You are here

Sports

Boys' soccer: It's Ada 5 Old Fort 2

Bulldogs travel to Allen East on Monday

By Cort Reynolds
OLD FORT - The Ada boys soccer team earned its first win of the season with a 5-2 victory at Old Fort Thursday evening.

The convincing victory over the Stockaders improved the Bulldog record to 1-2.

Ada lost its home opener 4-1 to New Knoxville Monday.

Ada kicks off Northwest Conference play at local backyard rival Allen East Monday, August 31 at 7 p.m.

 

Ada spikers lose at Cavaliers

Miranda Wills led Ada with 14 digs, four kills and one block

By Cort Reynolds
COLDWATER - The Ada volleyball team got swept in three sets at Midwest Athletic Conference power Coldwater Thursday evening.

The 25-13, 25-12, 25-11 defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-1 this season.

Senior Miranda Wills led Ada with 14 digs, four kills and one block. Classmate Kylie Acheson came up with seven digs. 

Junior Kirsten Poling passed out three assists, made one block and served two aces. Senior Megan Light came up with one block and dealt a pair of aces.
 
Sophomore Courtney Sumner served one ace.

Kiah Hefner tallied the lone Ada goal in loss to Coldwater

'Dogs play at Marion Harding Saturday

By Cort Reynolds
COLDWATER - The Ada girls soccer team lost 10-1 at Coldwater Thursday on a very warm evening.

The defeat dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 0-2.

Kiah Hefner tallied the lone Ada goal. The Bulldogs got one shot off on goal, while the Cavaliers fired more than 40.

Ada plays at Marion Harding Saturday, August 29 at 1 p.m.

Bulldog harriers hit ground running 

Ada competes in 15-team Ben Logan Invitational

By Cort Reynolds
BELLEFONTAINE - The Ada cross country team opened its season Tuesday at the 15-team Ben Logan Invitational.

Six Bulldogs ran in the meet, with three boys and three girls participating from Ada. A minimum of five runners is needed to register a team score.

Jonathan Alder won the girls team title, while Cedarville edged out JA to capture the boys crown. 

Junior Riley Ferguson paced the Ada boys by finishing 77th in a field of 149 runners. He led the Bulldogs with a time of 23:41.

Sophomore Connor Daugherty came in 130th with a time of 27:40. Fellow soph Robby Waters ended up 133rd in 28:08.

Ada boys' soccer team returns several talented players

Nine lettermen and several starters return from the squad that finished 8-8-1

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada boys soccer team returns several talented players to go with a large group of promising youngsters in forming a dangerous 2020 roster this fall.

With its new and returning talent, the Bulldogs are expected to improve on last season's .500 record. The roster boasts just three seniors and two juniors, so 18 of the 23 players on the team are underclassmen. 

Nine lettermen and several starters return from the squad that finished 8-8-1 overall and 3-2-0 the six-team Northwest Conference, good for third place. 

Lady Bulldog spikers look to return to top half of NWC

Behind all-league hitter Light, hustling Wills

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The deep Ada varsity volleyball team enters its third season under head coach Kyleigh Tabor looking to return to the upper echelon of the Northwest Conference this fall.

Four letter winners and three starters return from last year's squad that finished 10-13 overall and lost to Arlington in the sectionals. The Lady Bulldogs also finished 2-6 in the nine-team league standings.

Versatility will be a key for the Lady Bulldogs, who are not very tall but boast a lot of good, competitive athletes who are positionally interchangeable. 

Pages