a lot more relaxed, which led to us hitting some shots,” said Ricker.

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Bulldog wrestlers finish 9th at Woodmore Invite; Simon wins 215 title

Posted by Staff on Monday, January 6, 2025

Vieira wins 100th match

By Cort Reynolds

ELMORE – The Ada High School wrestling team competed well at the two-day Woodmore A Classic Invitational meet Friday and Saturday, January 3 and 4, finishing ninth out of 25 teams.

Ada senior Landon Simon won the 215 lbs. class title, beating out 23 competitors to claim the crown with a perfect 8-0 record. He won his first six matches by pin. 

In the semifinals he posted a 14-1 decision victory. In the title round bout, Simon triumphed 5-2.

Ada senior Liam Vieira won his 100th varsity match via pin in the third-place bout Saturday. He went 6-1 at the tournament with five pins.

Vieira became just the fourth wrestler in Ada history to reach 100 wins, joining Austin Windle, Chase Sumner and Clayton McClain. 

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