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By Cort Reynolds
Ada High School kicks off its 2022 campaign Friday, August 18, with a home contest vs. non-league local rival Waynesfield-Goshen, looking to improve in season two of their rebuilding project under coach Toby Smith.
W-G knocked off the visiting Bulldogs in the 2021 opener, 42-12. But the final score was deceptive as the Tigers pulled away from a 14-6 halftime lead with 28 unanswered points to put pesky Ada away.
Looking for their first win, the Ada High School golf team came close but dropped a dual match vs. Hardin County rival Ridgemont at Memorial Golf Course in Kenton Wednesday evening, Agust 17.
The Gophers defeated the Bulldogs by 14 strokes, 220-234.
Senior Geddes Klingler topped Ada with a round of 50 to finish second overall in the match.
Bulldog junior Jack Baumgartner recorded a score of 56. Senior Dale Hoyt carded a season-low 58. Freshman Jayden Shaffer shot 70, while classmate Sam Crawford added a round of 71.
Ridgemont's Hayden Oats was match medalist with a 47.
Ada tied visiting Bath 3-3 in an exciting non-league boys soccer opener on a warm Wednesday evening on the synthetic turf at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada senior Carter Conley tallied the game's first goal.
The Wildcats tied it 1-1 on a long free kick that sailed into the corner of the goal with 44 seconds to go in the first half.
But Bulldog junior Carson Gossard untied it by booting a left-footed shot into the net with just seven ticks remaining in the half to give Ada the lead back.
The Bulldogs led 2-1 at halftime, but Bath took their first lead with two goals.
Ohio Northern has named Kourtney Wilson as its new assistant director of athletics.
"I am very excited to have Kourtney join our athletics family and university community," ONU director of athletics Tom Simmons said. "We are looking forward to taking advantage of her experience in athletics for the benefit of our student-athletes."
Wilson fills the position vacated by Michele Durand, who is now the head women's basketball coach at the University of Findlay.
Playing at Bluffton Golf Club, the Ada High School golf team participated in a Northwest Conference golf match against host school Bluffton and Allen East on Monday, August 15.
The Pirates finished first with 178 strokes, followed by Allen East (197) and Ada (236).
Mustang Levi Clum won match medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 37. Jaden Coonfare paced Bluffton with a score of 41.
Senior Geddes Klingler led Ada with a round of 50. Junior Jack Baumgartner was a close second for the Bulldogs, posting a 51.
Senior Dale Hoyt shot a 60, while freshman Jayden Shaffer was the fourth Ada scorer with a score of 75.
The 2021-22 season was highly successful for the Ohio Northern women's golf team.
The Polar Bears finished with a record of 75-14 and placed second in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships after falling to Otterbein by one stroke in a playoff, marking their 19th straight top-five finish in the event.
"The ending was bittersweet, but I couldn't have been much happier with how we played this season," ninth-year head coach Chad Bucci said.
