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Ada girls lose thriller to late Tiger comeback

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

UPDATED: Photo captions corrected.

By Cort Reynolds

The young Ada High School softball squad led almost the entire game, but the visiting Waynesfield-Goshen team plated four runs in their final at bat to rally past the Lady Bulldogs 11-9  on a cold, windy Tuesday evening, April 19.

The Bulldog girls dropped to 2-7 after the difficult non-league defeat. The Lady Tigers improved to 2-3 with the seesaw, come-from-behind victory. 

Ada led 6-0 after the first two innings, but W-G methodically chipped away and grabbed a 7-6 edge behind four runs in the fifth frame.

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4th inning explosion powers Ada baseball past W-G

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Ada High School baseball team rode a 10-run fourth inning to run-rule visiting Waynesfield-Goshen 15-0 on a cold and windy Tuesday evening at the War Memorial Park diamond.

Ada improved to 4-5 with the lopsided five-inning win, their second victory in a row. Meanwhile, W-G dropped to 1-5 with the non-league defeat.

Bulldog senior hurler Kadin Phipps struck out six and allowed just three hits over five innings to earn his second win of the season.

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Foul ball weather cancels AHS events

Posted by Staff on Monday, April 18, 2022

The Ada High School at Allen East softball and baseball games were cancelled for April 18  due to snow and cold.

Both games are scheduled to be made up Saturday, May 7 at Allen East.

The Elida at Ada tennis match was also cancelled.

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Honigford wins Medalist honors at 6-team Polar Bear Easter Classic

Posted by Staff on Saturday, April 16, 2022

By Tim Glon, www.onusports.com

ONU sophomore Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) won Medalist honors and led the Ohio Northern women's golf team to a victory at the 6-team Polar Bear Easter Classic on a warm and windy Friday, April 15, at Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod.

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Bulldog baseball stymies Gophers

Posted by Staff on Saturday, April 16, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at Ridgeway, the Ada High School baseball team scored six runs in the sixth inning at Hardin County foe Ridgemont to defeat the Gophers 9-4 on a windy Friday evening, April 15.

Ada improved to 3-5 with the non-league win over previously undefeated Ridgemont, which fell to 4-1 with the loss.

Bulldog junior hurler Roman Snyder earned the pitching win as Ada hurled its second one-hitter in as many days. He struck out nine over five innings.

Ada broke a scoreless tie with a run in the top of the third inning. They plated two more in the fifth frame, then stretched the lead to 9-0 with the six-run sixth.

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Ada girls softball downed at Ridgemont

Posted by Staff on Saturday, April 16, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Playing at Ridgeway, the young Ada High School varsity softball team lost at Hardin County rival Ridgemont 7-3 in a non-league contest Friday evening, April 15.

The Lady Bulldog record dropped to 2-6 after the defeat. The Lady Gophers improved to 4-2 with the victory.

"We hit the ball hard a lot," said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. "Their left fielder caught three or four line shots." 

The Bulldog girls jumped on top with a run in the top of the first inning. Freshman hurler Jenna Bassitt singled, and classmate Belah Price delivered a two-out RBI double to put the Bulldogs ahead 1-0.

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