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...American Soccer League's (ASL's) Pennsylvania Stoners, already decimated by injuries, had only about eight healthy bodies left, as gangling Ronnie Ost loped toward the goal during an offensive drill. A pass, a return pass, and Ost turned his head back to watch his teammate's shot. Moments later, Ost dropped to the ground, tenderly gripping his right knee. He'd run straight into the post...
...Ost (rhymes with post) is not a pretty soccer player to watch; he is tall and lanky; his long arms and awkward running style make him seem better suited to playing goalie than wandering around the middle of the field; he can't juggle the ball on his feet a thousand times; and evidently he doesn't always look where he's going. But Ron Ost is no longer eligible to play for Harvard because he plays in the ASL. Ron Ost is a good soccer player...
...took Ost some time to convice the Harvard coaching staff of that fact. Despite entering Cambridge with a soccer resume that included being captain of Pennsylvania's Freedom High School Team, and earning All-State and Regional All-America honors, Ost did not get a varsity job. While fellow freshmen Diaz, Smith, Villar and Kronfeld moved up, Ost toiled for the J.V.'s earning plaudits like "Ost is the Most" from the local press...
...Harvard's pre-season soccer camp the next year--but after a few phone calls joined the team anyway. After a strong camp showing "Ostie" languished on the bench for the first three weeks of the season. But in a game against perennial power U.Conn, he got his chance. Ost made the most...
...Harvard backline, led by Jim Langton and Ron Ost, kept Dartmouth from breaking in on the goal and sent away the counterattacking wings, Mauro Keller Sarmiento, Dave Eaton and Tom Hsaio, on rushes...