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ONU freshman Jacob Reed wins 141 pound title at 40th annual tourney

By Tim Glon

Freshman Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) won the 141 pound title to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team to a second place finish at the 40th annual ONU Invitational tournament on Saturday, November 4, at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears finished second of 16 teams with 144 points and had 10 wrestlers place in the top eight in their respective weight classes. Olivet (Mich.) won the team title with 160.5 points, Adrian (Mich.) was third with 142.5 points and Otterbein was fourth with 122 points.

Lady Bulldogs dominate Perry

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls basketball team sprinted to a big early lead and dismantled Perry 52-22 in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon, December 5.

Ada ran out to a 17-2 lead and never trailed in the mismatch. The Bulldog girls used good defense and solid offense to put together perhaps their best 32 minutes of basketball this season.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 2-3 overall with the lopsided win. The Commodores fell to 0-4 with the defeat.

"Overall, it was a good team effort," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "We did some really good things defensively together. We did a pretty good job on help-side defense.

Bulldog boys cage Panthers

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada boys basketball team led all the way in a 62-51 victory over McComb in non-conference action Saturday night, December 4.

Senior Cayden Murphy led the Bulldogs to victory with a career-high 25 points and six rebounds. 

Ada led 15-8 after the first period and 28-17 at halftime in their first road test of the season. McComb edged within 44-37 after three periods, but the Bulldogs converted 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold the Panthers at bay.

The Bulldogs improved to 2-1 with the non-league road win. Meanwhile, the Panthers dropped to 0-2 with the defeat. 

Bulldog matmen take 2 at Cory tourney

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada wrestling team opened its season with a solid showing Saturday, December 4, at the annual, six-team Cory-Rawson Duals.

The youthful Bulldogs won two matches on the day to finish 2-3 in head-to-head team action.

Ada defeated event host C-R 48-30 and doubled up Delphos Jefferson 48-24 to post its two wins. 

The Bulldog matmen lost to Van Buren 42-21, fell to Arcadia 48-24 and lost to Archbold 58-18.

Archbold won the six-team competition, followed by Van Buren (3-2). 

Bulldog sophomore Clayton McClain went 5-0 on the day with four pins in the 132 and 138 lbs. classes.

Lady Bulldogs beaten by Lancers in NWC opener

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls basketball team fell behind early and lost 69-39 at unbeaten Lincolnview in the Northwest Conference opener Thursday night, December 2.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the loss. The Lancers improved to 4-0 and 1-0 with the victory.

Ada trailed 24-8 after the first period and 41-21 at halftime. Lincolnview led 59-32 after three periods and won the closer second half, 28-18.

Lincolnview canned four of its 10 three-point goals in the first quarter, and was never threatened.

"Lincolnview shot extremely well," said Bulldog head coach Morgan Bass. "Despite the score, we did do some good things.

Applications for coaching positions being accepted

Ada High School is accepting applications for the following supplemental positions:

Boys Tennis

Junior High Softball 

Varsity Girls Soccer (2022-2023)

If interested please contact Athletic Director Ken Jochims at [email protected] or call 419-634-2746.

 

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