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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1973

Page

7

Kiddy Korps Rise Leads Arizona To Top in West

Arizona freshmen quartet led by Daniel Norman upset New Mexico 83-73 after an earlier 79-73 win over Texas El Paso. The Wildcats tie Brigham Young for first in the Western Athletic Conference as UCLA extends its 55 game win streak with an 87-61 victory over Oregon State. Norman scores 34, sparking a 24-12 run after halftime.

Associated Press UCLA Arizona Brigham Young Daniel Norman Lobos Wildcats Norm Ellenberger New Mexico Norman Ellenberger Fred Snowden Eric Money al Fleming Jim Rappis

Federal Hocking Nips Alexander In Double Overtime

Federal Hocking defeats Alexander 83 to 81 after two overtimes as Danny Hall scores 29 and Jim Schloss 20 for the Lancers who improve to 5-4. Alexander’s Rich White and Mark Ervin lead with 26 each. Lancers also win reserves 46-33.

Federal Hocking Alexander Rob Smith F-H Doug Lattimer Jim Schloss The Lancers Rich White Brown White Brooks Ervin Dishong Thomas Federal-Hocking Schloss Smith Daugherty Hall Meek Tal

Vikings Top Kyger Creek 88 70 in SVAC Clash

Symmes Valley defeats Kyger Creek 88 to 70 in a Southern Valley Athletic Conference game. Jamie Lafon 16, Bill Webb 13, Rick Corn 12 pace the winners who improve to 4-1 in league play and 4-3 overall. Kyger Creek led by Clay Hudson with 21 points as they fall to 3-7 overall and 2-4 in the league.

Symmes Valley Vikings Kgger Creek Southern Valley Athletic Conference Jamie Lafon Bill Webb Rick Corn Hannan Trace Clay Hudson Kyger Creek John Rumley Joe Stidham Bobcats McCarty Hudson Rumley Durst Stidham Clay Wise Taber Cremeans Howard Dunfee Corn Jene Myers Lafon Webb Robinson Jaye Myers Burcham Brown Symmes Tuppers Plains Eastern Southwestern Satuday Eagles Randy Boring John Sheets Terry Bush Mike Dillon

Toledo Surge Buries Bobcats

Toledo beat Ohio 72 to 55 as Tom Kozelko and Mike Parker led the Rockets with 28 and 22 points. Ohio coach Jim Snyder cited turnovers and poor shot selection as turning points, while Toledo outscored Ohio 12-2 late in the first half and sealed the win in the second half.

Paul Hagen Messenger Toledo Bobcat Ohio Rockets Cats Miami Redskins Bobcats Tom Kozelko St. Francis Jim Brown Kozelko Mike Parker Jim Snyder REB Ball Green Busch Brown Luckett Love Huggins Talbert Corde Hester V ~ Kozelko A Ll Otten Ll Brown Becker Hodak Parker Repp Conroy Cole Cooper Frost Bob Nichols

Point Pleasant Defeats Warren Local 74–53 in High School Game

Point Pleasant fans saw four players in double figures as the Tigers upset Warren Local 74 to 53. Doolittle and Walder led with 18 points each, while Given added 13 and Stricklen 10. Warren Local shot just 23 percent from the field, with Spence leading at 22 points.

Dave Ball Cats Denny Rusch Point Pleasant Warren Warriors Frank Doolittle Matt Walder Joey Given Dave Stricklen Chip Spence Dave Moore Knost Knick Stacy Kleck Moore Offenberger Eddy Doolittle Waldie Given Chambers Kayser Stricklen Biffle Gerlach

Meigs Surges past Wahama 74-69 in tough showdown

Meigs Marauders improve to 5-4 after fending off Wahama 74-69. Mike Sayre scores 27, Rich Bailey 14, Bill Vaughan 13, Jim Boggs 11 as Wahama's Roger Dingey leads with 22. Meigs pulls away 17-2 late to seal the win.

Mason — Meigs Falcons Mike Sayre Marauders Rich Bailey Bill Vaughan Jim Boggs Roger Dingey Wahama Mark Mitchell Rob Lambert Meigs Sayre Ice A. Vaughan Chaney Boggs Bailey Lambert Gillan Smith Lewis Mitchell Meigs Bow

Waterford tops Southern 61 49 after late rally

Waterford overcome an eight point deficit four minutes left to beat Southern 61 to 49 in a non league game. Ron Hill scored 20 for Southern and Dave McFerren led Waterford with 23 points as Waterford improves to 4-5 while Southern falls to 2-6.

Waterford Southern Ron Hill Norm Curfman Tornadoes Dave McFerren Bob Bauerbach Thme Curfman Hill Miller Nease Sayre Ward Hughes Wagner Bauerbach Hickman Needs McFerren Close Sampson Sh Ow

Bobcats Triumph 29-11 Over Bowling Green in Return

Ohio University wrestlers beat Bowling Green 29-11 at Convocation Center after a three week layoff. Key wins by Raver and Panella anchored the victory as coaches urged sharper effort next time.

Ohio University Bobcat Grapplers Bowling Green Convocation Center Ohio Harry Houska Bruce Hosta Houska Bobcat Jack Raver Dave Neiset Raver

Athens Bulldogs Take Second in Triangular Wrestling Meet

Athens defeats Ironton 39-20 and loses to Miami Trace 51-24 in a three-team meet at Ironton. Miami Trace 104, Athens 63, Ironton 31. Three Athens wrestlers won individual titles: Keller in 112 pounds, Griffin in 132, and Deal at 138. Six others finished runners up. next action is hosting Chillicothe at 2 p.m. at the high school gym.

Ironton Athens Bulldogs Ironton Tigers Miami Trace Athens Gary Keller Sanders Greg Griffin Stapleton Steve Deal Pleasant Mark Brunk Lucian Spataro Kirk Cummings Ted Elliott Tim Gagle Bill Moorehead Brunk McBride Spataro Keating Fennig Cummings Nuhouser Earley Elliott Bays Gayle Akers Dunton Moorehead Brown Neiwenter Bulldogs Chillicothe

Toledo Ends Winless Streak Over Ohio U Panthers

Toledo center Tom Kozelko starred as the Rockets snapped a 10-game drought against Ohio University with an 80-77 win. Miami beat Bowling Green 67-62, Kent State edged Western Michigan 80-77, and Central Michigan sat idle as MAC play opened.

Columbus Ohio Toledo Tom Kozelko Bobcats Kozelko Ohio U Miami Bowling Green Kent State Western Michigan Redskins Rich Hampton Larry Garlough Hampton Falcons Pat Haley Broncos Golden Falcons KSU Frank Truitt Eldon Mille Central Michigan

Boosters To Meet At Athens High School

The Athens High School Bulldog Booster Club will hold a meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the high school to discuss upcoming events and funding.

Athens High School Bulldog Booster Club

Vinton County Tops Glouster 64–49 on the Road

Harold Caudill and Jeff Eberts lead Vinton County with 16 and 13 points as they defeat Glouster 64–49. Glouster’s Tim Seevers scores 19 to pace his team, now 1–7, while Vinton County improves to 5–3 led by Pridemore and Nice with 10 each.

Glouster Seevers Cardaras Gillett Crow Patton Lent Sikorski Higgins Vinton County Nice Eberts Barber Timmons Caudill Pridemore Hale Andrews Vinton

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