COLUMBUS–On September 6, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the new divisional breakdowns for upcoming spring sports (2023). The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions during its meeting the prior week.
For the first time, the OHSAA’s spring sports will include boys volleyball. There will be two divisions of boys volleyball due to the spike in the number of schools now having a team, which has gone from 85 to almost 160 schools since the OHSAA announced earlier this year that it will sanction the sport.
Fall and winter sports divisional breakdowns were announced in June.
The Ohio Northern football team opened its 128th season of football with a tight 16-13 overtime loss to Alma (Mich.) on a warm and muggy Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
Senior Trevor McConnell (Detroit, Mich./Cranbrook) threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to senior Austin Eick (Rossford) on a fourth-and-goal with 2:59 left in the game game to tie it at 10-all.
The Scots drove to the ONU 27-yard line and a 44-yard field goal hit the left upright and bounced away with four seconds left to send the game into overtime.
KENTON⎯The Ada High School golf team competed in the five-team McClain Family Hardin County Invitational Saturday at Memorial Park Golf Course in
Kenton.
Host Kenton won by three strokes over Riverdale (191-194). Hardin Northern finished third with 208 shots, followed by Ridgemont (223) and Ada (259).
Justin Thiel of HN and Kenton's Camden Plaugher shared match medalist honors as each posted a round of 45.
The Bulldogs were led by Geddes Klingler, who shot a 51. Jack Baumgartner carded a 61. Jayden Shaffer posted a 71, while Sam Crawford registered a score of 76.
The Ada High School football team scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally past county rival Hardin Northern in a wild 57-40 shootout at War Memorial Park Stadium Friday night, September 2.
The Bulldogs tallied 29 points in the final stanza after entering the decisive quarter behind 32-28.
With the home win and final non-league football game of the regular season, Ada improved to 1-2 this season. Hardin Northern fell to 1-2 with the loss.
MARION⎯The white-hot Ada High School girls soccer team won 4-2 at Marion Harding Thursday evening, September 2, to stay unbeaten and set a program record.
The Lady Bulldog kickers improved to 4-0 this season to fashion the best start in program annals. "These girls wanted to do something this program hasn't seen before with the 4-0 start to the season, and were determined to get the win," said first-year Ada head coach Doug Dewese.
Junior Ella Marshall netted three goals and assisted on the other score to pace the Bulldog attack. Sophomore Lexi Poling tallied the other Ada goal. Junior Olivia Burkhart dished out a pair of assists.
