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Ada golfers 4th in NWC quad

Posted by LizGH on Thursday, August 15, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
Despite a solid team score, the Ada golf team finished fourth in a tough four-team Northwest Conference meet Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Bluffton and Allen East tied with 179 strokes each, followed by Paulding (190) and Ada (209). The Pirates won the tiebreaker with AE after both teams' fifth man shot 51 since Pirate Wes Brauen shot a 64 in the sixth spot.

Senior Alex Morgan and junior Brevin Sizemore tied for Bulldog team honors as each carded a 47. Senior Ethan Hull tallied a 55, while junior Jacob Morgan shot 60 to round out the Bulldog scorers.

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Becca Joseph named ONU assistant coach with women's Lacrosse

Posted by LizGH on Thursday, August 15, 2019

Women's Lacrosse head coach Beth Hemminger has added to her coaching staff. Becca Joseph will join the Polar Bears as an assistant coach this upcoming season. Joseph comes to Ada from Earlham College where she was an assistant coach with the Quakers' women's lacrosse squad. 

Joseph played her collegiate lacrosse at Wittenberg University where she enjoyed a decorated career. She was a first team All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection as a sophomore and a junior. She was also honored as an All-Great Lakes Region player in 2016 after scoring 51 goals and logging 36 assists. 

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Lady Bulldog soccer poised to field best team in years

The team returns nine starters and 12 letter winners
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
Team photos at bottom of story -
ADA - Third-year Ada varsity girls soccer head coach Doug Poling is cautiously optimistic his squad can set the elusive program record for single-season wins this fall.

That was the aim last fall, but a young team fell a few wins short. This season the club is more talented, a year older and driven to achieve that record wins goal.

The Lady Bulldog kickers return nine starters and 12 letter winners from a squad that finished 5-11-1 overall and 2-3-1 in Northwest Conference play last fall.

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Lady Bulldog spikers hope to contend for NWC behind Light, Wills

Four letter winners and three starters return from last year's squad
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 13, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada varsity volleyball team enters its second season under head coach Kyleigh Tabor looking to return to the upper echelon of the Northwest Conference this fall.

Four letter winners and three starters return from last year's squad that finished 12-12 overall against a tough schedule. The Lady Bulldogs started out 3-0 in the NWC yet ended up 4-4 to finish fifth in the nine-team loop, ending their historic three-year run as league champions.

The Lady Bulldogs advanced to the district semifinals but lost to powerful Arlington.

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Ada linksters look much improved in 2019

Seventh-year head coach Jason Campbell welcomes three lettermen and five experienced players back to the fold
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 11, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
First of a series of Ada fall sports previews
ADA - The gradual upward climb of the building Ada boys golf program continues in 2019 with the return of several capable players to go with five newcomers.

Seventh-year head coach Jason Campbell welcomes three lettermen and five experienced players back to the fold. Senior southpaw Alex Morgan and classmate Ethan Hull return to pace the 10-man roster.

"I am excited about the talent on the team," said veteran coach Campbell. "We have a deep roster. They are a coachable group who is very capable of improving in a technical sport like golf.

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Bulldog linksters 3rd in NWC quad

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 8, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada golf team played a tough four-team Northwest Conference match at the Bluffton Golf Course Thursday.

Co-host Bluffton won with 178 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (193), Ada (199) and Crestview (232).

Junior Brevin Sizemore led Ada with a nine-hole score of 49.

Senior Ethan Hull registered a 50 and Ada senior lefty Alex Morgan shot a 51. Junior Jake Morgan was the fourth scorer for the Bulldogs with a score of 53.

Sophomore Kamron Wilkerson posted a 64 while sophomore Dexter Woods tallied a 73.

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