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By Cort Reynolds

VANLUE – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team rode a big third quarter to defeat upset-minded Vanlue 67-60 in their inaugural Blanchard Valley Conference opener Friday night, December 6.

The Bulldogs improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the BVC after winning their third straight road game to start the season.

Vanlue fell to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the BVC with the home defeat.

Junior Zack Zimmerman led Ada with a career-high 29 points as he canned four triples.

“We weren’t ready to play, and they came out playing really well and got us down early,” said Bulldog head coach Chris Sautter. “We didn’t rebound well defensively.

“But we made enough plays down the stretch to win,” he noted.

The Bulldogs trailed 17-13 after the first period. The Wildcats maintained a four-point lead at halftime, 31-27.  

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Conley scores career-high 21

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball team played well early, but ran out of steam and fell to visiting Vanlue 45-34 in the home Blanchard Valley Conference opener Thursday night, December 5.

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The Polar Bear Battle wrestling tournament, an OAC Open & Novice Point Series event, will be held on Sundey, December 8 at King Horn Sports Center Fieldhouse, 609 West Lincoln Avenue.

The event includes Girls open, Novice and Boys open competition divisions.

More information is available on Facebook HERE.

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball team lost its home opener against county rival Hardin Northern 56-26 Tuesday night.

HN fell behind 3-0 on a Lexi Poling triple, but then reeled off the next 19 points to take control. Ada trailed 39-8 at halftime.

The non-league defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 0-3 overall. The Polar Bear girls improved to 2-0 overall after the convincing win.

“We couldn’t get into a halfcourt offense in the first half,” said Bulldog third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “With the Bacon girls, they are a much better team than they have been. They are athletic. 

“Offensive rebounds and turnovers hurt us,” he continued. “We knew their press was coming, we worked on it all week.”

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UPDATED December 3 with coach interview.

By Cort Reynolds

FT. JENNINGS __ The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team lost to Fort Jennings 55-46 in a non-league game Saturday night.

Ada dropped to 1-1 after the defeat. FJ is also 1-1 after the home win.

The Bulldogs led 12-8 after the first period. But the Musketeers rallied to seize a 21-19 edge at the half. FJ outscored Ada 34-27 in the second half.

A 13-7 Musketeer second quarter shifted the momentum FJ’s way. The hosts won the third period 18-14 to build a slight 39-33 cushion heading to the final stanza.

“It was another hard-fought game, we had to battle through some adversity, especially foul trouble,” said Bulldog head coach Chris Sautter. “But we were only two down at half and had it at five with the ball - we just couldn’t get the stops we needed down the stretch.

“We traded buckets too much,” he added.

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ABOVE) Ada varsity wrestling team, from left, front row: Silas Riblet, Liam Vieira, Landon Simon, Rey Hurley, Peyton Karsten. Middle: Wyatt Fisher, Zaiden Denslow, Dylan Marshall, Gio Hurley, Scarlett Long. Back: assistant coach Joey Carl, Ethan Carl, Layne Simon, Easton Lane, assistant coach Carter Bivens, head coach Eric Perkins.

BELOW) Returning Ada wrestling lettermen, from left, front: Silas Riblet, Liam Vieira, Landon Simon, Wyatt Fisher, Peyton Karsten Back: Zaiden Denslow, Layne Simon.

By Cort Reynolds

Veteran Ada High School head coach Eric Perkins is enthused about the Bulldog wrestling team entering his fifth season as they join the Blanchard Valley Conference.

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