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Ada girls seeded 7th in VB sectional

Will face Arlington in first round on oct. 15
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 6, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada volleyball team was seeded seventh at the 14-team Div. IV Bluffton super sectional drawing held Sunday.

Ada (9-11) will visit sixth-seeded Arlington in the first round Tuesday, October 15 at 5:30 p.m.

The Lady Bulldogs beat Arlington 25-23, 25-19 at Hardin Northern on Saturday, August 31.

The Bulldog/Red Devil winner will then play the victor between fourth seed Minster (13-7) and 13th seed Waynesfield (3-15) Thursday, Oct. 17 at New Bremen.

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Bearcats stymie injury-plagued Ada gridders

Two-time defending NWC champs offensive line won the battle up front
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 6, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - The injury-plagued Ada football team fell behind 21-0 early and lost 58-14 at two-time defending league champion Spencerville in a Northwest Conference contest on a chilly Friday night.

The purple and gold fell to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in NWC play with the defeat. Spencerville improved to 4-2 and 3-0 in league action after their Homecoming win.

"Spencerville's offensive line won the battle up front," said Ada head coach Shawn Christopher. "We gave up field position and they took advantage of that.

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Golf has a meaning in Smith's life for this ONU student athlete

He competed in 15 rounds as a freshman, which included the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 6, 2019

To put it frankly, Ethan Smith didn't think he could hit a golf ball that far. About a decade ago, a-much-younger Smith was hitting balls in his backyard like he had so many times before. 

He flushed a six iron. The ball soared through the southern Ohio air before surprisingly, and unfortunately, striking his neighbor's window. 

"I didn't think I could hit it that far," Smith said.

Smith walked over to his neighbor's house and apologized — fortunately the window didn't break. As funny as the situation sounds, a passion was born on that day. 

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Falcons claw Ada girl kickers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 4, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Riverdale defeated Ada 7-0 in a girls soccer match Thursday evening.

The loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 3-10-1.

"We lost to a good Riverdale team," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "They out-shot us and controlled the ball well."

The Lady Falcons led 3-0 at intermission and added four scores in the second half to win going away.

Riverdale out-shot Ada, 37-5. Bulldog senior keeper Kenzie Long made 30 saves in goal.

Ada (2-3-1 NWC) plays at backyard league rival Allen East (7-4-1, 2-2 NWC) Monday, October 7.

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Ada spikers cage Bearcats

Bulldog seniors Guagenti, Josie Poling and Preston were honored before the match and went out with a win in Ada's last regular season home match
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 4, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada volleyball team swept Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match to celebrate Senior Night in style Thursday.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 9-11 overall and 2-5 in the NWC with a convincing 25-14, 25-23, 25-12 win. The Bearcat girls fell to 6-12 and 0-7 in the NWC with the defeat.

"I finally felt like we had good energy," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We played hard and had fun."

"It was a tough loss; we played hard," said Spencerville head coach Amy Hoback.

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Falcons blank Ada boys

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 4, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
MT. BLANCHARD - Host Riverdale shut out Ada 5-0 in a boys soccer North Central Ohio Soccer Association match Thursday evening.

The loss dropped the overall Bulldog record to 8-5-1 (2-2 NCOSA).

Ada (3-1 Northwest Conference) plays at backyard league rival Allen East (5-6-1, 3-0 NWC) Monday, October 7. AE trails four-time defending NWC champion Bluffton (4-0) by a half-game.

The Mustangs and Pirates meet in the league/regular season finale October 10 at Harrod with an NWC title on the line. Ada would share a three-way league crown if they beat AE, and if the Mustangs defeat Bluffton.

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