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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1971

Page

17

Wren Delivers Free Throws As Miami Tops Ohio 74 73

In Athens, Miami 5 9 senior guard Mike Wren returned home to avenge a prior defeat by Ohio University, sinking four key free throws in the final minute for a 74 73 comeback victory. Tim Meyer led Miami with 17 points while Tom Roberts added 16. Ohio’s Tom Corde scored a career high 19 as fouls and late pressure shaped a tight MAC contest. Miami improves to 7 1 in MAC play and 14 4 overall, while Ohio falls to 3 4 in league play and 12 6 overall.

Bill Prewitt Miami Mike Wren Ohio Bob Wren Ohio University Congo Center Wren Bobcats Redskins Kent State Golden Flashes Jeff Knight Bob Howell Cats Darrel Dunlap Tom Corde Skins Tim Meyer Tom Roberts Larry Gatlock Bill Strauch Darren Dunlap Gerry Sears Steve Handy Corde Craig Love Ken Kowall Todd Lalich Knight Gary Wolf Garloch Love Roberts Meyer Lalich Fred Huiet Ed Gyenes Darrell Hedric Jim Snyder Snyder Messenger Chuck Beck Miami Af

Baseball Spring Training Opens With Key Moves and Cast

New managers Billy Martin and Dick Williams bring upheaval as Denny McLain Curt Flood and Rich Allen join spotlight during camps opening Tuesday. Mets and Royals report ahead of schedule with full teams in Florida and California pending March 4 completion. Pompano Beach and Vero Beach host notable figures as Williams and Alston greet star players amid injuries and roster changes.

NEW York Billy Martin Dick Williams Denny McLain Curt Flood Rich Allen New York Mets Kansas City Royals Florida California Arizona California Angels Martin Mayo Smith Detroit Willams John McNamara

Ohio U Icers Roll To Third Straight Victory In Hockey

Ohio University beats Lake Forest 9-1 at Bird Arena to extend their streak to three wins while improving to 10-10. Key goals include Pete Maybury, Bill Derrick and Gerry McTernan with assists from Alex MacNicol and John Bangay, and Dennis Haworth turning in 27 saves before leaving with 7:16 remaining.

Oho Bobcatcers Lake Forest Cats The Foresters Pete Maybury John Bangay Ohio University Matmen Icers Matmen Western Michigan Broncos Ohio University Icers Bird Arena Bill Derrick Alex MacNicol Ohio Seals Ed Mund Derrick Gerry McTernan MacNicol Pete Gerster Jim Govatsos Bill Hirtz Ron Ivany Dennis Haworth Ohio Fred Canns Jeff Ward

College Scores Reveal Wide Mock Upsets Across League

A jumble of scores shows St Louis University beating Grake 84 to 62 while Auburn tops Alabama 92 to 74 and Notre Dame defeats DePaul 107 to 76. Oklahoma State falls 92 to 70 to Minow, and Southern Cal wins 93 to 0 against an unnamed opponent.

Ohio U Ohio University Ashland College Ohio Arpad Batiey Bobcats Gary Gottschling DePaul Auburn Alabama George Tech NC St Southern Cal Oregon Kent State Toledo Central State Youngstown

Pro Cage Results and Weekend Schedule

Friday results show New York 116 to Chicago 107 and Boston 113 over Los Angeles 88. Other scores include Philadelphia 107 San Francisco 139 and Cincinnati 119 Portland 197. Upcoming games list Milwaukee at Chicago, Cleveland at Phoenix, and Philadelphia vs Baltimore at College Park with several more matches slated Saturday and Sunday across ABA and college circuits.

New York Chicago Los Angeles Boston Baltimore Phoenix Cleveland Detroi Philadelphia Cincinnati Portland Seattle Milwaukee Chiengo Goffela Son Atlanta San Francisco Phoeni Buffalo Indiana Pinsburgh

Late Box Scores From Nelsonville York Area Games

Alexander led by Lawson 34 points as Seel added 10 and Bracks contributed 15. Nelsonville York, Centerville, and others posted scores in a crowded slate with reserve scoring and quarter by quarter tallies. Final tallies show mixed results across multiple schools including Gallipolis, Crooksville, Glouster, Wahama, Meigs, Southern, Eastern, Federal Hocking, Cogan, Circleville, and Waverly along with bowling green hockey update.

Alexander Lawson Seel Brown White Greg Bracks Monit Nelsonville Work Lower Seckinger Osborne Lax Veigt Smathers Alexander Cwsssier Nelsonville York Scroe Alexander

Tornadoes Blow Hannan Off Floor in Non League Win

Southern climbed above the 00 mark with a 53-38 win over Hannan in Racine. Roger Wilford scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Tornadoes rose to 8-7. Art Hill added 10 and Larry Thompson led Hannan with 12. The Tornadoes hit 45 percent from the field and Learhorn won 49-31 in the opener.

Racine Southern Hannan Tornadoes Roger Wilford Art Hill Larry Thompson Learhorn

Ohio Frosh Rally Wins 75 73 Over Miami Frosh

Ohio University freshman basketball team rallied from seven minutes remaining to beat Miami freshmen 75 73 at the Convocation Center. Tom Hester scored the decisive layup with five seconds left after Floyd Carter fed him, overcoming an 8 0 Miami start and a 71 71 tie late. Rusch top scored for Ohio with 23, Hester 19, Ball 14. Lumpkin led Miami with 28.

Ohio University Bobkittens Tom Hester Miami Frosh Convocation Center Satuday Ohio Frosh Oxford Miami Frosh Kittens Redskin Floyd Carter Ohio Dave Ball Phi Lumpkin Hester Carter The Denny Rusch Rusch Ball

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