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By Cort Reynolds

McGUFFEY--The visiting Ada High School volleyball team swept backyard arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley Monday night, October 3, at Alumni Fieldhouse.

The convincing 25-17, 25-20, 25-11 win upped the Lady Bulldogs record to 10-9 overall. USV fell to 6-8 with the defeat.

The Bulldogs beat the rival Rams with a balanced team effort.

Ada senior libero Courtney Sumner mustered up 18 digs to add to her program career record total.

Junior setter Autumn Andreasen dealt 13 assists and made seven digs.

Junior southpaw Mariah King led the Bulldogs with eight kills.

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By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE--The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team lost 3-1 to Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match Monday evening, October 3.

The Bulldog girls fell to 5-8 overall and 0-4 in the NWC with the defeat. 

The Lady Bearcats improved to 2-7-3 overall and 1-3-1 in the NWC with their first league win. 

The game was scoreless for the first 25 minutes, with Ada controlling the ball for much of the first 15 minutes.

Spencerville scored the first goal, but Bulldog ace Ella Marshall tied it for Ada 1-1 with a record-setting score.

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By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE--The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team lost 6-2 at Spencerville in a Northwest Conference match Monday, October 3.

The Bulldogs fell to 5-6-3 overall and 1-2-1 in the NWC with the road defeat. 

The Bearcats improved to 8-2-2 and 2-1 in NWC play after the win.

Spencerville led 3-1 at halftime, and the hosts also won the second half by an identical 3-1 count.

Logan Jolliff led Ada with a goal and one assist. Carter Conley tallied one goal. Drew Long dished out one assist.

Colton Long made eight stops in goal. 

Ada (0-4 NCOSA) plays at Van Buren (3-3-3, 0-0-2 NCOSA) Thursday, Oct. 6.

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By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT--The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team defeated Van Wert 7-1 in a non-league mismatch early Saturday, October 1.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-5-3 overall with the road win. 

VW dropped to 0-11-1 after the loss.

"It was nice to get back on track after a rough September (0-5-1)," said Ada head coach Jason Okuly.

Logan Jolliff scored two goals and passed out an assist to lead the Ada onslaught. Carter Conley netted a pair of goals. 

Nathan Williams netted a goal and passed out an assist. Carson Gossard and Ethan Murphy each tallied a goal.

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Marshall, Burkhart set school marks

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School girls soccer team convincingly defeated winless visiting Van Wert 9-1 Saturday morning, October 1, at War Memorial Park Stadium, setting some individual records in the process.

The Bulldog girls improved to 5-7 overall with the non-league win that snapped a seven-match losing streak. 

The Cougar girls fell to 0-13 with the defeat. 

Ada raced to a 6-0 lead at halftime and cruised to the lopsided win.

Sophomore standout Ella Marshall poured in four goals to tie a program single-season record with 14 this year. She also dished out two assists.

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By Cort Reynolds

Ada rallied during a strong second half to defeat visiting Spencerville 33-28 in a hard-fought Northwest Conference contest on a chilly Friday night, September 30, at War Memorial Park Stadium.

The Bulldogs outscored the Bearcats 12-0 in the second half, and the defense came up with a key stop deep in its own territory early in the fourth period to preserve the win.

Ada improved to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the NWC with the big victory. It was their first league triumph since beating Delphos Jefferson in 2019. 

Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in league play with a defeat that extended their losing skid to five games.

Shifty Ada sophomore quarterback Levi Green ran for a score, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and accounted for 369 yards in total offense to pace the victors.

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