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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1969

Page

8

Huskies Set for MAC Clash with North ern Illinois

Ohio University hosts Northern Illinois at 7 30 p m in its final home game of the season. Bobcat ace Gerald McKee may play despite a dislocated thumb as NIU carries a 12 10 mark and a 4 1 MAC record. Jim Snyder notes NIU’s close losses to top teams and the Huskies’ balanced lineup led by Jim Smith and Dave Naves.

Husky Huskies Northern Illinois Huskies Tom Jorgenson Jim Smith Don Russell Cazzie Russell Michigan New York Knickerbockers Ohio University Gerald McKee Dave Naves Art Robiman McKee al Hart Bowling Green McDivitt McDivtt Marshall Craig Love Dave Groff Dale Bandy Dayton Ray Karr Dennis Eichinger Eagles Eastern North Gallia

Pro Cage NBA Saturday Results Highlights

Saturday results feature Milwaukee edging Detroit 108 107 San Diego 108 104 over New York Boston dominates Phoenix 137 100 Philadelphia handily defeats Los Angeles 125 106 with Los Angeles scoring 21 points. Sunday results show Baltimore 126 109 Cincinnati Philadelphia 125 121 Los Angeles Atlanta 122 118 San Diego Seattle 118 116 Boston 107 Milwaukee 107 Phoenix 103.

Milwaukee Detroit San Diego New York Boston Phoenix Philadelphia Los Angeles Baltimore Cincinnati Atlanta Seattle Chicago San Francisco Kentucky Indiana New Orleans Oakland Minnesota Houston Miami Denver Dallas Indians

Southeastern Ohio league names All-Star and Coach of the Year

Athens coach Charles McAfee repeats as Coach of the Year in the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League as McAfee earns a third straight honor in 15 years at Athens. Skip Downard of Wellston is the league MVP in a 15-man all star selection. Dan Wickerham and Tom Spencer also receive top honors. The banquet on March 27 in Athens will honor 23 players and the coach with trophies and certificates.

Charles McAfee Athens Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Jackson Sportswriters Association Skip Downard Dan Wickerham Gallipolis Tom Spencer McAfee Ray Mears Tennessee Ahthens Paul Green Downard Seoul Terry Osborne Jacks Dann Galigher Logan Ei Y Y Meigs Mark Fick Nelsonville- Yor Wellston Charnes

Laurelville overpowers Starr Washington in Class A sectional

Laurelville Wildcats defeat Starr Washington Warriors 63 to 54 in a twin bill opener. Four Wildcats reach double figures led by Mike Shaw 21 and Marty Unger 15 as Laurelville advances to face Glouster in sectional finals. Poling 28 for Starr Washington and Gessells 14 pace the Warriors in a hard fought loss.

Buchtel Laurelville Wildcats Starr- Washington Warriors Laurelville Starr-Washington Glouster St. Aloysius Wildcats Mike Shaw Marty Unger Disbennet Kneece Dave Poling Mike Gessells Warriors Poling Gessells The Shaw Smith Unger Berard Disbennett Starr Washington Rapienson McDeniel Harkless Sinnott

Warren Local Triumphs Over Logan in Sectional Clash

Warren Local defeated Logan 81-69 to reach the sectional semifinals at Alexander High School. Jerry Mitchem led with 26 points, while Joe Mitchem and John Coffman added 16 each. Marietta beat Belpre 72-62 to set up a Warren vs Athens semifinal and a Marietta vs Meigs match.

Warren Logan Chieftains Marietta Belpre Warriors Athens Meigs Jerry Mitchem Joe Mitchem John Coffman Dave Holcomb Jack Harris Cliff Siehl Mark Shaw Chuck Conrad Chiefs Holcomb Warren Local Gallagher Harris Jeff Knight Tigers Coffman

Glouster Tomcats Triumph Over St. Aloysius In sectional

Glouster improves to 9-9 by defeating New Lexington St. Aloysius 78-59 in a Class A sectional opener. Field goal shooting and rebounding propelled the Cats as they outshot 63 to 31 percent and held a 42-26 edge on the boards. Bob Leeper led with 26 points, with Tom Trace, Greg Irwin, and Ken also in double figures.

Leeper Trace Vore Irwin Mingus Kempton Swart ST. Aloysius Russell Fisher Nash Coffman Lewis Summers Glouster Belpre Marietta Knight Gary Saunders Scott Davis Eagles Buchtel Glouster Tomcats New Lexington St. Aloysius Blue Knights St. al Cats Blue Knights St. Al’s Bob Leeper Tom Trace Greg Irwin Ken

Ask Joe Wilman Bowlers Learn Balanced Release

The article discusses bowlers overcoming a lurching motion caused by releasing a 16 pound ball. It explains steps to avoid leaning by keeping weight neutral during approach and release to stay aligned with the target.

Bobcat Wrestlers Defeat Redskins in MAC Clash

Ohio varsity grapplers edged Miami 19 to 14 at the Convocation Center to raise their MAC record to 7 2. Key outcomes included Bill Sage at 145 pounds winning by riding time, Bruce Trammell at 152 and Jack Sullivan at 167 earning decisions, and Gary Salapa pinning Miami’s Greg Ware at 1 43 of the third period to seal the meet.

Jim Stupar Messenger Ohio Miami Convocation Center Bobcats Redmen Bill Sage Dan Ehrenheit Bruce Trammell Steve Craycraft Harry Houska Greg Ware Gary Salapa Salapa Jack Sullivan George Graf Sullivan Cats Dave Moen Dick Sawidge Chuck Sidoti Redman Sheer Duck Warren Sawidge Craw Plasmon Solapa Hwy Sage Trammell Sidoti Crow Evans

Gallia and South Point Reach Secional Semis in Tourney Wins

Gallia defeats Rock Hill 101 to 61 as Tom Spencer scores 29 points and Gallia improves to 11 8 to face Jackson in Friday night action. South Point beats Vinton County 66 to 54 led by Bill Coleman with 21 and Mike Gillum 20 to advance against Wellston.

Oak Hill Gallipolis South Point Rock Hill Vinton County Blue Devils Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Jckson Wellston Tom Spencer Mike Fenderbosch Jim Henry Greg Smith Hall Bill Coleman Mike Gillum Mark Bullock Ron Hayes Vikings Butcher oleYnan Gillum Hurst Dudley

Gallipolis and Vinton County Scoreboard Highlights

In the Gallia region box scores, Vinton County totals 23 8 54 led by Hayes 4 2 10 and Ratcliff 2 1 5. Gallipolis lists Henry 42 10 and Smith 34 10 with Orr 14 2 and Prose 3 2 8, totaling 27 27. Rock Hill contributions include Cade 4 1 9 and Hall 6 10 22 for a 16 29 0.

Vinton County Hayes Ratcliff Blake Munster Seitz Swaim Bulock South Point Gallipolis Henry Smith Fenderbosch Spencer Matthews Prose Alberti Bush Rimers Orr Rock Hill Cade DePriest Evans Hall Kline Miller Stewart Steed Uartory Gallipolis

Oak Hill Advances In Sectional With 55 45 Win

Oak Hill defeats Southern 55-45 as North Gallia shocks Eastern 76-70 in the Class A sectional. Oak Hill (8-11) faces North Gallia (8-11) next in the semifinals, while Eastern finishes 1-18 after the loss.

North Gallia Oak Hill

Finals Set In Tourney At Coolville

COOLVILLE and Albany meet at 5 30 p m to decide the Athens county Junior High tournament title after semifinal wins Saturday Coolville defeated Amesville 73 54 led by Danny Hall 35 Mitch Daugherty 18 and Jim Schloss 11 Albany beat Shade 55 21 with Greg Brooks 17 and White 10 leading Shade other first round results include Amesville 52 35 over Waterloo and Shade 46 35 over Glouster.

Gallipolis Oak Hill Southern North Gallia Eastern Alexander Southwestern Steve Boggs Dave Brisker Coolville Albany Athens County Coolviles Amesville Danny Hall Mitch Daugherty Jim Schloss Rob Smith Ron Dunfee Greg Brooks White Shade Bill Young Dillinger Waterloo Glouster Ryder Bill Bob Young Mark Gillespie Wayne Campbell

College Scores Across Ohio and Related Matches

Ohio State routed Iowa 88 to 8 while Ohio University beat Marshall 86 to 80 and Toledo won 88 to 77 over Bowling Green. Kenyon topped Hiram 94 to 63 as Baldwin Wallace won 95 to 72 against Muskingum with Ohio Wesleyan 71 over Oberlin 48. Other results include Denison 104 Adelbert 65 and Miami Florida 74 defeating Miami of Ohio 68.

Ohio College Ohio State Iowa Ohio Univ Marshall Toledo Bowling Green Kent State Western Mich Toulsville Cincinnati Marietta Wittenberg Kenyon Hiram Baldwin-Wallace Muskingum Ohio Wesleyan Oberlin Wooster Capital Heidelberg Mount Union Cedarville Findiay Bluffton Malone Miami Denison Adelbert Walsh Waynesburg Ashland Steubenville Ohio Northern Hanover Central State Kentucky State Central Connecticut Akron Youngstown St. Vincent Cleveland State Indiana Geey Union Rio Grande Dartmouth Harvard Cornell Vrwnova Dee Long Is Niagara Boston Springfield Penn State Pitt Delaware Bucknell Syracuse West Virginia Providence Holy Cross Army New York South No Care the Citadel Davidson Va. Tech Kentucky LSU South Carolina Virginia Tennessee Alabama Wake St. Jos Tech Auburn Vanderbilt Georgia Miss Florida Mississippi

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