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Ada boys basketball nipped on buzzer 3 by Pioneers

Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 16, 2025

Above) Ada's Zack Zimmerman and Temple Christian's Derek Shultz score in the final seconds.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – Temple Christian junior ace Derek Shultz swished a 29-footer at the final buzzer to lift the Pioneers to a stunning 51-49 win at Ada in the regular season finale for the Ada High School boys basketball team, February 15.

The Bulldogs had taken a 49-48 lead with just seven seconds remaining. Junior Zack Zimmerman swished a clutch lane pull-up shot to give Ada a short-lived edge.

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Baumgartner wins 100 fly at districts

Posted by Staff on Saturday, February 15, 2025

Bulldog swimmer will make 4th trip to state

By Cort Reynolds

BOWLING GREEN – Eight Ada High School swimmers competed at the Div. II district meet at Bowling Green State University on February 14, with one qualifying again for state.

Ada senior Lily Baumgartner won one individual district championship, and finished second in another race. 

Baumgartner touched first in the 100-yard backstroke by a large margin of 1.8 seconds to automatically advance to the state meet in Canton for the fourth consecutive year. 

She also finished a strong second in the 100-yard butterfly race. 

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ONU sports roundup, Feb. 5-11

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 13, 2025

The following results are from February 5-11 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season:

Fast start leads Men's Basketball to impressive 82-52 victory at Wilmington

Men's Basketball falls to Muskingum despite late rally 68-66

Luersman, Glenn lead Women's Basketball in 60-34 win over Wilmington

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Ada boys basketball blasts North Baltimore

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, February 12, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team rode a pressure defense and big middle quarters to a 50-25 rout win over non-conference foe North Baltimore on February 11.

After a slow start, the Bulldogs pressed their way to a momentum-changing 15-4 second quarter. They then started the third period strong to build a commanding 32-9 lead and cruised to victory.

The Bulldogs improved to 14-7 overall with the lopsided win. The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy roads.

Youthful NB fell to 6-15 after the defeat.

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Bulldog girls basketball falls to late Allison rally

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, February 12, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada High School girls basketball team battled hard but succumbed to a fourth quarter rally and lost 45-37 to non-conference rival North Baltimore on February 11.

The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy road conditions, and was the finale of a boys/girls tripleheader vs. the Tigers.

For three periods, upset-minded Ada contained Tiger freshman standout guard Lacie Allison with a diamond and one defense. She came in averaging 24 and scored 26 points, 14 of which came in the decisive fourth period. 

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Baumgartner wins 2 titles, 8 Ada swimmers advance to districts

Posted by Staff on Monday, February 10, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Ada High School swim teams competed well at the Div. II sectional meet in the Lima YMCA on February 8, with eight Bulldogs qualifying for districts.

Ada senior Lily Baumgartner captured two individual sectional championships. She touched first in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke races, automatically advancing her to districts. 

She is on a quest for her fourth straight trip to the state meet in Canton.

“Everyone did amazing,” said Ada head coach Ashley Robey. “Eighty-five percent of events we swam were personal-bests.

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