Sports

MT. BLANCHARD – The visiting Ada boys soccer team lost a high-quality 3-2 nailbiter on grass at North Central Ohio Soccer Association foe Riverdale Thursday evening.

FINDLAY — Hardin Northern’s Andrew Sutton finished 27th Saturday at the Van Buren Black Knight Invitational at the Owens Community College Saturday. Sutton finished 27th to lead his team as he ran a time of 18:55.03.

LIMA — Allen Easts’s golf team finished third Thursday at the Northwest Conference golf tournament at the Oaks Golf Club. The Mustangs finished third with a team score of 345.

ELIDA — Hardin Northern’s volleyball team fell to Elida Monday 25-18, 25-23, 26-28, 25-12 in nonleague action. Lainey Thomas served up five aces for the Polar Bears while coming up with 36 digs and Kendall Frank had three aces with 32 assists.

ADA — The Ada girls soccer team got back on the winning track with a decisive 3-0 victory over visiting non-league foe Lima Senior Monday night at War Memorial Stadium. The purple and gold improved to 6-4 overall with the convincing win.

ADA — The Ada boys soccer team defeated Spencerville 3-1 in a warm non-conference bout Monday evening at War Memorial Stadium. Ada improved to 7-3 overall with the decisive victory.

BLOOMDALE – The visiting Ada volleyball team defeated Elmwood in straight sets in a Blanchard Valley Conference match Monday evening. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the BVC this season after the hard-fought 26-24, 25-20, 2522 road victory.

RIDGEDALE — Hardin Northern’s golf team finished third in the Ridgedale Invitational Thursday. The Polar Bears finished third with a school record score of 371 for 18 holes.