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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1972

Page

15

Kittens Sweep Dayton for Ninth Victory in Convocation Center

Ohio University's freshman squad rallied from an early deficit to beat Dayton Freshmen 82-77 at the Convocation Center. George Green led with 23 points as OU built a double digit halftime lead, with Darrel Allen scoring 12 and Scott Love adding 12. Dayton's Elijah and Willis kept the Flyers within reach before Allen sealed the win with late free throws.

Mike Fruchey Messenger Ohio University Bobkittens Dayton Flyer Kittens Phil Miller Scott Love Darrel Allen George Green Dayton Allen Elijah Joe Fisher Flyers Ohio Elijah Bobbittens Russ Willis Allen George Klein Dayton Frosh Fisher Willis Testerman Bayer Swanson Ohio Frosh Miller Staley Love Green Beck

Warren Local dominates Point Pleasant in 86 43 victory

Warren Local shot strongly led by Phil McGraw who scored 27 points and hit 12 of 13 free throws in a 86 43 win over Point Pleasant. Mark Elder added 18 points as Warren Local improves to 10 4 while Point Pleasant drops to 1 12. Rod Hudson paced the losers with 24 points.

Vincent Phil McGraw Warren Point Pleasant Chambers Ricmond Painter Stricklen Doolittle Waldie Harden Warren Local Elder McGraw Coffman Stacy Spence Cain Eddy Collins Giffen Wentz Stephans Mayle Rod Hudson Rick Armstead Dean Salisbury Pike Rick Nance Doug Davis Danny Settles Pace Wellston Ray McKinniss Terry Stewart Rockets

Ripley Tops Wahama 86 77 in Tuesday Battle

Ripley used a 28-15 second quarter run to pull away from Wahama and win 86-77 on the Falcons home court. Roger Dingey led Wahama with 26 points and 12 rebounds while Randy Crawford added 18 and Mark Mitchell grabbed 15 boards.

Wahama Clark Lambert Mitchell Crawford Dingey Boston Keefer Riley Rr Ripley Ripley Mason Vikings Falcons Roger Dingey Falcon Randy Crawford Mark Mitchell Robbie Lambert

College basketball scores from various matchups

East Long Island defeated George Washington 76 to 72 while Manhattan beat Rutgers 78 77 Seton Hall routed Biscayne 89 84 Rhode Island edged Holy Cross 93 86 Providence triumphed over Canisius 69 Conn. beat New Hampshire 77 Northeastern 82 Bates 53 Brown 69 Greek Nationals 62 Assumption 115 Brandeis 87 Wesleyan 82 Trinity 61 Eastern Mid. 109 Buffalo 96 Springfield 97 St. Michael's 85 South Davidson 79 Furman 75 Marshall 92 Samford 79 Fairmont 46 Wheeling 44 Florida Southern 114 Birmingham 66 Presbyterian 83 Lander 69 Glenville 57 Morris Harvey 56 West Virginia State 87 Salem 81 Midwest Indiana 61 Minnesota 42 Michigan State 89 Illinois 79 Ohio University 108 MacMurray 69 St. John's New York 86 Notre Dame 75 Northwestern 73 Purdue 67 Iowa 80 Ohio State 67 Wabash 103 Hanover 86 Allegheny 87 John Carroll 80 Hiram 81 Denison 70 Gustavus Adolphus 67 Augsburg 65 Murray State 80 Oscar Rose 70 Augustana Illinois 94 Millikin 80 Earlham 98 Taylor 82 Southwest Texas 80 Texas A M 71 SMU 74 Rice 65 TCU 85 Texas Tech 81 Pan American 109 Lamar 95 SW Louisiana 78 West Texas State 67 Baylor 93 Arkansas 84 Air Force 54 South Colorado 52 Rocky Mountain 99 Eastern Montana 94 Central Washington 75 Seattle Pacific 73 San Diego U 89 Whittier 74

Associated Press Long Island Geo. Wash Manhattan Rutgers Seton Hall Biscayne Rhode Island Holy Cross Providence Canisius Conn New Hampshire Northeastern Bates Brown Greek Nationals Assumption Bradeis Wesleyan Trinity Eastern Mid Buffalo Springfield St. Michael's South Davidson Furman Marshall Samford Fairmont Wheeling Fla. So Michigan Texas Tech Pan American Lamar Louisiana W. Texas St Baylor Arkansas Far West Air Force S. Colo Rocky Mountain E. Mont Cent. Wash Seattle Pacific San Diego U Whittier

Record Bowlers Set For 68th Ohio State Tournament

Cincinnati hosts the 68th Ohio State Bowling Association Tournament opening February 26 with 1 355 teams a new all time high. Doubles 2 979 singles 5 958 and All Events 4 000 set records while team play occurs at Losantiville Lanes and doubles singles at Princeton Bowl. The Cincinnati area tops participation with 275 teams while Cleveland 102 Akron 85 and others follow.

Cincinnati Lima Losantiville Princeton Bowl Cleveland Akron Dayton Youngstown Toledo Canton Columbus Mansfield Springfield Warren Chillicothe Middletown Athens Marion Oak Harbor Zanesville New London

Holum Delivers U S First Gold in Sapporo Speed Skate

Diane Holum fulfills a lifelong dream by winning the United States its first gold in Sapporo. In the same Games, the U S hockey team suffers a crushing 7 2 loss to the Soviet Union in a brutal night for American athletes.

Jack Stevenson Associated Press Sapporo Japan Dianne Holum United States U.S Soviet Union Holum

Northbrook skater sets Olympic record in 1500 meters

A 1 year old Northbrook skater wins Olympic gold with a 2 20 85 record in the 1500 meters as teammates rally in celebration. Anne Henning, also from Northbrook, is favored in the 500 and 1000 meters. The U S hockey team, after an opening loss, defeats Czechoslovakia 5 1 but falls to Russia 7 0 with Frank Sanders scoring for the U S. Finland looms next as the Americans seek a medal.

Northbrook Ill Makomanai Anne Henning U.S Innsbruck Grenoble Miss Henning Squaw Valley Czechoslovakia

City Cage Tourney Titles Decided in Athens League

The Athens Basketball League post season saw Random Sample win the Over 30 title 56 49 over Stroh's No 2 with Paul Bishop scoring 24 and Sam Jones 21. In the Under 30 final People's Bank beat Woody's 73 62 led by Charles McKenna with 30 points.

Random Sample People’s Bank Stroh Paul Bishop Sam Jones Son Woody Dale Sohio Cornwell’s Alpar Athens Masonry

Hotaling Wins MAC Player of the Week Honor

Bowling Green forward Bob Hotaling earned Mid-American Conference player of the week after coming off the bench to score 17 points in BG’s 77-75 upset of Miami of Ohio. He hit six of 10 shots, five free throws and grabbed seven rebounds while boosting his season totals.

Bremer Ohio Jim Snyder MacMurray Bobcats Oxford Miami Redskins Cats Marshall Loyola of Chicago Bowling Green Miami Toledo Western Michigan Columbus Bob Hotaling Falcons Hotaling Roger Evans Kent State Rich Hampton Dennis Rusch Ohio University Mac Otten John Sperla

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