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Ada gridders look to get back on track at Delphos Friday

Explosive Bulldog offense has put up 95 combined points in its last two games
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 26, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Coming off a wild 70-50 shootout loss to Bluffton, Ada will try to shore up its defense when they visit struggling Delphos Jefferson in week five.

The Wildcats and Ada boast identical 1-3 overall and 0-1 NWC records. After trailing just 13-6 at halftime vs. Crestview last Friday, DJ was outscored 35-0 in the second half to lose its league opener by a 48-6 count.

The Knights rolled up 302 in the second half as they pulled away behind a 28-point outburst in the third period.

Jefferson was held to just 17 second-half yards and a mere 115 total yards overall. Crestview rushed for 458 of their 486 yards  against Delphos.

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Boys' soccer: Bluffton beats Ada in NWC showdown

Ada freshman keeper Grant Preston made nine saves in goal
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 26, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Bluffton blanked Ada 3-0 in a battle between Northwest Conference boys soccer co-leaders Tuesday evening at the park pitch.

The loss snapped Ada's seven-match win streak and dropped their record to 7-3-1 overall and 3-1 in the NWC. Bluffton improved to 10-1-1 and 4-0 in the NWC with their 24th consecutive league win.

The game was scoreless through a defensive first half.

Kaden Basil finally broke the ice on a goal five minutes into the second half to give Bluffton a 1-0 lead.

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Volleyball: Lady Bulldogs fall to Thunderbirds

Kendal Guagenti came up with 18 digs
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 26, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Ada volleyball team lost in straight sets at former league foe Lima Central Catholic Tuesday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 8-9 with the 25-19, 25-22, 25-14 defeat.

Junior Megan Light led the Bulldogs with 10 kills, 11 digs and six blocks. Junior Miranda Wills drilled four kills, made seven digs and served two aces.

Senior libero Kendal Guagenti came up with 18 digs. Sophomore setter Kirsten Poling passed for a dozen assists and added seven digs.

The Lady Bulldog reserves also lost in straight sets, 2-0.

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Bulldogs in action

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Here are three photos from the Ada vs. Bluffton football game from last Friday. All photos by Sue Mattson.

 

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ONU's Cranmer OAC women's golfer of the week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Ohio Northern junior Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for the week of Sept. 17-23.

Cranmer led the ONU women's golf team to the team at the Bluffton HCAC Fall Invitational last weekend.

She was seventh out of 76 golfers with a 20-over par 80-84—164 on the par-72, 5817-yard course.

This marks the sixth time in her career and the second time this season that Cranmer has been named OAC Women's Golfer of the Week.

The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday-Sunday at the OAC Fall Championships at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette.

 

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Wells, Swaney, Ferguson top finishers for Ada

Bulldogs run at VW Invite
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 24, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Ada cross country team competed in the Van Wert Invitational meet Saturday.

The Bulldog boys finished 12th in the 12-team meet. Ottawa-Glandorf (61 points) nosed out Shawnee (65) for the team title.

Lincolnview finished third with 79 points, followed by Parkway (119), Van Wert (123), Crestview (147), Elida (178), Ottoville (213), Bluffton (217), Paulding (251), Allen East (274) and Ada (350).

Bulldog senior Hunter Wells ended up 77th in a field of 150 runners to register the top Ada finish. Sophomore Seth Swaney came in 87th to finish second for the Bulldogs.

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