Sports

Two Ada HS senior volleyball players will participate in the District 8 All-Star volleyball match held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center.

Ada players on the Division IV East all-star team include: Carlee Marshall and Megan Simon. Coaching the East team is Diana Inbody, Arlington, and Brent Newell, Leipsic.

The Division IV team includes players from Ada, Arlington, Arcadia, Hardin Northern, Leipsic, Lima Central Catholic, McComb and Pandora-Gilboa.

In addition, three Ada players received all-district honors. They are:
• Melina Wood, first team
• Carlee Marshall, second team
• Megan Simon, second team

More information about all of Ohio Northern's 23 varsity athletic programs can be found on the web at ONUSports.com.

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Football - Won 42-7 at Muskingum
   #22 Volleyball - Lost 0-3 at Heidelberg; Won 3-1 H v Muskingum
   #25 M. Soccer - Lost 0-2 at Heidelberg; Won 4-0 H v Muskingum
   W. Soccer - Won 5-1 H v Heidelberg; Won 6-0 at Muskingum
   M. Cross Country - Idle
   W. Cross Country - Idle
   M. Golf - t4th of 5 at Wayne State (Mich.) Inv.
   M. Swimming & Diving - Idle
   W. Swimming & Diving - Idle

This Week's Schedule:

By Dusty Donley

22 first quarter Delphos Jefferson points set the tone for the game as the Wildcats would go on to defeat the visiting Ada Bulldogs, 51-7.

The Bulldog defense couldn't stop the Jefferson running game as the Wildcat backs racked up 324 yards rushing on the night. The loss drops Ada to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Northwest Conference.

Ada sophomore Melina Woods was voted the 2015 Northwest Conference “Player of The Year” at a meeting of conference volleyball coaches in Delphos. 

Woods had also earned first team honors as a freshman in last year's balloting. Other Ada players recognized were Carlee Marshall, senior, first team, and Megan Simon, senior, second team.

Kevin King of Bluffton was voted NWC Coach of the Year by his peers.  Ada and Paulding finished the year as co-champs in the league with identical 7-1 records in league play.

More stats are below:

By Dusty Donley

Three late interceptions doomed the Bulldogs as the Bluffton Pirates traveled to War Memorial Stadium and ended Ada's three game win streak, defeating the Dogs 27-21.

The heartbreaking Northwest Conference loss drops Ada to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the NWC.

Bluffton was able to strike first as a first quarter Trent Jolliff interception and return by Pirate defender Kaleb Jefferson set Bluffton up deep in Bulldog territory.

Despite losing to Bluffton on Friday, the Ada Bulldogs football team are still in the top eight teams in Region 26, Division VII state computer rankings.

This week the Bulldogs are in the 4th spot. To view this week's rankings, click here.

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