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AHS girls soccer edged in soccer battle by AE

By Cort Reynolds

The spunky Ada High School girls soccer team lost a hard-fought 2-0 bout to visiting backyard arch-rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference makeup match on a chilly Saturday night, October 15, under the War Memorial Park Stadium lights.

The Bulldog girls finished the regular season 5-11 overall and 0-6 in the NWC with the tough defeat. 

With the victory, the Lady Mustangs improved to 11-5-1 and ended up 3-3 in the NWC. AE finished fourth in the seven-team NWC standings. 

Bluffton won the league title at 6-0, finishing ahead of Columbus Grove (5-1) and Delphos Jefferson (4-2).

AHS football defeats Knights in marathon battle

By Cort Reynolds

Hosting its home finale at War Memorial Park Stadium, Ada High School football defeated Crestview 34-26 in a seesaw Northwest Conference football marathon on a chilly Friday night, October 14.

"It was a great win for our program," said Ada second-year head coach Toby Smith. "We are doing a lot of good things, but we still have a ways to go," Smith added. "We are excited to have a chance to keep playing (beyond week 10)."

The Bulldogs improved to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the NWC with their second win in three games. The victory kept Ada's hopes alive for a first playoff berth since 2017.

AHS boys soccer celebrate Sr. Night with big win over Harding

By Cort Reynolds

The host Ada High School boys soccer team blanked winless Marion Harding 5-0 on a cool Thursday night under the lights at War Memorial Park Stadium to strongly commemorate Senior Night on October 13.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-6-4 following the non-conference victory. MH fell to 0-14 with the loss.

Five of the six Ada seniors scored goals in their final regular season home game. 

Seniors Brendan Jameson and Jaden Leal scored early for Ada. Senior Dillon Hartman also netted a penalty kick goal to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 bulge after the first 15 minutes of play.

The score stayed 3-0 to intermission. 

AHS girls soccer loss at Miller City

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team lost to Miller City 9-1 in a non-conference match Thursday evening, October 13.

AHS boys soccer 9th in sectional draw, face VB

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys soccer team has been seeded ninth out of 12 teams in the Div. III Tiffin sectional/district.

Ada (6-6-3) will play at seven seed Van Buren (5-5-4) in sectional first round action Wednesday, October 19 at 5 p.m. 

The Bulldogs and Black Knights played to a 1-1 tie at VB October 6.

The Ada/VB winner plays at third seed Mansfield Christian Saturday, Oct. 22 at noon in the sectional finals.

If form holds, top seed Huron awaits the winner of that sectional Oct. 26 at the Tiffin district semifinals. The district finals at Tiffin will be Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.

Bulldogs entertain Crestview in home finale

By Cort Reynolds

Improving Ada High School football hosts Crestview in its sixth and final home game of the 2022 season this Friday, October 14.

Crestview is 4-4 and 1-4 in the Northwest Conference after outscoring Spencerville 14-0 in the second half en route to a 21-7 win on the road in week eight.

Ada is 2-3 at home, while Crestview is 2-1 on the road.  

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