SB Nation celticsblog.com published Cort Reynolds' article on Olympic basketball and what American pro players would have played for Team USA had they been allowed to compete in the pre-1992 Dream Team era.
His column also recounts the 1972 debacle at the infamous Munich Olympics.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Host Ada finished on a 22-10 run to pull away from a close battle against backyard rival Allen East and win 55-42 in Northwest Conference boys basketball action Friday night.
Ada led the tight, hard-fought contest 33-32 late in the third quarter when AE missed a fast break layup. Bulldog junior Zac Swaney quickly buried a trifecta at the other end for a crucial five-point swing.
On the next Ada possession, Swaney drained another trey to build the lead to seven. Classmate playmaker Brandon Hull bounced in a floater just before the end of the third period to stretch the advantage to 41-32.
Junior Thomas Phillips (Kenton) gifted himself and the Ohio Northern men's basketball team an early Christmas present Saturday. Phillips nearly doubled his pervious career high, as the Polar Bears downed Manchester 73-66 inside the ONU Sports Center.
Phillips poured in 22 points, shattering his old career-high of 12 points. He was 8-for-12 from the floor, which included going 5-for-7 from 3-point land. Phillips also added nine rebounds and three assists.
By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - Ada competed at Van Wert in a boys and girls double dual swim meet with Elida Thursday evening.
The Lady Bulldog swimmers edged VW 48-44, while the Cougar girls defeated Elida 60-34.
The Bulldog boys lost to Van Wert 53-33, and VW also drowned Elida 49-35.
The previous Saturday, Ada swam well at the Marion Pleasant Invitational. The Lady Bulldogs finished fourth overall even without ill ace Klava Katayama, while the Bulldog boys came in fifth.
With three-tenths of a second left, Ada freshman guard Courtney Sumner hit a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer from about 22 feet. But the shot was disallowed for being released just after the horn
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - Visiting Ada lost a 45-44 nailbiter to backyard rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference girls basketball battle Thursday evening.
The Bulldog girls fell to 2-6 overall and 0-3 in the NWC with the tough defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Mustangs improved to 1-5 and 1-1 in league play following their first victory.
Ada led 12-10 after one period, but AE pulled ahead 24-19 at halftime. Senior Tori Newland netted eight points to lead a momentum-changing 14-7 second quarter for the Mustangs.
The Bulldogs outscored AE 13-9 in the third period to inch within 33-32 going into the final quarter.
The United Soccer Coaches released its Scholar All-American teams Wednesday. A couple familiar names on the Ohio Northern women's soccer team were recognized.
Junior forward Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) was named a first-team Scholar All-American, while senior midfielder Haley Moses (Mason) was a second-team Scholar All-American.
Fuller started all 24 games this past season. She netted a team-high 20 goals, which is the most by a Polar Bear in a single season since 1997. Fuller currently ranks fourth all-time in school history with 48 career scores, and her 43 points in 2019 gave her 113 for her career, which is good enough for sixth all-time.
