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Ada wins first set; Bluffton wins match

Light led Ada with 10 kills, 10 digs and 1 ace. Wills compiled 21 digs, 6 kills,5 assists, 1 ace and2 blocks
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 18, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada volleyball team took the opening game but lost a tough four-setter at local rival Bluffton in Northwest Conference action Thursday night.

Bluffton improved to 8-2 and 2-0 in league play with their sixth consecutive victory.

The 23-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-16 defeat lowered the Lady Bulldog record to 5-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC. 

"We started off strong and played really well the first set," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "Bluffton gained the momentum in the second set and we couldn't stop Kylie Stackhouse in the middle."

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Rush cards 54, Woods 56, Morgan 58, Klingler 59

Ada linksters beat Spartans
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 18, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada boys golf team finished second in a three-team non-league match Wednesday at the Tamarac Golf Course.

Leipsic won with 184 strokes, with Ada second (227) and Lima Senior third (257).

Junior Andrew Rush paced the Bulldogs with a nine-hole round of 54. Junior Dexter Woods shot 56, and senior Jacob Morgan carded a 58. Sophomore Geddes Klingler was the fourth Ada scorer with a 59.

Freshman Jack Baumgartner (62) and junior Kamron Wilkerson (75) rounded out the Bulldog scores.

The Bulldog linksters are now 3-26 this season. 

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Ada pulls plug on football season

Head coach Christopher resigns
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 17, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - On Thursday afternoon, the Ada school district and athletic department made the difficult and unprecedented decision to cancel the rest of its 2020 football season after just three games.

"Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game have forced this decision for the Ada district," wrote second-year Bulldog athletic director Eric Perkins in a brief press release.

Third-year head coach Shawn Christopher also announced his resignation Thursday, effective immediately.

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Ada girl kickers fall to Knights

Freshman Ella Marshall netted a goal for the hosts with just 17 seconds remaining. Ironically, her score came just 14 seconds after Marshall had a goal disallowed by an off-sides call
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 16, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls soccer team lost 4-2 to visiting league foe Crestview Tuesday evening at the park pitch.

The loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in Northwest Conference play.

After a slow start, the Lady Knights scored four unanswered goals to win and improve to 4-2 and 1-1 in NWC play.

Ada led 1-0 after a goal from freshman forward Karmen Hall. But Crestview responded by scoring twice to grab a 2-1 lead at intermission.

The Knights extended the lead to 4-1 before freshman Ella Marshall netted a goal for the hosts with just 17 seconds remaining.

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Grove rally nips Ada spikers in league opener

Kylie Acheson contributed 4 kills and hustled up 20 digs, while serving up 2 aces
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 16, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team built a two-set lead but fell to a late rally from visiting Columbus Grove in a seesaw five-set Northwest Conference thriller Tuesday night.

The 21-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-21, 15-9 defeat snapped a three-match Ada win streak and dropped the purple and gold record to 5-3 (0-1 NWC). 

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Andrew Rush leads the Bulldogs with a nine-hole score of 55

4-tem NWC quad meet at Delphos
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 15, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The Ada golf team played in a four-team Northwest Conference quadrangular Monday at the Delphos Country Club.

Lincolnview won with 185 strokes, followed by host Delphos Jefferson (192), Crestview (216) and Ada (237).

Junior Andrew Rush led the Bulldogs with a nine-hole score of 55. Senior Jacob Morgan was second for Ada with a 59, followed by sophomore Geddes Klingler's round of 61. Junior southpaw Dexter Woods posted a 62 as the fourth scorer.

Freshman Jack Baumgartner added a 68 to complete the Ada effort.

Jefferson's Logan Gallmeier was match medalist with a score of 37 on the par-35 course.

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