By Cort Reynolds
WAYNESFIELD - Colonel Crawford won the boys and girls track team titles at the season-opening Joe Horn Tiger Relays at Waynesfield Saturday.
The Ada boys and girls teams each came in fifth out of eight teams at the annual event.
Bulldog senior Noah Mattson finished first in the individual shot put, and led Ada to second place in the discus relay.
Junior Phillip Gautier paced the Bulldog boys to first in the long jump relay, finishing first individually in the event.
Senior Max Weese (Hilliard/Darby) became the first Ohio Northern men's lacrosse player to score 100 career goals, leading ONU to a 15-8 victory over Wittenberg on Tuesday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears end their non-conference schedule with a solid 6-1 record, while the Tigers fall to 1-5.
Weese scored twice in the first 11:11 of the game to reach the 100-goal plateau in 50 career games.
Senior Anthony Pavone (Bainbridge/Kenston) picked up his seventh career hat trick with a team-high three goals for ONU.
Several letter winners, a state qualifier and two league champions return
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 21, 2019
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada track and field team features several letter winners, a state qualifier and two league champions back on its 43-athlete roster under head coach Tyler Craig.
BOYS' TEAM
Paced by solid returning talent, the Bulldog boys squad looks to be very competitive in the league and big meets this spring.
The purple and gold boys came in a strong fourth at the 2018 Northwest Conference championships behind league individual champions Noah Mattson (shot put) and Miguel Jordan (800 meters).
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 20, 2019
• New coach, 4 starters to carry on momentum
for district champion softball squad
• Ada baseball squad looks to continue upward rise
By Cort Reynolds
Baseball
(Softball preview is below baseball preview)
ADA - The Ada varsity baseball team looks to continue improving with the return of 15 lettermen and several starters among its deep 29-player roster.
The Bulldogs finished 5-15 overall and 1-7 in Northwest Conference play in 2018 but were better, even if the record did not adequately show it.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 20, 2019
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada tennis team won a scrimmage match tune-up handily over visiting Toledo Whitmer 5-1 at the Ohio Northern University Marmon courts on Tuesday evening.
Ada swept all four singles matches in straight sets by a combined total of 48 games to five, and also won the first doubles match.
Match results: Singles
1) Dexter Woods (A) defeated Dane Dryer (TW) 6-1, 6-0
2) Hunter Wells (A) def. Eric Cook (TW) 6-3, 6-0
3) Reece Evans (A) def. Trenton Murry (TW) 6-0, 6-0
4) Morgan Swick (A) def. Jonathan Sugg (TW) 6-1, 6-0
Mullins, Spar and Wills return to lead strong Ada net squad under new coach
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 19, 2019
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Former Ohio Northern University tennis player Cody Hurley assumes the reins of the Ada tennis program this spring with plenty of returning and new talent comprising the roster.
The fifth season of Bulldog varsity spring tennis follows on the heels of a team-best 11-2 dual record last spring.
Ada repeated as Northern Buckeye Tennis League champions, winning the title outright in 2018 after sharing it with three other schools in 2017. The Bulldogs edged Bryan 13-10 to win the conference crown last spring.