By Cort Reynolds
FROM ADA ICON - With basketball practice set to tip off Oct. 30, the Ada athletic department and school district moved quickly to hire a familiar face as the replacement for Dre White, who resigned Oct. 6.
Ada hired veteran local coach Jon Cook at its Oct. 14 school board meeting by a 4-1 vote. Cook previously coached the Bulldog boys varsity squad for three seasons from 1995-98 after a short stint as the junior varsity coach.
He has a varied resume of coaching at many levels, including junior high at Ada as well as collegiately.
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) continues its new series, Heartland Kids Corner, featuring student athletes interviewed by the children of their coaches.
Episode two features Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology head men’s basketball coach Rusty Loyd’s daughter Maren. The Fightin’ Engineers in the hot season include Max Chaplin, Tim Harris and Samvit Ram.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Bluffton girls volleyball team lost a five-set heartbreaker to non-conference rival Lima Central Catholic Tuesday night.
Bluffton's record dropped to 12-8 overall with the 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-8 defeat.
LCC improved to 10-7 with the hard-fought victory.
Kylie Stackhouse drilled 29 kills and came up with three blocks to pace the Lady Pirates. Well-rounded Taylor Schwab amassed a dozen kills and 21 digs to go along with a pair of aces.
By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team kept its long win streak alive with a 1-0 victory over Bowling Green Monday night.
With their 11th straight win, the Pirate girls improved to 12-2-1 overall.
The game was scoreless until the 65th minute. Clara Matthews scored via a Sami Scoles assist with about 15 minutes left to provide the slim margin of victory.
Bluffton managed to get off 16 shots, nine of which were on goal. The Pirate defense limited BG to just four shots, three of which were on target.
Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team lost in straight sets to non-conference foe Minster Monday night.
Bluffton's record dropped to 12-7 overall with the 25-18, 25-8, 25-18 defeat.
Minster improved to 10-6 with the victory.
Kylie Stackhouse hammered 16 kills and came up with seven digs to pace the Lady Pirates. Taylor Schwab complemented her by compiling eight kills and seven digs.
