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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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Bulldog netters defeat Presidents

Senior netters Miranda Wills, Colton Biederman and Cole Anspaugh recognized after the game
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada tennis team beat Marion Harding 3-2 Monday evening at the park courts to celebrate Senior Day in style.

Senior netters Miranda Wills, Colton Biederman and Cole Anspaugh were all recognized after the win as the parents held a post-match dinner in the park.

The Bulldog net record improved to 7-7 with the victory. Ada won all three singles matches without dropping a game as the teams played through drizzle early on in the match that started an hour late.

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Lima Senior basketball coach hired by Ada

Vince Halliday will coach Bulldog varsity boys' team
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

At Monday's special meeting the Ada Board of Education approved Vince Halliday as the new head boys' basketball coach. 

He replaces Jon Cook who was hired in October, 2020, as varsity boys' coach following the resignation of Drew White earlier in October. White coached at Ada for three seasons.

Halliday brings with him many years of basketball coaching experience. He has spent the past 14 seasons as the head coach of the girls' basketball program at Lima Senior, where he is a teacher. He leaves the Lady Spartans as the career leader in coaching wins. 

"Halliday is a strong leader with much head coaching experience," said Eric Perkins, Ada athletic director.

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Ada girls second at 12-team Ram invitational

Boys track team 6th • Softball and baseball teams lose
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 3, 2021

Ada vs. Van Buren softball • Ada vs. Arlington baseball stories at bottom of this story
By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - The Ada girls track and field team finished a strong second at the 12-team Ram Invitational in McGuffey Thursday.

Riverdale won the girls meet with 171 points, followed by Ada in second with 107.5 points. 

The boys meet was won by Allen East with 146 points. The Bulldogs finished sixth of 11 teams with 53 points.

Senior Brenna Hissong (400 meters) and sophomore Antonio Pettit (110 high hurdles) both posted frst-place finishes for Ada.

Top Ada girls finishers:

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Bulldog boys stifled by Wildcats

7 seniors were recognized on Senior Day: Morgan, Poling, Bober, Trent Ennis, Devon Cole, Monty Sheldon and Cody Johnston
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 3, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The homestanding Ada baseball team lost a 4-1 pitcher's duel to visiting Hardin County rival Kenton on a windy Saturday afternoon at the park diamond.

The Bulldogs fell to 5-10 following the loss. Kenton improved to 4-10 with the win. 

The Wildcats scored three runs in the second inning, and tacked on one more in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead.

Ada was scoreless until the seventh. An RBI double by Jacob Morgan over the center fielder's head scored Spencer Wall. But Kenton recovered to finish the game without allowing another run.

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Lady Bulldogs walk off Kenton on Dalton dinger

A hotly-contested game featuring 7 lead changes and 3 ties, Ada got the last run in at the very end
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 3, 2021

Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada softball team won a seesaw rivalry battle over county foe Kenton 9-8 Saturday afternoon in dramatic fashion.

In a hotly-contested game that featured seven lead changes and three ties, the Bulldogs got the last run in at the very end. 

Senior Leona Dalton drilled a home run over the fence in left-center field leading off the bottom of the seventh to give Ada the exciting victory.

Her game-ending, line-drive shot on a 3-1 pitch from Jill Burd cut through the wind for the fourth Lady Bulldog homer of the day.

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