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Girls soccer mentor Dewese named NCOSA Coach of Year

Posted by Staff on Thursday, October 12, 2023

Marshall, Burkhart, Sizemore lead Ada girls soccer honorees

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team placed seven players on the All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association teams in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Second-year head coach Doug Dewese was voted North Central Ohio Soccer Association Coach of the Year.

He led Ada to a program record-tying seven wins and a 7-5-3 overall regular season record. The Bulldog girls were 2-2-1 in the rugged NCOSA to finish third out of six teams, believed to be the best league finish in team history.

Ada senior Ella Marshall repeated again as first team All-North Central Ohio Soccer Association for the fourth straight season.

She broke her own Ada program single-season record with 19 goals, and she also set the mark for career goals with 50.

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Bulldog volleyball loses to Vikings in regular season finale

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, October 11, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

One purple and gold team was guaranteed to win when similarly-colored Northwest Conference foes Ada and Leipsic met in the final league volleyball match of 2023 Tuesday night, October 10.

Unfortunately for the host Bulldogs they lost in three sets to the Vikings in their regular season and home finale 25-9, 25-18, 25-16.

The Bulldogs dropped to 12-10 overall, and finished 2-6 in the NWC with the defeat. Ada ended up seventh in the nine-team league.

Leipsic finished second in the NWC at 7-1 with the victory that improved their overall record to 14-2. The hard-hitting Vikings also shared the Putnam County League crown with Miller City at 5-1.

“Leipsic had great hitters,” said Bulldog head coach Kyleigh Woodruff. “They were solid defensively; there were just not many openings for us to hit into.

“Leipsic put the ball away on their hits,” she added. 

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Bulldog girls soccer seeded 5th

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, October 10, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team received a five seed in the nine-team Div. III sectionals drawing Sunday, October 8.

The Bulldogs (7-5-3) will host seventh seed Galion (3-8-2) in the first round match Tuesday, October 17 at 5 p.m.

The winner advances to visit top seed Van Buren (9-2-2) Thursday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. Ada lost at home to VB 3-0 Oct. 4.

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Bulldog volleyball seeded 5th, to face rival USV

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, October 10, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School volleyball team was seeded fifth in their 11-team Div. IV sectional drawings Sunday.

The Bulldogs will play a familiar local foe in their first match, albeit a good trek from Hardin County.

Ada (12-9) will play seventh seed rival Upper Scioto Valley (7-9) on Thursday, October 19 at 7:15 p.m. in New Bremen.

Ada beat visiting USV 3-0 in a match that was closer than the score indicates Oct. 2.

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Bulldog boys soccer seeded ninth

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, October 10, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys soccer team received a nine seed in the 12-team, Div. III sectional drawing Sunday, October 8.

The Bulldogs (3-6-5) will host 12th seed Pemberville Eastwood on Wednesday, October 18 at 5 p.m.

The winner advances to visit top seed Liberty-Benton (8-4-3) Saturday, October 21 at 5 p.m.

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Bulldog girls soccer dominates Delphos, ties school record 

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, October 10, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team decisively beat visiting Northwest Conference rival Delphos Jefferson 5-1 on a cool Monday evening, October 9, at War Memorial Stadium to tie a major season record.

With the convincing win, Ada improved to 7-5-3 overall and 2-3-1 in NWC play. Their seventh victory equaled the girls program record for most wins in a single season. 

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