By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls softball team was seeded fifth at the 13-team Elida Div. IV district tournament drawing Sunday.
Ada (10-9) will host county rival Hardin Northern (1-15) Monday, May 10 at 5 p.m. in first round sectional action.
The Lady Bulldogs beat 11th seed HN in the season opener 15-5 at Dola March 29.
The Ada/HN winner will advance to the second round vs. the winner between third seed Wayne Trace and 13th seed Cory-Rawson. That game will be played at the higher remaining seed Thursday, May 13, with the winner moving onto the district semifinals.
Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team lost a hard-fought rematch to Bath 3-1 Wednesday on a windy, overcast evening that ended a bit prematurely due to untimely drizzle late in the match.
The Bulldog net record fell to 6-7 with the defeat. Meanwhile, the visiting Wildcats improved to 7-4 with the hard-earned victory.
"It was an interesting rematch with Lima Bath from exactly two weeks ago, with the three singles players for each team matching up as before," said Ada head coach Dexter Woods.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Photos and story Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls hosted and won a three-team track and field meet with Bluffton and Ft. Jennings Tuesday evening at unseasonably warm and windy War Memorial Stadium.
Ada captured first in the girls meet with 73.5 points. Bluffton was second (57.5), and Ft. Jennings came in third (39).
The boys meet was won by Bluffton with 104.5 points. Ada finished a distant second with 36, followed by FJ in third at 28.5.
Ada senior Brenna Hissong took first in the 200 and 400 meter runs to pace the Lady Bulldogs to victory.
"Our bats kind of woke up with 14 hits," said Ada head coach Rebecca Dicke
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 28, 2021
By Cort Reynolds
FOSTORIA - The offense for the visiting Ada softball team came to life as they defeated Fostoria 9-6 in non-conference action Tuesday evening.
"Our bats kind of woke up with 14 hits," said Ada head coach Rebecca Dicke. "Our defense was a little tighter, although we still made a few errors and a couple of mental errors.
"All in all, it was a competitive game. We kept putting the ball in play and hopefully we can continue to do that," she added.
The Lady Bulldog record improved to 9-8 overall with the win that snapped a four-game loss slide. The Redwomen fell to 3-8 with the defeat.
Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team won all three singles matches to knock off local Northwest Conference rival Bluffton 3-2 on a warm Monday evening at the park to register their first home win on the resurfaced courts.
The Bulldog netters evened their record at 6-6 with the victory, while the Pirates fell to 2-6 with the defeat. It was Ada's fourth win in five matches over the past eight days.
The Bulldogs and Bluffton are the only two NWC schools that field boys tennis teams.
Ada knotted the score with a 5-run rally in the bottom of the fifth
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 27, 2021
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The homestanding Ada baseball team rallied from a five-run deficit but lost 11-7 to Crestview in a seesaw Northwest Conference baseball contest Monday evening.
The Bulldog record fell to 5-8 (1-4 NWC) with the tough defeat. The Knights improved to 8-5 and 3-3 in NWC play with the win.
Crestview led 4-0 going to the bottom of the third inning. But the Bulldogs plated two runs in the home half of the third to cut the deficit in half.
The Knights pulled back in front 7-2 before Ada knotted the score with a five-run rally in the bottom of the fifth.