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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1970

Page

7

Logan and Miller Advance In Tourney Action

In Saturday regional playoff games Logan defeated Warren Local 75 62 at Albany and Miller edged Crooksville 68 66 in overtime at Buchtel. Meigs fell to New Lexington 64 58 and Starr Washington lost to Glouster 68 45 while Gallipolis beat Oak Hill 50 41 and Jackson crushed Rock Hill 96 57.

Meigs Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Albany Starr Washington Buchtel New Lexington Logan Warren Local Jackson Rock Hill Gallipolis Oak Hill Patroit Southwestern Miller Crooksville Warren Warriors Ference Chiefs Yeknich Steve Hampshire George Yeknich Joe Mitchem Panthers Marauders Jeff Tye Joe Fisher Buchte Jerry Bankes Rich West Glouster Tomcats Bob Leeper Starr-Washington Leeper Dave Poling Wellston Patroit Blue Devils Jack Matthews Mike Rouse Southwestern

UCLA suffers upset as Oregon stuns Bruins in Pac 8 clash

Associated Press reports UCLA drops 78-65 to Oregon after a season of 21 straight wins. Stan Love and Rusty Blair pace the Ducks with 19 each while John Wooden laments poor shooting and rebounding. UCLA retains Pac 8 lead with four games left as Kentucky chases SEC tie.

UCLA Oregon Associated Press Kentucky St. Bonaventure Jacksonville Penn Long Beach State Marquette Notre Dame Mideast Houston Dayton Midwest New Mexico State Utah State Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Morehead State Jim McDaniels Kanas State Nebraska Wildcats Colorado Niagara St. John’s Louisiana State Tigers Bruins Southern California Stan Love Pacific Rusty Blair Blair John Wooden Wooden Steve Belko Alabama Tennessee

Hamilton Triumphs in Daytona 500 Victory

Daytona Beach Florida rookie Pete Hamilton edged veteran David Pearson by three car lengths to win the Daytona 500. Hamilton earned 46 400 dollars in first prize as the race, the sport’s second richest, concluded.

Daytona Beach Fla Pete Hamilton David Pearson

Cerrudo Wins San Antonio Open by Five Strokes

Ron Cerrudo finished five strokes ahead of Dick Lotz to win the $20,000 top prize in the San Antonio Open Golf Tournament in San Antonio Texas on Sunday.

San Antonio Tex Ron Cerrudo Dick Lotz

High School Scores CLASS AA Roundup

Albany Logan 75 Werren Local 62 New Lexington 64 Meigs 58 Rock Hill 57 Gallipolis 9 Hill 4 Lancaster 81 Greenhaid 0 Sheridan 67 Hillsboro 54 Northwest 74 Portsmouth West 53 Miller 68 Creeksnile 66 Glouster 48 Starr Washington 51 Adena Piketon 80 Chillicothe Flaget 76 Lynchburg Clay 49 Piketon White Oak 79 Lucasville Valley 58 Pike Eastern 82 Seaman 74 Portsmouth Notre Dame Jefferson South Webster 67 New Boston 62

Albany Logan Werren New Lexington Meigs Asset Jackson Rock Hill Gallipolis Lancaster Greenhaid Sheridan Hillsboro Lucasville Northwest Portsmouth West Bog Buchtel Miller Creeksnile Glouster Starr-Washington Chillicothe Adena Piketon Chillicothe Flaget Lynchburg-Clay Konten Jrenten St. Joseph Symmes Valley

College Scores Across Regions Show Upsets and Highs

A sprawling college basketball roundup reports scores from many teams including Mount Union 61 and Ohio Wesleyan 43, Xavier beating Miami 66 59, and Duke-like results across the South and Midwest. Notable results include Villanova 9 La Salle 85 Army 79 Syracuse 54, and Oregon 78 UCLA 65.

Leision Setu Savor Herdeboery Mount Union Boldean Wolhes Muskingum Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan Capitol Wooster Cincinnati Louisville Findley Xavier Miami Dayton DePaul Denison Chicago Carnegie-Mahon Western Reserve Central State Steubenville Youngstown Alliance Hillsdale Mich Bluffton Indiana State Cleveland State

Pro Cage NBA Saturday and Sunday Scores

Saturday results show Atlanta over New York 122 to 106 and Milwaukee defeating Seattle 140 to 127. Cincinnati beat Chicago 127 to 119 and Philadelphia beat Detroit 112 to 110. San Diego won 121 to 106 over Los Angeles as San Francisco topped Boston 116 to 106.

Atlanta New York Milwaukee Seattle Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia Detroit San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Boston Baltionore Milwau Phoenix

SECAL All Stars Pick McAfee Coach of the Year

Athens dominates the SE Ohio Athletic League all star selections with Charles McAfee named coach of the year for the eighth time. Logan’s Mark Shaw is the unanimous most valuable player, leading scoring and rebounding as Gallipolis Ironton Logan Meigs Wellston place multiple players on the three teams.

Messenger Jackson Athens Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Charles McAfee Logan Mark Shaw Shaw Chieftains Gallipolis Ironton Meigs Wellston Rene Oe Athletic den Jack Gol Jett Tyo Marge Andy Zim'rman Wells Mark Swort Mike Riggle Cherie Kitchen Brite Mike Rouse Jackane Jett Howell Hgt. Jr Steve Jones Bor Aon Gal Billshourn Steve Hompshire Dog Rick van Matre Jim Lox Nelsonville York Steve Fout Andy Zimmerman Swart Charles Kitchen McAfee Jack Osborne Dick Myers Carl Wolfe Ron Ferguson

Bobcats Top Miami and Southern Illinois in Tri-Dual Wrestling Meet

Ohio University grapplers led by five double winners swept Miami and Southern Illinois in a three-way tri-dual at the Convocation Center. Bruce Trampler went 2-0 at 158 pounds, Davila earned two shutouts at heavyweight, and Rich Johnson won twice at 177 as Ohio improved to 11-2. The Bobcats face Toledo Tuesday in Toledo after beating Kent State.

Bruce Trampler Messenger Ohio University Miami Southern Illinois Convocation Center Ohio Redskins Salukis Bobcats Toledo Kent State Bruce Trammel Skein Parma Bill Warren Rich Casey Craig Da‘vila Jack Goss Bob Underwood Underwood Goss Davila Rich Johnson George Graf Don Pallitz Bob Tscholl Ken Gustin Vince Raft Bob Mason Jim Grenier Southern Ilinois Bill Wenger Harry Houska Rich Panella Bill Sage Bruce Hosta

Buckeyes Visit Air Force After Seven Goal Back-and-Forth

Ohio State hockey suffers a 6 4 loss at Air Force despite a strong third period surge. Air Force leads 2 0 after one, extends to 4 1 after two, but Ohio State nets three straight in the third to tie before Falcons score twice more. Haworth 22 saves for Ohio State Newman 33 for Air Force. The Tuesday game at Bird Arena features Ohio State hosting Ohio University at 7 30 p.m. in a separate matchup.

Ohio State Bird Arena Ohio U Bobcats Air Force Academy Falcons Cats Air Force Pete Maybury Ron Ivany Pat Morris Alex MacNicol John Jacob Jerry Blair Jacob MacNicol Haworth Ohio Newman

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