By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School softball team was seeded third in the 12-team Div. IV sectional/district drawing Sunday, April 30.
Ada (14-3) earned a first-round bye and thus will host the winner between fifth seed St. Henry (10-7) and eighth seed Ridgemont (4-13) Thursday, May 11 in the sectional finals at 5 p.m.
The winner advances to the district semifinals at Wapakoneta May 15. If the seeds go according to form, Ada would play second seed Parkway (14-3) in the district semis.
Midwest Athletic Conference leader Minster (20-1, 5-0 MAC) was seeded first, and the Panthers (5-1 MAC) were voted second.
Parkway got a bye and will host the May 8 winner between eighth seed Hardin Northern (5-14) and number nine Waynesfield (4-10) on May 11 in their sectional final.
Minster will entertain the Perry/LCC winner May 11.
Sixth seed USV (11-4) will host seventh seed Marion Local (5-14) May 8 in first round action. The winner advances to visit fourth seed New Bremen (8-6) May 11 in the sectional finals.