Sports

Joliff to play in November 17 All Star game

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School senior goal-scoring ace Logan Jolliff earned Div. V Northwest all-district first team and all-state soccer honors in voting recently conducted by area coaches.

The speedy Jolliff netted 31 goals, including a school-record nine in one game vs. Cory-Rawson, this season. He also passed out 10 assists for 72 points.
He finished among the top eight in voting for the all-district squad, which automatically made him an all-state choice.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – Two Ada High School golfers received All-Blanchard Valley Conference honors for 2024.

Senior Ethan Lawence and sophomore Brody Rister were both named honorable mention All-BVC.

Leipsic’s Brevin Brandt earned BVC Player of the Year honors.

Van Buren mentor Eric Heitkamp was named BVC Coach of the Year by his peers. VB won the league championship with 920 strokes as they captured all three conference tournaments. 

The Ada Bulldogs finished eighth in their first season as a member of the 10-team league at 1,264 total strokes.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – Costly turnovers and penalties plagued Ada in the second half of their Div. VII, Region 26 first round playoff rematch vs. league rival Leipsic on a chilly Friday night at War Memorial Stadium.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ Three Ada High School volleyball players received All-Blanchard Valley Conference honors for 2024 in voting recently conducted by league coaches.

Senior libero and all-time digs leader Jenna Bassitt was voted third team all-league. She ended her career with a program record 1,076 digs, and also set the Ada season record for digs.

Bassitt also was named Academic All-BVC.

Senior outside hitter Tessa Griffith and junior middle Anna Conley each were named honorable mention all-league.

The hustling Griffith was among the Ada leaders in kills and digs. She also earned Academic All-BVC notice.

Ada hosts league foe Leipsic in the first round of the Div. VII, Region 26 playoffs on Friday, November 1

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ Ada Bulldog senior quarterback Levi Green was named the Blanchard Valley Conference Co-Offensive Player of 2024 in voting recently conducted by league coaches.

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