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Katayama wins twice at Holiday Invite

Lady Bulldog swimmers finished eighth out of 23 schools; Bulldog boys came in 11th out of 22
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 31, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - Ada senior Klava Katayama won two races handily to pace the Bulldog swimmers in the annual 23-team Holiday Invitational meet at the Lima YMCA Monday. 

The Lady Bulldog swimmers finished eighth out of 23 schools with 135 points, while the Bulldog boys came in 11th out of 22 by scoring 51 points.

Katayama touched first in the 50 freestyle by 1.16 seconds, and took first in the 100 butterfly by a whipping 3.34 seconds. 

Freshman Carlie Oldfield posted a fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke and came in seventh in the 50 free.

Ada junior Paige Cole captured sixth in the 100 fly.

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Mark Niles, Christiaan Williams D3football all-Americans

Niles led OAC in most tackles; Williams in rushing
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 30, 2019

 D3football.com released its list of All-Americans and two Ohio Northern standouts were recognized.

CLICK. HERE for entire list.

Senior linebacker Mark Niles (Miramar, Fla.) added to his collection of postseason awards, as he was named second-team All-American. Junior running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) reeled in honorable-mention All-American recognition. 

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Evans leads Ada matmen at Parkway

Reece Evans posted top Bulldog finish coming in second in 160 lbs. class
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 29, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
PARKWAY - The Ada wrestling squad finished sixth at the 10-team Parkway Invitational Saturday.

Celina won the event with 384 points, finishing well ahead of second-place Spencerville (294). Ada scored 94 points.

Bulldog senior Reece Evans posted the top Bulldog finish by coming in second in the 160 lbs. class. He went 3-2 in the competition, losing in the title match of his weight bracket to Troy Smith of Delphos St. John's, 8-4.

Chase Martin of Delphos St. John's was named tournament MVP after winning all four of his matches at 170 lbs. 

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Ada boys fall to USV in Border finals

Bulldogs entertain New Knoxville (2-4) Saturday in a non-league contest
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 29, 2019

Ada stops Waynesfield-Goshen in opener -
That story is below
By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - Tournament host Upper Scioto Valley used a big third quarter to beat spunky backyard rival Ada 56-49 in the finals of the third annual boys Border Battle basketball tournament Saturday night.

USV 6-5 senior Quinn Sanders scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Rams to victory.  

Ada had its three-game win streak snapped as they fell to 4-6. USV improved to 6-4 by winning their third consecutive boys Border tourney title.

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Ada girls avenge loss to Mustangs, win 1st Border title

Ada lost a controversial 45-44 bout at AE Dec. 19, but roared back from a slow start Saturday to get some revenge and win the crown
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 29, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - Ada rallied from an early 14-point deficit to defeat local rival Allen East 48-39 and win the third annual Border Battle girls basketball tournament championship Saturday afternoon at McGuffey.

The Bulldog improved to 4-6 with the win, their first tourney championship victory. The Lady Mustangs fell to 2-6 with the defeat.

Ada had lost a controversial 45-44 bout at AE Dec. 19, but roared back from a slow start Saturday to get some revenge and win the crown. 

"It feels good to hold up a banner," said Ada second-year head coach Morgan Bass.

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Lady Bulldog cagers advance in Border tourney

"We had a great overall team effort," said second-year Ada head coach Morgan Bass.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 27, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - Ada defeated Waynesfield-Goshen 43-36 at McGuffey in the semifinals of the third annual girls basketball Border Battle tournament Thursday evening.

The Bulldog girls improved to 3-6 overall and advanced to the finals Saturday afternoon with the win. Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers fell to 1-8 after the defeat.

Ada led 4-2 after a low-scoring first period, and the Lady Bulldogs owned a slight 16-15 edge at halftime. The purple and gold opened up the advantage to 30-24 after three quarters, and won the final stanza 13-12 to post a seven-point victory.

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