By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Visiting Ada rallied from a 22-point deficit late only to lose 59-57 at Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference boys basketball battle Friday night.
Bulldog senior post Jake Rayl sank a field goal in the final second of play to pull Ada within 58-57. After the Bulldogs fouled with 0.4 left, DJ made the first free throw and missed the second to hang on for the win.
Ada fell to 5-7 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the tough loss. DJ improved to 4-7 and 2-0 in the NWC with the victory.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Delphos Jefferson raced to a 20-2 lead at Ada and cruised to a 54-26 win in Northwest Conference girls basketball action Thursday evening.
Sophomore guard Aly Lindeman scored eight points to help DJ gain a 15-2 lead in the opening four minutes.
A three-pointer by senior Addy Stewart was followed by a Delaney Deuel fast break layin off a nice Stewart pass that built a commanding 20-2 Wildcat bulge with 2:11 left in the opening stanza.
The closest the Lady Bulldogs got after the early onslaught was 36-22 on a right wing trifecta by Courtney Sumner with just over five minutes left in the third quarter.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team enjoyed a balanced scoring effort and assist-filled night Wednesday inside the ONU Sports Center. A dozen Polar Bears tallied a point and, as a team, they dished out 19 assists en route to a 70-42 win over Heidelberg.
The victory improved Northern to 10-2 on the season and 4-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play and stretched its win streak to four games. The loss dropped Heidelberg to 5-7 overall and 1-4 in conference action.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada girls swim team swept host Bath and Bluffton in a triangular meet Wednesday night at the Lima YMCA.
The Lady Bulldog swimmers beat the Bluffton Swim Club 87-66 and downed Lima Bath, 78-68. Meanwhile, the Bulldog boys whipped Bath 85-48 but lost a close dual meet to Bluffton, 76-67.
Ada beat Bath 163-116 in the boys and girls combined scoring, and the Bulldog boys and girls also edged Bluffton 154-142 in combined action. Bluffton beat Lima Bath 147-121 in the combined standings.
The Bluffton boys beat Bath 85-46 and edged Ada 76-67. The BSC girls lost to Bath 75-62 and fell to Ada 78-68.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team received extremely strong play from its bench Saturday against John Carroll. The Polar Bears claimed a 62-55 victory, as their bench outscored the Blue Streaks' 41-0 inside the ONU Sports Center
"They were outstanding," ONU head coach Michele Brand said. "We pride ourselves on being able to play 10 girls. I don't get focused on who starts or who comes off the bench, but (the bench) did a really great job tonight. They really helped us out."
Freshman Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) poured in a career-high 13 points,
By Cort Reynolds
ELMORE - The Ada A wrestling team finished 12th out of 32 total teams at the Woodmore Classic last weekend.
Host Woodmore won the event with 252 points, followed by Defiance Ayersville in second (207). Ada scored 74.5 points to come in 12th out of the 17 A squads.
