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Ada’s Vieira qualifies for girls wrestling district

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, February 26, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY – Ada sophomore wrestler Cheznie Vieira finished third in the girls 120 lbs. class at the Findlay Northwest sectional tournament on Friday, February 21.

She qualified for the district event March 2 at Findlay with a 22-13 record. A top four sectional finish earns a wrestler district qualification.

As a three seed in her quarter of the 16-wrestler bracket at districts, she will face second seed junior Addilyn Delarber of Defiance Tinora in the first round of the double elimination event.

Vieira won her first sectional match in the eight-wrestler bracket by pin in just 95 seconds. 

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Ada wrestlers 8th at sectional; Simon and Riblet take 2nd

Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 23, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Ada High School wrestling team finished eighth at the 15-team Div. III sectional tournament hosted Saturday by Lima Central Catholic.

Allen East won the sectional title with 163.5 points, while Coldwater finished a close second at 157. The Bulldogs scored 78.5 points to tie with Antwerp.

Bulldog senior Landon Simon finished second in the 215 lbs. bracket to make it to districts. Ada junior Silas Riblet also took second in the 126 lbs. division.

Junior Zaiden Denslow took third at 120 lbs. to become the third Bulldog district qualifier.

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Ada’s Baumgartner 3rd in state backstroke

Posted by Staff on Saturday, February 22, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

CANTON – Ada High School senior Lily Baumgartner finished on the podium at the state finals in two individual events to conclude her four-year run at the Ohio Div. II meet in Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium Friday evening.

Baumgartner finished third in the eight-girl, 100-yard backstroke A Finals Friday night in a time of 55.82.

Baumgartner also touched seventh at the 100 butterfly A Finals Friday evening in a time of 57.48.

“Lily did fantastic, and I am so proud of her,” said Ada head coach Ashley Robey. “She has put in a lot of work over the years to be able to podium every single year of her high school career, and it shows.

“She always keeps pushing,” she added. “She is a fighter.”

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Bulldog boys basketball edged by LCC in OT in sectionals

Posted by Staff on Saturday, February 22, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team battled hard but lost a 45-42 overtime thriller at Lima Central Catholic in a taut Div. VI sectional final at Monsignor Herr Gymnasium on Friday, February 21.

Bulldog Zack Zimmerman forced overtime by splashing a clutch three-pointer near the end of regulation. 

Ada fell behind by five late in the extra session yet rallied and had a triple try to tie it at the very end. But the shot came up short.

The Bulldogs finished the season 14-9 with the tough defeat.  

Top-seeded LCC improved to 15-7 after the hard-fought win. They advance to the district semifinals at Elida vs. third seed Bluffton Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m.

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Bulldog Baumgartner advances to two state swim finals 

Posted by Staff on Friday, February 21, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

CANTON – Ada senior Lily Baumgartner qualified to the state finals in two individual events with strong preliminary heat showings in the Ohio Div. II swimming meet at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday evening, February 20.

Baumgartner took third amid a 32-girl field in the 100-yard backstroke preliminary heats Thursday evening. She swam a 56.10 to advance to the A Finals Friday. 

Shaker Heights sophomore Josephine Piliang touched first in the 100 back prelims in 54.92.

Baumgartner took fifth out of 32 in the 100 butterfly prelims Thursday evening. She recorded a time of 56.75 to make it to the A Finals Friday.

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ONU sports roundup, Feb. 12-18

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 20, 2025

The following results are from February 12-18 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season:

Men's Basketball falls 79-65 to Heidelberg despite 18 from Carter Reese

Men's Basketball picks up 85-74 Senior Day victory over Marietta

Suprano scores season-high 18 points to lead Women's Basketball in 84-58 win over Heidelberg

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