McGUFFEY__The Ada track and field teams competed in a triangular meet with Upper Scioto Valley and Indian Lake to start off their season at USV on Monday, March 26. Indian Lake won both the boys and girls triangular meet, with Ada second in each and host USV a distant third.
Above) Ada shortstop Karley Wagner hits as teammate Tessa Griffith leads off. Additional photos below.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School softball team opened its 2024 campaign with a decisive 14-0 shutout over county rival Hardin Northern Monday, on March 25.
The Bulldogs start out 1-0 with the non-league victory.
The Polar Bears, under new head coach Rob Overs, who served as an Ada assistant the past two seasons, are 0-1.
Junior Jenna Bassitt struck out 14 Polar Bears and allowed just one hit in hurling a five-inning shutout.
“The pitching was good,” Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “It is nice to get the first win, but we still have a lot of work to get done. Hardin Northern has a nice young team with a lot of potential.”
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga.__The Ohio Northern women's golf team finished 10th of 18 teams at the Jekyll Island Collegiate hosted by Oglethorpe (Ga.) University on Friday-Sunday, March 22-24.
PHOTO: Team members and coaches listed below. UPDATE 2023-2024 Letter winners photo below.
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School track and field teams will be paced by senior regional hurdle qualifiers Jackson Brown and Mariah King, as well as junior sprinter Logan Jolliff, in spring 2024.
