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77 spring athletes named to Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference

By Tim Glon

ADA — Seventy-seven Ohio Northern student-athletes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in the 10 spring sports for 2024.

Bulldog Brown wins regional hurdles crown

By Cort Reynolds

FOSTORIA __ Ada High School senior Jackson Brown raced to first in the 110-meter high hurdles at the Div. III track and field regional meet in Fostoria on Friday, May 24.

AHS softball pitcher Bassitt repeats as 1st team all-district

Bulldog catcher McClain honorable mention

By Cort Reynolds

Ada junior Jenna Bassitt repeated as a first team all-district selection for Div. IV softball in voting recently conducted by the area coaches.

Bassitt led Ada to an 18-4 overall record and second place in the Northwest Conference with a 7-1 mark in 2024. 

She posted a 17-4 pitching record with an earned run average of just over one run per game. She also led the team in batting average, on base pct., runs scored and stolen bases.

Bassitt struck out 196 batters in 139 innings pitched. Her 17 victories set a program record for wins in a season.

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Puerto 2nd team NWC baseball; Wibley honorable mention

By Cort Reynolds

Bulldog junior first baseman Max Puerto was named second team All-Northwest Conference in voting recently conducted by the league baseball coaches.

ONU golfer Honigford named All-Great Lakes Region

By Tim Glon

LEXINGTON, Ky.__ONU Senior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) was named All-Great Lakes Region for 2023-24 by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

Brown wins high school district hurdles title

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Ada High School boys track and field team finished a solid eighth at the district Div. III meet Saturday, May 18, at War Memorial Stadium.

Bulldog senior Jackson Brown won the 110-meter high hurdles to qualify for the regional meet in Fostoria.

A top-four finish in an event at districts qualifies an athlete to regionals.

Columbus Grove won the boys team title with 118 points, followed by Bluffton with 99. Ada tallied 43 points.

The Ada boys 4 x 100 relay team of Logan Jolliff, Trevor McGue, Brown and Gavin Oldfield finished a strong second to make it to Fostoria.

The Lady Bulldogs came in seventh with 18 points. Grove was second with 123.

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