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Ada boys basketball tops McComb; Sautter wins 300th

Posted by Staff on Saturday, January 25, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

McCOMB – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team used a big fourth quarter to defeat Blanchard Valley Conference foe McComb 67-57 Friday, January 24.

It was the 300th win in the 22-season career of head coach Chris Sautter at Ada and Columbus Grove, 185 of which have come with the purple and gold. 

The Bulldogs improved to 11-6 overall and 5-2 in the BVC with the road win. McComb dropped to 2-12 overall and 0-6 in BVC play after the home loss.

“Never easy, but it’s another win,” said Sautter, in his 15th season at the helm of the Ada program. “McComb played really hard. 

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Bulldog swimmers 3rd at 6-team meet

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 24, 2025

Baumgartner breaks school mark in 200 free

By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA- The Ada High School swim teams finished a solid third at a six-team meet in the Putnam County YMCA at Ottawa Thursday, January 23.

Bulldog senior Lily Baumgartner broke the school record in winning the 200 freestyle. The mark of 2:01.34 was previously held by Klava Katayama. Lily swam 2:00.81 to break the record by .53.

Baumgartner also won the girls 100 breaststroke race by an easy margin of 7.14 seconds.

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Bulldog girls basketball overwhelmed by Panthers

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 24, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada High School girls basketball team lost 58-15 to visiting McComb in a Blanchard Valley Conference bout Thursday evening, January 23.

The decisive defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-14 overall and 0-8 in BVC action. 

McComb improved to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in BVC play after the lopsided win. The Panthers are second in the 11-team BVC behind Riverdale (8-0), and they are tied with Liberty-Benton (7-1). 

“We really struggled against their 1-3-1 zone defense,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “It is the first 1-3-1 we have seen all year, you don’t see it much anymore.”

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ONU sports roundup, Jan. 15-21

Posted by Staff on Thursday, January 23, 2025

The following results are from January 15-21 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season:

Reese and Cunningham Jr. combine for 33 points, but Men's Basketball falls just short against Otterbein 56-53

Morris scores a career-high 11 points off the bench, but Men's Basketball falls to Mount Union 76-61

Mackenzie Suprano notches first career double-double as Women's Basketball wins at Otterbein 64-55

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Bulldog girls basketball loses nailbiter to Gophers

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, January 21, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

RIDGEWAY - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team rallied late but lost a 41-39 nailbiter to Hardin County rival Ridgemont on a very cold Monday evening, January 20.

The tough non-conference road defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 2-13. The Gopher girls improved to 4-8 with the seesaw victory.

Ridgemont jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Anna Conley fed Brooklynn Andreasen for the first Bulldog basket on a layup at the 3:18 mark to pull within 6-2.

The Gophers scored two driving field goals to make it 10-2. Andreasen swished a lane shot and Ada edged within 10-6 after the opening stanza.

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Bulldog swimmers 4th at league meet

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 19, 2025

Baumgartner wins 2 races, Chrissobolis 1

By Cort Reynolds

 

NORTH ROBINSON – The Ada High School swim teams competed well at the 11-team North Central Ohio Swim League championship meet hosted by Colonel Crawford on January 18, finishing fourth at the annual event.

Perennial power Colonel Crawford swept to the boys, girls and combined team titles. Ada finished a solid fourth in all three standings.

The CC girls have won nine straight league championships. The Eagle boys have won three of the last five NCOSL crowns.

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