The Ada High School varsity wrestling program lost some key grapplers to off-season injuries, but returns a pair of state meet competitors and a young district qualifier to lead the team in 2023-24.
The Ada High School varsity swim team returns a two-time state qualifier Lily Baumgartner and eight letter winners to its 13-person roster for the 2023-2024 season.
Former Ada district qualifier Ashley Robey enters her second year as head coach along with assistant coach Lorna Spar.
A total of eight girls and five boys comprise the Bulldog swim team roster this winter. Five newcomers will help replace four talented graduates.
But the most accomplished swimmer returns. Junior ace Lily Baumgartner returns after finishing third in the state in the 100 butterfly, and fifth in the 100 backstroke last winter. She has put in a lot of off-season work to get higher on the podium this coming February at the state meet in both events.
The Ada High School girls basketball team dominated the middle quarters with tough defense to rally from a big early deficit and win their home opener 54-46 over non-league foe Cory-Rawson Tuesday night, November 28.
Women's Basketball falls 58-55
(November 21) ADA__The 17th-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell 58-55 in a defensive battle at Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday evening.
Ada High School head coach Vince Halliday enters year three of rebuilding the Bulldog boys basketball program with little returning experience but plenty of athleticism, youth and hope for the future in the fold.
Nine seniors and all five starters graduated from a 10-14 team that went 0-8 in Northwest Conference play last year.
Two little-used lettermen return to combine with several promising but young newcomers this winter. Ada lost 99 percent of its scoring to graduation, yet could surprise people with its athletic ability.
"Obviously, we are very young and inexperienced," admitted Halliday. "We will probably start two freshmen and two sophomores. But I like the talent.
The Ada High School girls basketball team tipped off its season with a 54-30 loss at non-league foe McComb Friday night, November 24.
Panther freshman guard Morgan Kern fired in five three-point field goals to tally a game-high 21 points in her varsity debut. No one else on either team canned a single trey.
McComb jumped to an 18-9 lead after the first period as the 5-9 Kern hit two triples. She added another trey in the second stanza as the Panthers stretched the lead to 27-16 at the half.
The Panthers outscored Ada 27-14 after intermission to pull away and capture the win. Kern nailed two more trifectas and scored eight points to lead McComb to an 11-7 third quarter edge.
The Bulldog girls start off 0-1 after the road defeat. McComb is 1-0.
