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Huge Lancer 6th inning upends Ada girls

Ada hosts Hardin Northern Monday in a sectional first round game
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 7, 2021

Story and photos byBy Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada softball team was hanging with league unbeaten Lincolnview until an 11-run outburst in the sixth paved the way for a 17-3 Lancer victory in Northwest Conference softball action on a drizzly Thursday evening.

Leading 6-3 after five frames, the Lady Lancers almost batted around twice in the decisive sixth when they smacked five doubles and took advantage of three Ada errors.

Lincolnview added four singles, two of them shots off the fence, in the 11-run onslaught. They cranked four home runs and nine doubles in the contest. 

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Bulldog boys take down Musketeers

Jacob Poling paced the Ada offense with 3 hits. Roman Snyder collected 2 hits, 2 runs and 2 runs batted in
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 6, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada baseball team built a big lead and held off a late Fort Jennings comeback attempt to win 7-5 Wednesday evening in a non-conference contest.

The Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing skid and improved to 6-10 following the win. The Musketeers dropped to 3-14 with the defeat.

Ada scored three runs in the home second to take the early lead and never trailed. FJ plated two runs in the top of the third to pull within a run.

The Bulldogs seized control with a four-run fifth frame to build a 7-2 cushion.

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Ada singles netters defeat Kenton

Sixth win in eight matches
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 5, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada tennis team climbed over the .500 mark for the first time this season with a 3-2 win at Hardin County rival Kenton under overcast skies Tuesday evening.

The Bulldogs are now 8-7 after registering their sixth win in eight matches. "We won by our usual strong singles play," said Ada head coach Dexter Woods.

Senior Miranda Wills improved to 10-4-1 this season with a convincing two-set win at first singles over Wildcat senior Cameron Zickafoose.

"Miranda got off the courts first by fending off big-serving Cameron with her ever-improving attack and volley game," said coach Woods.

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Ada girls' a solid third at Hardin County meet

Ada track invitational returns Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada girls track and field team finished a solid third at the annual, six-team Hardin County meet in Kenton Tuesday evening.

Host Kenton won both the boys and girls team titles.

The Ada girls finished with 84 points, while the Bulldog boys came in sixth with 52.

Ada senior Brenna Hissong took first in the 400-meter run to pace the Lady Bulldogs. Sophomore Antonio Pettit finished first in the 110 high hurdles to post the top Bulldog boys showing.

Top Ada finishes:
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
1st Pettit, Antonio 17.2

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6 ONU wrestlers Scholar All-Americans

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

 Six Ohio Northern wrestlers were named Scholar All-Americans for 2021 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Juniors Jordan Hardrick (Dayton/Wayne) and Connor Kwiat (Bloomville/Tiffin Calvert), sophomores Ben DePrest(Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier) and Chase Sumner (Ada) and freshmen Devon Harbison (Beloit, Wis./Turner) and Ross Rayfield (Delta) all earned the honor.

Hardrick is a three-year starter at 165 pounds and went 2-2 this season. He is 41-27 in his career and was named Second Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference as a sophomore in 2019-20.

He is majoring in pharmacy.

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9 Polar Bears named All-OAC in football

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Nine Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in football for 2020-21 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Seniors Brody Hahn (Louisville), A.J. Marks (Guysville/Alexander), Jared Ritenour (Rockford, Ill./Lake Center), Chase Rose (Kenton/Upper Scioto Valley) and Jarrett Sitton (Paulding) and sophomore Josh Bever (Ashland) were all named All-Conference.

Junior Austin Eick (Rossford), sophomore Nichal Johnson (College Park, Ga./Northgate) and freshman Noah Miller (Coldwater) received Honorable Mention All-OAC honors.

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