Sports

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE – The Ada High School track and field teams competed at the annual eight-team Bearcat Relays in Spencerville Thursday, April 6.

Fort Loramie won the girls team title, with Ada finishing eighth. Columbus Grove captured first in the boys standings, while Ada came in seventh.

The Bulldog girls quartet of Kayleiana Cooper-Bolden, Anna Conley, Kennedy Jones and Ashley Hevlin took first in the 4 x 100 meter relay throwers.

By Cort Reynolds

McCOMB–The visiting Ada High School softball team out-slugged McComb 14-8 in a non-league contest Tuesday evening, April 4, forging a season opening hot streak.

With the win, the Bulldogs are 4-0. The Panthers fell to 0-4 with the loss.

By Cort Reynolds

McCOMB – The Ada High School varsity baseball team lost a non-league battle to McComb 8-0 Tuesday evening, April 4.

Ada dropped to 2-1 with the defeat, while the Panthers improved to 2-2 after the win.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School tennis team served up its delayed season opener vs. visiting Wapakoneta on an overcast but unseasonably warm Monday evening, April 3, at War Memorial Park courts.

The Bulldogs lost a grueling match that was closer than the final score of 5-0 might indicate. Ada starts out its spring season 0-1 with the loss, while Wapak improved to 1-1.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School track and field teams swept rival Upper Scioto Valley in a dual meet Monday evening, April 3, at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldog boys swamped USV 78-13, and the Ada girls beat USV 83-51.

Ada junior Mariah King won the 300 hurdles and the high jump events to pace the Bulldogs.

Kevin Smith won the shot put and the discus events to pace USV.

ADA FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles  - 1 Brown, Jackson 16.95

Girls 100 Meter Dash  - 1 Cooper-Bolden, Kayleiana 14.49

Boys 100 Meter Dash - 1 Jolliff, Logan 11.94

Boys 1600 Meter Run - 1 D’souza, Ethan 5:17.73

Girls 400 Meter Dash  - 1 Smith, Jordyn 1:11.75

CONTINUES

By Wes Mayberry
www.onusports.com

LIMA—Junior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) won Medalist honors in leading the Ohio Northern women's golf team to the championship at the Bluffton Spring Invitational on Sunday at Hidden Creek Golf Club.

The event was initially scheduled for two rounds, but Saturday's first round was canceled due to inclement weather.

The Polar Bears (57-6 overall) won the tournament in record-breaking fashion, shooting an 18-over-par 306 over 18 holes to shatter the old school mark of 314.

Mount St. Joseph finished second with a 323, Bluffton was third with a 327, Tiffin was fourth with a 357, Anderson (Ind.) was fifth with a 385, Marietta was sixth with a 389, and Earlham (Ind.) was seventh with a 424.

Honigford won the individual title, shooting a 1-over-par 73 for her third individual victory this season.

CONTINUES

Pages