You are here

Sports

Bulldogs run at Grove Invitational

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada cross country team competed at the Columbus Grove Invitational Saturday morning, September 4.

BOYS RESULTS

Ada senior Riley Ferguson posted the top Bulldog finish. He crossed the line in 79th place with a time of 22:35.

Bulldog freshman Kaleb Couch ended up 86th with a time of 23:32.12.

Junior Tristen Dalton was 103rd in 29:05.86.

Botkins won the 18-team Red Division boys crown with 48 points. Lincolnview was second (69), followed by Bluffton in third (155).

 

Red Division Team Scores:

(Place, points, school)

  1     48    BOTKINS

  2     69    LINCOLNVIEW    

Ada linksters 2nd at county invitational

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada golf team finished a solid second at the four-team Hardin County Bill McClain Memorial Invitational at the Kenton Memorial Golf Course Saturday.

Kenton won the event with 182 strokes, followed by Ada at 205 shots. Riverdale was third (225), while Ridgemont came in a distant fourth (265). 

Senior Dexter Woods finished third overall and led the Bulldogs with a nine-hole score of 47. Junior Geddes Klingler carded a score of 49, and senior Andrew Rush registered a 50. 

Sophomore Jack Baumgartner was the fourth Bulldog scorer with a round of 59.

Senior Kamron Wilkerson carded a 60.

Ada spikers fall in tri-match Sept. 4

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada volleyball team lost a non-league tri-match at Arlington with county rival Hardin Northern Saturday morning, September 4.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to the host Red Devils 25-15, 25-18 in the first match. They then lost a close two-setter to county foe HN 25-21, 25-23.

Ada dropped to 1-7 overall with the defeats. The Red Devils ran their record to 1-4 with a split, while HN improved to 3-6 after sweeping Arlington 2-0.

Bulldog junior Courtney Sumner hustled up nine digs and hit for six kills vs. Arlington.

Bulldogs win county rival shootout at HN for 1st win

By Cort Reynolds

After a nine-year hiatus, visiting Ada triumphantly resumed its traditional rivalry against county foe Hardin Northern with a 42-30 win Friday night, September 3.

The Bulldogs trailed 24-21 at halftime and 30-21 in the third period, but scored the final 21 points to pull out the win. It was the first Ada victory since outscoring Delphos Jefferson 74-70 on September 27, 2019.

Ada improved to 1-2 with the victory in their last non-league game of the regular season. HN fell to 2-1 with their first defeat.

"When you have been coaching as long as I have you are just excited for the kids," said first-year Ada head coach Toby Smith of his first win as Bulldog mentor. 

Ada girl kickers rally to tie AE; Marshall scores 3 

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada girls soccer team rallied late to tie backyard rival Allen East 3-3 in the Northwest Conference lidlifter Monday evening, August 30.

Ada ran its record to 2-2-1 overall and 0-0-1 in NWC play with the tie. The Lady Mustangs are 0-0-1 after their first match.

The Lady Bulldogs trailed 2-1 at halftime, and AE extended their lead to 3-1 before Ada rallied down the stretch.

But then Bulldog sophomore Ella Marshall netted two penalty kick goals in the final 15 minutes to tie the match.

Marshall authored a hat trick, scoring all three Ada goals.

Bulldog boys edged by MC

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team lost 2-1 at Miller City in a non-conference match Wednesday night, September 1.

The Bulldog record fell to 2-1-2 after their first defeat, while MC improved to 3-2 with the win.

Tyler Jameson netted the Ada goal.

Sophomore goalkeeper Colton Long made six saves.

Ada won a half JV game 1-0 on a Clayton McClain goal, assisted by Logan Jolliff.

The Bulldogs are idle until Thursday, Sept. 9 at home vs. NCOSA foe Liberty-Benton (3-0).

Pages