Sports

Ada hosts Cory-Rawson on March 30, weather permitting

By Cort Reynolds

DOLA – The visiting Ada softball team rallied late to beat county rival Hardin Northern 23-17 on a wet and cold evening to open the season Monday evening.

Ada led 3-1 after the first inning, but HN tied it 4-4 after two frames.

The Lady Bulldogs edged ahead 7-6 after three innings. A seven-run fourth inning put Ada ahead 14-6, but Northern responded by plating six runs in the home fourth to edge within two.

The hosts then knotted the back and forth battle 14-14 with a pair of runs in the home fifth.

Ada then exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning to rally and post the win.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School spring tennis program returns three solid, experienced senior players and one talented sophomore to lead the 2023 net squad.

Nine players comprise the roster, with five newcomers to the game on the team.

The co-coaching duo of Ohio Northern University’s Katie Curry and Tyler Christoff also returns for their second season in charge of the program.

Both coaches gained valuable playing experience at ONU. Christoff played a season for the ONU men's tennis team after competing for Elida. Curry was a pharmacy student and a long-time member of the Polar Bear women’s net squad.

“This is a rebuilding year for our squad,” said Christoff. “With a lot of new faces, positions are up for grabs, so everyone is working really hard at practice to learn and get better.

“Brick by brick is our motto this year, and we want to work on the little things,” he continued. “We want to make sure we work on ourselves to the best we can so we can be suited for the season as it comes.”

The twice-revived Bulldog varsity spring tennis program went 4-5 in last spring's curtailed season marred by much rain and snow.

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