Ada Icon sports writer, Cort Reynolds, recently had seven articles accepted for posting on national sports websites. They follow with links to each story:
• Part 1 of a weeklong series on the dream 1980 NBA finals matchup between rookies Larry Bird and Earvin Johnson
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team will open the fall portion of its 2017-18 schedule under 17th-year head coach Scott Wills on Sept. 6 with a tri-match at Defiance with Concordia (Mich.)
Northern will also compete at the Kenyon Invitational and the ITA Regional Championships at Oberlin.
The Kenyon Invitational will include one of the strongest fields in the country for Fall competition.
ONU will hit the courts against nationally-ranked Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), Kenyon, Case Western Reserve, Denison and Oberlin in addition to host of regionally ranked foes.
The Polar Bears finished the 2016-17 season 22-5 overall and 7-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
ADA - The Ada volleyball team beat local non-league foes Cory-Rawson and Waynesfield-Goshen convincingly on Saturday to open the promising 2017 season on a strong note.
The Bulldogs (2-0) dismissed the Hornets and Tigers in straight sets. Meanwhile, Cory defeated Waynesfield in the middle match.
The Bulldogs had a little more trouble with C-R, winning 25-14, 25-16 in the opener.
Senior Melina Woods paced Ada with 14 kills, three digs and three blocks vs. C-R. Senior Maddie Gossard served three aces and dished out nine assists. Sophomore Sidney Gossard doled out seven assists and added one ace.
The Ohio Northern men's tennis team will open its 2017-18 schedule on Sept 16-17 at the Oberlin Invitational under second-year head coach Mike Bonnell.
The Polar Bears will also play at the ITA Regionals at Kalamazoo on Sept. 29-Oct. 1 to wrap up their fall schedule.
Northern will begin its spring schedule Feb. 10 with a tri-match at Albion (Mich.) with Olivet (Mich.)
ONU will open the home portion of its schedule on Feb. 25 against Adrian (Mich.) and will open Ohio Athletic Conference play at Capital on March 30.
DELPHOS - Ada competed in a four-team Northwest Conference match Wednesday at the Delphos Country Club.
Paulding took first with 180 strokes, followed in second by Crestview (192). Delphos Jefferson shot 202 and Ada finished fourth with 247 strokes.
Alex Morgan paced the Bulldogs with a score of 58. Teammate Brevin Sizemore shot 60 while Rob Allison carded a 62. Jake Colwell added a total of 67. Austin Amburgey contributed a 69 and Wyatt Badertscher posted a 72.
Cade McGarvey of Paulding was the medalist with a match-low score of 41. Crestview's Caden Hurles finished second with a 44.
