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Ada boys soccer edged by Falcon rally in district thriller

By Cort Reynolds

TIFFIN – The Ada High School boys soccer team led 2-0 but ended up falling 3-2 to league rival Riverdale in a Div. V district semifinal nailbiter Tuesday, October 22, at Frost-Kalnow Stadium.

Ada boys soccer pounds Allen East  in 1st sectional

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School boys soccer team hammered visiting rival Allen East 9-1 in sectional tournament first round action on a sun-splashed 70-degree Saturday, October 19, at War Memorial Stadium.

Ada improved to 14-4 with the lopsided victory. The match was stopped with 10:11 remaining due to the eight-goal OHSAA tournament second half mercy rule.

AE finished its season 1-14-1 after the defeat.

Ada senior Logan Jolliff blasted three goals in his final home match. Fellow senior playmaker Nathan Williams netted two goals and doled out two assists. Sophomore Andrew Allen scored two goals and dished out an assist. ▶︎

Bulldog football falls to Rockets

By Cort Reynolds

PANDORA – The visiting Ada High School football team lost its second-place battle at Blanchard Valley Conference rival Pandora-Gilboa 34-14 Friday night, October 18.

P-G seized control by scoring 20 unanswered points on its three second-half possessions to pull away from a 14-14 tie and win. 

The Bulldogs fell to 7-2 overall and 5-2 in BVC play with the loss that snapped a five-game win streak. The loss ended any Ada chance of sharing the league title in their first BVC season.

P-G broke a second-place tie with Ada after the win, which kept the Rockets a game behind Liberty-Benton (7-0). 

Ada spikers edged in 5 by HN in sectionals

By Cort Reynolds

NEW KNOXVILLE – The Ada High School volleyball team lost an epic five-set heartbreaker to county rival Hardin Northern in Div. VII Northwest 3 sectional first round action Thursday night at New Knoxville.

The Bulldogs lost the first set, but then captured the next two in close battles to seize a 2-1 lead. Yet HN rallied to win set four and pulled out the tight, decisive fifth game in extra time, 18-16.

Fourth-seeded Ada ended its season 11-12 after the tough 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 25-18, 18-16 defeat.

Two Bulldog boys on All-NCOSA soccer 1st team

2 make 2nd team, 5 Honorable Mention

By Cort Reynolds

Two Ada High School senior boys were named to the All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association first team in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Senior forward Logan Jolliff scored 27 goals to help lead the Bulldogs to a 13-4 regular season record. He also made eight assists to total 62 points.

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