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By Cort Reynolds

McGUFFEY – The Ada High School girls basketball team tipped off its season on November 22 at traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley with a 39-31 loss in Alumni Fieldhouse.

A 12-1 Ram run bridging the end of the third period and early fourth quarter broke open a tie game and spelled the difference.

The non-league defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 0-1 to start the season. It also halted a seven-game Ada win streak over the Rams dating back to the semifinals of the 2018 Border Battle tournament.

USV starts off 1-0 after the hard-fought win. The win avenged a pair of losses to Ada last season. 

“The girls played hard and gave everything they had,” said Ada third-year head coach Zach Ricker. 

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5 Bulldogs earn HM

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – Two Ada High School football players were recently named to the Div. VII All-Northwest District first team in football by a local Ohio Prep Sportswriter Association media panel.

Bulldog senior quarterback Levi Green was named to the first team district offense at the “athlete” position. Green led the Blanchard Valley Conference in rushing yardage. He accounted for just under 2,700 yards in total offense and 30 touchdowns. 

In 11 games, he netted 1,530 rushing yards on 163 attempts (9.4 avg. per rush). He ran for 16 touchdowns. Green also completed 90 of 140 passes (64.2 pct.) for 1,163 yards. He tossed 14 aerial TDs with four interceptions.

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The following results are from November 13-19 of the Ohio Northern University athletics not previously posted this week:

Men's basketball defeats Bluffton, 89-55

Men's basketball tips off 6-game road swing with 90-68 victory over Kenyon

Kristen Luersman posts double-double to lead Women's basketball to 59-53 win over St. John Fisher (N.Y.)

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Above) The Ada varsity girls basketball team, from left, front: Kenley Poling, Lexi Poling, Emily Gibson. Middle: Grace Lawrence, Ashley Hevlin, Abbey Anderson, assistant coach Meagan Zoladz. Back: assistant coach Kyle Poling, Mariah Burns, Anna Conley, Brooklynn Andreasen, head coach Zach Ricker.

Below) Ada girls basketball returning lettermen, from left, front: Kenley Poling, Anna Conley, Lexi Poling.

Season opener is Nov. 26; Home opener is Dec. 3

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball program is in rebuild mode as the Bulldogs enter the Blanchard Valley Conference for the 2024-25 season.

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Ohio Northern fall 2024 athletes earned the following honors:

Massie, Clouse earn All-Region men's cross country honors

Gower earns All-Region women's cross country honors

Shaffer, Zebrak, Sommerfeld headline 6 Polar Bears named All-OAC in men's soccer

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GRANVILLE — The No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team fell 4-1 at No. 15-ranked Denison in the Second Round of the NCAA III Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

Records: #19 Ohio Northern (14-4-4 overall), #15 Denison (14-1-6 Overall).

Venue: Barclay-Thomsen Field — Granville, Ohio.

The Match

Denison scored just 2:10 into the match to take a quick 1-0 lead.

Fifth-year senior Cade Winchester (Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa) answered with an unassisted goal in the ninth minute to tie the game up.

The Big Red scored in the 20th minute and again 38th minute to take a 3-1 lead at halftime.

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