Ada High School seniors Isaac Williams and Tyler Jameson were named first team All-Northwest Conference in voting conducted recently (October 2021) by the league coaches.
Bulldog juniors Carter Conley and Brendan Jameson were voted second team all-league. Conley led the Bulldogs in goals scored.
Ada junior Ethan Murphy and freshman Logan Jolliff were named honorable mention All-NWC.
Ada finished its season 7-8-3 overall and 1-2-1 (fourth) in NWC action.
Jude Spallinger of unbeaten league champion Bluffton (4-0) was voted NWC Player of the Year.
Bluffton's Steve Smucker was named NWC Coach of the Year in voting by his peers.
Ada High School junior Courtney Sumner was voted honorable mention All-Northwest Conference in voting recently (October 2021) conducted by the league coaches.
The versatile Sumner was among the team leaders in kills, digs and aces. The Lady Bulldogs finished 2-19 overall and 0-7 in the NWC.
Lincolnview senior Kendall Bollenbacher was named NWC Player of the Year.
JaNahn Evans was named NWC Coach of the Year by her peers after leading the Lancers to a third straight conference crown.
Lincolnview, Crestview and Leipsic tied for the NWC title at 7-1.
The visiting Ada boys soccer team lost a rematch at local rival Cory-Rawson 3-1 Saturday afternoon, October 23, in Div. III sectional second round play.
Sixth-seeded Ada ends its season 7-8-3 after the defeat that snapped a three-match win streak.
Fifth-seeded Cory-Rawson improved to 8-6-3 with the victory.
The Bulldogs had defeated C-R 4-1 in Ada on September 22.
Ada ended up 4-4-2 on the road this season.
The Hornets advanced to the district semifinals at Tiffin Columbian Wednesday, October 27 at 5 p.m., against Northwest Conference champion Bluffton (12-3-2).
Top-seeded Bluffton whipped 12th seed Old Fort 8-0 Saturday afternoon.
Ada fought hard in their Friday, October 22, home game but lost 49-6 to backyard rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference and regular season finale at War Memorial Stadium.
A fired-up Bulldog squad hung close into the second half.
Trailing 21-6 in the third period, Ada was stopped on fourth and one at their own 41 on a big play. AE scored two plays later and went on to pull away and outscore the purple and gold 28-0 after intermission.
The Bulldogs fell to 1-9 and finished 0-7 in the NWC with the defeat.
AE improved to 7-3 and 5-2 in the NWC with the win, good for third place.
