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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1972

Page

12

MAC Race Tightens as Kent State Eyes Title Run

Mid-American leaders Toledo and Ohio sit at 4-2 with Kent State at 3-2 and Miami 4-3 midseason in a tangled race. Kent State faces Toledo on the road while Ohio plays at Miami in key Saturday games as coaches warn against risks of a three loss margin.

George Strode Associated Press Kent State Frank Truitt Toledo Ohio University Kent Miami Ohio Truitt Nichols Bobcats Redskins Snyder West Ohio Northern Marietta Cedarville Malone Defiance Wilmington Hiram Oberlin Rindsay Bluffton John Carroll Thiel Case Western Reserve Bethany Western New England Ashland Wright State Cleveland State Steubenville Muskingum Youngstown State Hillsdale Ohio Dominican Rio Grande

Ohio State Faces Pur due In Televised Big Ten Matinee

Scrambled ern Michigan reporting notes seventh-ranked Ohio State hosting Pur due in a regionally televised Big Ten matinee. Buckeyes chase a 6-2 co-lead with Minnesota against 3-2 Purdue while Bowl ing Green Marshall Western Michigan Xavier Jacksonville also contest OC games.

Ern Michigan Ohio State Purdue Buckeyes Minnesota Boilermakers Bowling Green Marshall Western Michigan Dayton Xavier Detroit Jacksonville Cincinnati Wooster Capital Ohio Scots Crusaders Otterbein Baldwin-Walke Wit

Sonics dominate Central rivals past 118 96

Seattle’s SuperSonics beat the Central Division foes 118-96 as Spencer Haywood poured in 28 points. Nate Archibald missed for Kansas City with flu, while Tom Van Arsdale added 22 for the Royals. In other games Phoenix crushed Baltimore 131-98 and Golden State beat Philadelphia 121-112.

Associated Press Seattle Baltimore Atlanta Cincinnati Cleveland National Basketball Association SuperSonics Royals Sonics NBA Spencer Haywood Tom van Arsdale Nate Archibald Archibald Phoenix Golden State Philadelphia Kentucky Virginia Pittsburgh Wes Unseld Dick van Arsdale Paul Silas Suns Bullets Jack Marin Archie Clark

Waverly Frosh Beat Athens Tightens SOAL Race

Waverly's freshmen defeated Athens 59-39 at Waverly to tie for second in the SEOL fresh loop. Logan topped Gallipolis 61-37 at Logan to clinch at least a share of the league title as Wellston beat Jackson and Ironton beat Meigs. Peter Laswell sank 22 for Waverly while Steve Green led Athens with 11 points. Athens closes season next week with Logan and Wellston games.

Waverly Athens Logan Gallipolis Gallia Frosh Wellston Jackson Ironton Meigs Fth Steve Green Peter Laswell Doug Tracy

Albany Village finances show 1971 general and water funds

The report details village of Albany Athens County fin­ancials for 1971 with depository balances of 79 470.55 and investments of 36 336.85 plus a 79 575.65 cash on hand. It covers general and water works funds receipts and disbursements, street M&R, library, and tax receipts, and debt retirement figures.

Albany Athens Hocking Valley Bank Corporation Ana Water Work Huntington Nat'l Bis AO M&r Fund Financial Institutes Pees Akan Pucescton Ccesee Ohio RE & PO CPP Neenes Edna B. Whiteman

Athens and Nelsonville York split cage double header

In a Thursday Athens Middle School gym double header, Athens eighth graders won 66-23 while Nelsonville York seventh graders won 42-25. Athens led 39-10 at halftime. Todd Ellwood 11 points led Athens. NYP Campbell top scored with five. Athens eighth improves to 9-1. seventh graders fall to 6-4.

Athens Nelsonville-York Todd Ellwood Matt Faulkner Jim Heady Campbell NYP Logan G.aders Dearth M. Sullivan Bob Meek Federal Hocking Joe Butcher Brent Chadwell Lancers Eastern Jim Ashcraft Terry Ogg Steve Russell Ronnie Love Terry ‘Russell B. Conde

High School Football Schedule Friday and Saturday

Waverly visits Athens and Logan plays Gallipolis while Ironton hosts Meigs and Jackson meets Wellston in Friday games. Saturday features Eastern at Southern and Portsmouth at Krenton plus regional matchups including Vinton County Jackson Oak Hill Kgger Creek Symmes Valley Fairland Nelsonville York Alexander Williamstown Belpre Glouster Starr-Washington and Poca at Wahama.

Secal Waverly Athens Logan Gallipolis Ironton Meigs York Alexander

Thursday NHL Scores Reported Across Leagues

Detroit beat Buffalo 4 2 while Boston routed Vancouver 9 0 Pittsburgh defeated Los Angeles 6 1 Montreal toppled Chicago 7 3 and Minnesota won 3 1 over St Louis. No games scheduled for Friday.

Detroit Buffalo Atlanta Chicago Baltimore Houston New York Milwaukee Philadelphia Portland Boston Vancouver Pittsburgh Los Angeles Montreal

Youth Basketball Roundup Includes Grade 3 4 Teams

Last week results show Celtics 30 Lakers 18 and Bullets 20 Real 12. Saturday schedule lists Bobcats vs Bucks and Knicks vs Bulldogs both at 8 30 a m with 5th and 6th grade matchups also noted. Royals face Lakers at 10 a m and Celtics meet Bullets at 10 a m.

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