BELLEFONTAINE - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team decisively defeated non-conference foe Calvary Christian 51-17 on February 4.
Balanced Ada placed a season-best four players in double figures.
The Bulldogs raced to a 14-2 lead after the first period as Anna Conley tallied seven points. The purple and gold extended the margin to 26-10 at halftime as five players scored in a 12-8 second stanza.
A 15-2 Ada third quarter put the game well out of reach at 41-12. Bulldog Brooklyn Andreasen tallied six markers in the third period.
The Bulldogs won the final period 10-5 behind three Ashley Hevlin baskets to finish the 34-point victory.
ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team enjoyed a big second half to rally past Blanchard Valley Conference foe Leipsic 68-54 on Tuesday, February 4.
Ada trailed 35-30 at halftime, but seized control with tough defense in a 20-8 third quarter. The Bulldogs won the final period 18-11 to complete a 38-19 turnaround second half.
The Bulldogs improved to 12-7 overall and 6-3 in the BVC with the impressive victory.
Leipsic fell to 9-9 overall and 4-4 in BVC play after the defeat.
The Ada High School girls basketball team was seeded ninth on February 2 at the Van Wert district, and will play at a powerhouse former league foe in Div. VII sectional action.
The purple and gold Bulldogs (3-17) play at second seed Columbus Grove (19-2) Saturday, February 15 at 2 p.m. CG leads the Northwest Conference at 6-0, and is second to Ottoville in the PCL at 6-1.
The Ada/CG winner advances to the district semifinals at Van Wert Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldog battle victor will play against the survivor of the tough Feb. 15 sectional contest between fourth seed Wayne Trace (14-4) and fifth seed Riverdale (14-5).
Convoy Crestview (18-3) was seeded first and elected to play number eight Antwerp (7-13) in the first round. The winner of that game hosts seventh seed Delphos Jefferson (9-10) Feb. 15 in a sectional final.
ADA – The Ada High School wrestling team hosted its annual 17-team invitational meet on February 1. The Bulldogs finished a solid ninth with 100 points. Columbus Grove won the event with 167.5 points.
Ada senior Liam Vieira took second in the 144 lbs. weight division. Seeded third, he won three matches by pin to reach the title round.
In the championship bout, he lost by technical fall 17-1 to top-seeded Triad junior Garret Bollock.
Between games, the 1975-76 Ada boys district champion team that went 21-2 (10-0 NWC) was recognized, represented by then-coach Gene Fries. The Northwest Conference championship team will be inducted to the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame this summer.
Ada assistant coach and former Kenton standout Darren Gilbert was also recognized as an inductee to the county sports Hall of Fame. A long-time coach and teacher in the area, he was a third team all-state selection as a senior in class AA.
