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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1969

Page

8

Bobcats Prep For Kent After Toledo Overtime Win

Ohio University basketball bounced back to beat Toledo 92 86 in overtime, pulling even at 7 7 in the league. Kent State visits Athens for a 3 p m Saturday showdown, part of a three way tie for second in the standings with Miami leading.

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Falcons blank Ohio in 4 0 win at Bird Arena

Bowling Green shut out Ohio University 4-0 at Bird Arena as goalie Paul Galaski posted two saves while Bruce Blyth Eric Preston Ted Sator and Tom Hendrix figured in the Falcons scoring. Ohio fall to 6-10-1 with Western Michigan next on the schedule.

Bowling Green Ohio University Bird Arena Ohio Paul Galaski Bobcat Wayne Marshall Ohio Icers Falcons Bruce Blyth Ted Sator Rick Allen John Aikin Pete Martell Falcon Tom Hendrix Blyth Eric Preston Preston John McComb Bobcats Western Michigan

Various college basketball results and idle teams in Ohio lineage

Ohio and national college games feature numerous scores: Toledo Libbey defeats Bowser 83 to 57. Columbus South 72-51 over DeSoles. West Muskingum 94-56 over Roseville. Mansfield St Peter 54-50 to Shelby. Kent State 93-63 over Western Michigan. Ohio State 98 Michigan 85. Xavier 84 Detroit 98. Boston 111 Seattle 97. New York 117 Milwaukee 109. Chicago 107 San Diego 102 in overtime. numerous other matchups across the weekend with a mix of wins and losses and several idle teams including Zanesville, Canton McKinley, Bloomville.

Zanesville Toledo Libbey Toledo Bowsher Canton McKinley Lime Both Lima Perry Columbus South Columbus DeSoles Ca Marlinghon Louisville Bloomville Mansfield St. Peter Shelby West Muskingum Roseville College Georgetown D.C Fordham Bonaventure Nicanra Ohio State Michigan Ohio U Toledo Miami Bowling Green Kent State Western Mich Wittenberg Hiram Mt. Union Baldwin-Wallace Capital Otterbein Malone Findlay Bluffton Wilmington Dayton DePauy Detroit Xavier Cincinnati Northern Midh Kenyon Allegheny Army Dartmouth Penn State Pitt LaSalle W. Kentucky St. John's Far West UCLA Houston Utah Wyoming Air Force Denver Washington State Oregon Brigham Yound New Mexico Washington Oregon State Santa Barbara U. of San Francisco San Diego State Cal Western Boston Seattle New York Milwaukee Chicago San Diego San Fran Philadelphia Phoenix Atlanta Los Angeles

West Wins Pro All Star Classic Behind Dawson Comeback

Len Dawson, after being overlooked by AFL coaches, directed the West to a 38-25 win over the East in Jacksonville. Dawson replaced Hadl in the second half and, with help from Jim Lynch Floyd Little and Paul Robinson, sparked a late rally to overturn a 19-3 East lead.

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Warren Lahr Dies At 45 Former Browns Defensive Back

Warren Lahr, 45, ex Browns defensive back and seven time NFL championship participant, died in his Cleveland home after an apparent heart attack. A Western Reserve University alumnus, he set the Browns career record with 40 interceptions and later served as a TV color commentator for Cleveland games before CBS reduced football announcers after 1967.

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Vinton County edges Belpre in late rally for 51-50 win

Vinton County overcame a 10 point halftime deficit to beat Belpre 51-50 in Tri Valley Conference action. Ron Hayes led Vinton County with 16 points, joined by Terry Bowman and Merl Mynster key late free throws, while Belpre’s Mike Davis and Steve Ramsey each scored 15. Belpre led 28-20 at halftime but Vinton County tied 31-31 in the third and pulled ahead in the final minutes.

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Miller Falcons Return to League Lead with 82 61 Win

Miller Falcons defeated Glouster Tomcats 82 to 61 to move to 11-0 overall and 3-0 in the Mid-Ohio Valley Conference. Ken Williams scored 32 points, with five Miller players in double digits. Glouster’s Bob Leeper led with 20 points. Miller pulled away late, leveraging a 10-0 run to seal the game.

Hemlock Miller Falcons Glouster Tomcats Falcons Ken Williams Miller Mark Hermey Paul Dutlel Chuck Beatrice Jack Matthews Bob Leeper Greg Irwin Dan Swart Leeper Glousiter Mattthews Williams Tomcat Swort Trace Irwin Kempton Vore Chalfont Rotthews Herpmey Dutles Beatrice Smith Josephson Glouster Miller Racine Keith Carter Southwestern Southern Tornadoes Bob Diddle Gary Norris Steve Shuler Jimmie Walker Dave Morgan Diddle Charles Brennan

Area Non League Roundup Features Alexander and Meigs Victory

Alexander rallies past Huntington Local 60 as Goss and Perry score 20 each and Bobo adds 10. Federal Hocking defeats Logan 59 57 to avenge a prior loss, with Rise and Shaw leading scorers. Meigs edges Wahama 57 43 for its first win in 10 games, led by Tye and Myers.

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Gallipolis Triumphant 73 68 Over Coal Grove

Gallipolis improves to 7-5 with a 73-68 home win over Coal Grove which drops to 2-10. Leading scorers include Fenderbosch Prose and Matthews with 15 each for Gallipolis while Coal Grove’s McKnight 19 West 18 and Hall 12 paced their team. Gallipolis shot 46.3 percent and Coal Grove 40.3 percent from the field.

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Waverly Tops Jackson In Final Quarter Comeback

Waverly outscored Jackson in the final period to win 64 61 after a tight three quarters. Paul Green led Jackson with 27 points, while Paul Skinner and Denny Thompson each scored 18 for Waverly. Ohio State is noted as Big Ten football champion with an eleven game conference win streak.

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Kappes Interv for Miami Head Coach Role

Ohio University assistant coach Bob Kappes is among six final interviews for Miami University’s head football coach position. He will be interviewed Monday night in Oxford at the alma mater university.

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Organizational meeting for City League Volleyball

An organizational meeting for City League Volleyball is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Athens Middle School. Team representatives should attend or contact Ron Partridge at Athens High School.

Athens Middle School Ron Partridge Athens High School

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