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Two Ada spikers earn all-league notice

Megan Light on 2nd team • Kirsten Poling honorable mention
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 22, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Two Ada spikers were named to the All-Northwest Conference volleyball team in voting conducted by the league coaches recently.

Senior middle Megan Light was named second team All-NWC. The 5-11 Light led the Lady Bulldogs in kills and blocks. She was a first team all-league pick the last two seasons.

Junior setter Kirsten Poling earned honorable mention all-league. She topped Ada in assists and was among the team leaders in blocks and digs. 

Ada finished 2-6 in the NWC, good for seventh place in the tough nine-team league. 

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Ada girl kickers blanked in sectionals 

Seniors Brenna Hissong and Kylie Shafer played their last game for the Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
MANSFIELD - The Ada girls soccer team lost 6-0 at powerful Mansfield Christian in the first round of the Div. III sectionals Tuesday evening.

Ada finished its season 4-12 after the defeat. The Lady Flames improved to 13-3-1 with the victory and advanced to the sectional finals.

Mansfield Christian led 5-0 at intermission.

"It's a tough ending," said Lady Bulldog first-year head coach A.J. Wahlie. "We knew it was going to be a big ask. There was a lot to manage in this game, but the group believed because we've managed a lot in in a lot of other games.

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Soccer tournament brackets

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Here are tournament brackets for Ada High School boys' and girls' soccer teams.

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Ada harriers run at NWC title meet

Josh Klein: "We had several personal records among the group with Melia, Jacob, Robby and Cole and a season personal record from Connor."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 19, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada cross country teams competed in the annual Northwest Conference championship meet Saturday at Columbus Grove.

Host CG won the boys team title with 29 points to easily out-distance second-place Lincolnview (58). Crestview nosed out Bluffton for third-place, 91-93.

The Ada boys finished seventh in the seven-team league meet with 183 points, 31 behind Allen East in sixth with 152.

"We had a great meet," said Ada veteran head coach Josh Klein. "We had several personal records among the group with Melia, Jacob, Robby and Cole and a season personal record from Connor.

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Adult league registration under for November events

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 16, 2020

Bluffton Family Recreation is taking registrations for several adult league play that starts in November.

• Coed volleyball  – The next set of league play is from Nov. 22 to Dec. 13. The deadline for team registrations is Nov. 15. The fee is $120 per team.

• Indoor soccer – Session 1 begins Nov. 22

• Indoor flag football – Session 1 begins Nov. 28

Contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150 or register online. 

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Jacob Poling sets single-game record with 8 goals

Ian Dellifield ties Bulldog 1-game record with 5 assists • Ada boys' soccer team thumps Tiffin Calvert 9-2
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 16, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada boys soccer team whipped visiting Tiffin Calvert 9-2 in the regular season finale Thursday night at the park. 

The Bulldogs improved to 8-8 with the lopsided victory.

Senior Jacob Poling set a school single-game record with a whopping eight goals to give him 32 on the season.

Senior Ian Dellifield also tied the Bulldog one-game program record with five assists in the blowout win.

Fourth seed Ada hosts Otsego Wednesday, October 21 at 5 p.m. in sectional first round play. The winner then takes on ninth seed Mansfield Christian Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m.

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