Erica Bryan has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio Northern softball program.
She has previous coaching stints at Centre (Ky.) in 2017 and with current ONU head coach Jackie Price at Hiram in 2015-16.
Bryan was a four-year starter as a shortstop at Ohio Wesleyan from 2011-14. She finished her career as a .306 hitter with 139 base hits, 85 runs scored and 53 stolen bases in 148 games.
She received her bachelor's degree in sport management from OWU in 2014.
Bryan then earned her master's degree from Hiram in international studies in 2016.
She is a native of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and currently lives in Lima.
Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - A lone senior returns to pace the youthful Ada cross country team this fall.
Veteran Hunter Wells is back to run the grueling sport for fourth-year head coach Josh Klein, whose combined boys/girls roster boasts nine runners. There is only one female on the team.
"We are really young and inexperienced," admitted Klein. "But the most exciting part is working with a mostly young group that is new to cross country."
Ada lost eight runners from last season, mostly to graduation, including ace Miguel Jordan. Three lettermen return in 2019.
By Cort Reynolds
INDIAN LAKE - The Ada boys soccer team kicked off its season with a disputed 2-1 defeat at Indian Lake this past Friday evening under the lights.
Ada senior Michael Crouse appeared to tie the match 2-2 when he headed a Jacob Poling pass into the net with just 53 seconds left to play. But the tying goal was waved off by the officials.
"We have pictures of the goal going in but they can't change the call on the field," explained veteran Ada head coach Jason Okuly. "I never saw anything like it. Their players saw it go in.
By Cort Reynolds
WAYNESFIELD - The Ada volleyball team won its season-opening match at Waynesfield-Goshen handily in straight sets Saturday morning.
The Lady Bulldogs easily beat the Tigers 25-11, 25-8, 25-19.
Junior middle Megan Light led Ada with 10 kills and three blocks. Senior libero Kendal Guagenti contributed a whopping 10 aces and came up with 13 digs.
Senior hitter Josie Poling knocked down four kills and dealt a pair of aces. Sophomore Kirsten Poling dished out 12 assists and made five digs.
Junior Aubrey Madison passed out six assists while classmate Miranda Wills hammered four kills. Junior Kylie Acheson added two aces.
By Cort Reynolds
INDIAN LAKE - The Ada girls soccer team kicked off its 2019 season at Indian Lake Friday evening with a 5-2 defeat.
"We started out very slow," said third-year Ada head coach Doug Poling. "The first half was disappointing."
IL opened up a 1-0 lead five minutes into the game with the first goal. Ada was later called for a hand ball in the box, and the Lakers extended the lead to 2-0 with a successful penalty kick.
IL stretched the advantage to 3-0 when they capitalized on a run down the sideline for another score.
