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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1966

Page

31

Greenies Win Fifth Straight Over The Plains

Ames Bern wins 73-69 at The Plains to stretch their ACL run to five straight. Tim Smith and Richard Holcomb score 12 each, Darrell Ball leads with 21 as The Plains’ Larry Hunter outscores with 28. Close game despite early Plains surge, final quarter push seals Ames Bern victory.

Greenies Tim Smith Richard Holcomb Darrell Ball Indians Larry Hunter Bill McCallister The Plains Charley Gill Ames Bern Holcomb Linscott

Chauncey Rolls Over Starr Washington 74 45

Chauncey beat Starr Washington 74 to 41 as Roger Bentley scored 40 points and grabbed 18 rebounds. Mike Wilson added 19 points and 21 rebounds. Starr Washington dropped to 0-7 in the season. Chauncey improved to 2-0 and faces York and Rome-Canaan next.

Chauncey Roger Bentley Starr Washington Union Furnace York Rome-Canaan Starr-Washington North Gallia Berne Union Mike Gessells

Top Scorers list from 2001 event with sponsors

Readable lines show a 2001 scoring board featuring Norman Japler and Calvin Whiteside tied with 285 to 609 while several sponsors and venues are listed, including Moose Lodge Wit T LT Chauncey and Tilectric Motor Set, Swearingens, Scott Plumbing, West End Tavern, Ti Way Motel, Dale's Sphin Serse, Bumpass Coast, and Athens Food Giant.

Norman Japler Got Calvin Whiteside Moose Lodge Wit T. LT Chauncey Tilectric Swearingens Scott Plumbing West End Tavern Ti-Way Motel Ceese Dale's Sphin Serse Gee Bumpass Coast Athens Food Giant

High School Basketball Results Across The Arena

Score summaries from Athens Logan Meigs Portersport and numerous Ohio cities show Athens edging Logan 60 45 while Nelsonville beats Wellston and other teams like Canton Lincoln and Cleveland St Xavier post wins. District scores include Columbus West 79 Columbus South 70 and Cincinnati Moeller 78.

Seoal Athens Logan Middleport Gabllipolis Jackson Nelsonville Poneray Wellston Athens County League Ameps-Kern the Plains York Columbus Binageu Columbus Midelstone Reynoldsburg Whitehall Trays Valley Pleasant View Grove City Groveport Watterson Franklin Heights Lancaster Marietta Columbus East Columbus North Columbus Central Walnut Ridge O& Columbus Brovuknaven Upper Arlington Reaas DeSales Grandview Middletown Lima Senior Newark Tu Chillicothe Wettering Balmont West Deayton Chaminade Dayton Belmont Riser Meadowdale Dayton Savers Colonel White Wilbur Wight West Muskingum New Lexington Tri-Valley Sheridan Foseyville Murgem New Liexmeton Aloysius Miller Rooksville New Concord Lima Hivitse Ashield St Portsmouth Zanesville Prenton Symmes Valley Ciennat Elder Cieinnati la Sidhe Cincinnat, Moeller & Cincinnati Nicholas Cinnemmatio Garth Ld Toleta Henares Cleveland Heights Varma Shaker Heights Lakewood Akron

Athens Bowling Tourney Nears Final Play Sunday

The Athens City Bowling Tournament concludes this weekend with final singles and doubles action at Athens Rollerbowl. Top doubles pairs include Bill Harding Dan Turner and Bull Bartlett Cal Whiteside. top singles leader Johnny Green leads the handicap division with 596 by 674 total. Prizes are awarded for scratch and handicap in both singles and doubles plus all events.

Bil Harding Dan Turner Johnny Green Athens City Athens Bill Harding Bull Bartlett Cal Whiteside Ed Goodman Leon Hughes Dode Pendegrass Carl Murphy Chuck Shelton Jerry Yates Roger Sams Bob Welch Jim Adkins Spencer Dolin Jack Murphy Carrol Davis Leroy Hashman Leon Henson H. O. Wagner C. C. Widdoes Jim Gault Dode Pendergrass Merrill Riggle Bil Reed Wearthy Shank Wendell White

Laurelville Routs Piketon 81 51 Behind Chestnut and Hettinker

Laurelville, led by Mike Chestnut with 23 and Steve Hettinker 21, rolled to an 81 51 win over Piketon on Friday night. Bowers left early with an ankle sprain. Laurelville improved to 3 2 while Piketon finished with 19 field goals and 13 free throws.

Laurelville Mike Chestnut Steve Hettinker Piketon Mike Kneece Bob Bowers Lancaster Fairfield School Wildcats Uniato

Blacks Win Opener 54 52 Over Montgomery

Point Pleasant Big Blacks survive a tight opener 54 52 led by Jim Staats 20 points and Buck Call 17. Montgomery’s Bruce Jackson 21 and Alan Martin 15 paced the visitors as Point Pleasant pulled away early with a 22 9 first quarter. Staats added 11 rebounds as Point Pleasant shot 34 percent and hosts Parkersburg Catholic next Friday.

Gene Xycore Point Pleasant Big Blacks Montgomery Jim Staats Buck Call Bruce Jackson Alan Martin Staats Parkersburg Catholic

Cowboys Will Clinch East Title If Jurgensen Slows

The Dallas Cowboys, chasing their first Eastern Division crown, faced a test as Sonny Jurgensen threatened to derail the march with accurate passing. The outcome depended on Dallas stopping the opponent's quarterback and preserving their own scoring drive.

Associated Press Dallas Cowboys Sonny Jurgensen

Cowboys Hold One-Game Lead With Two Left In Rivalry Run

Dallas tops St Louis by one game and faces Jurgen sen's Washington in the Cotton Bowl on Sunday. A Dallas win and a St Louis loss at Atlanta would seal the title as Cleveland and Chicago chase or host decisive games.

Cowboys St. Louis Jurgensen Washington Redskins Dallas Atlanta Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco Detroit Minnesota Pittsburgh New York Green Bay Baltimore Los Angeles Boston Houston Patriots Buffalo Denver Kansas City Miami San Diego Oakland Redskins Don Meredith Danny Villanueva Don Trull Oilers Trull Jim Nance Washington St Louis Tattsburgh Kranens City Hinston Jtouston Lentver

Vikings Blade Wahama In 85-44 Victory

Vinton County Royals built a big lead with a blistering attack to defeat Wahama 85-44 in MOVC action. Dennis Gregory scored 18 points, Frank Patton and Tom Hopkins added 12 each, Keith Prater and Ray Schroeder 10 apiece. Wahama was led by Ray Sisk with 15.

McArthur Vinton County Vikings Wahama Dennis Gregory Frank Patton Tom Hopkins Keith Prater Ray Schroeder Ray Sisk Schroeder Pra

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