Troy Edges Laurelville in Southeastern Ohio tourney
In the Class A Southeastern Ohio tournament at New Lexington Troy defeats Laurelville 63-61 as Lee Ethridge scores the late winner for Troy and Roger Stephenson leads all scorers with 25. Shawnee-New Straitsville edges Rome-Canaan 56-55 behind Dick Harrop 26 and Lenard Frost 37 as Shawnee advances to face Albany.
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Troy
Laurelville
Rome-Canaan
NEW Lexington
Carthage- Troy
Shawnee-New Straitsville
Carthage-Troy
Crooksville
Shawnee
Albany
Trojans
Wildcats
Frost
Walsh
Chapman
McDaniel
Barnhart
New Straitsville
Pratt and West
Ohio U Bobcats Begin Practice Ahead of NCAA Mideast Meets
Ohio University resumes organized drills in Grover Center after a week layoff as coach Jim Snyder gears up for the NCAA Mideast Regional against Louisville at Freedom Hall. Louisville crushed Ohio A 117-84 in the regular season. Meanwhile Somerset Sheridan, with nine seniors, rides a 20-1 mark and heads toward the Class AA semi finals against Athens after a win over Lancaster.
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Ohio University
Jim Snyder
Bobcats
Grover Center
Louisville
Freedom Hall
Cardinals
Ohio A
Snyder
MAC
Bob Wren
Western Kentucky
Somerset Sheridan
Perry County
Lancaster
Buchtel
Glenford
Somerset
Somerset Holy Trinity
Thornville
Roger Smith
Generals
Athens
Amanda
Fairfield County
MAC Wrestling Show Set Here In Athens
An Olympic team member and four conference champions lead a field of over 60 wrestlers at the Mid-American Conference championships in Grover Center Athens. Preliminary events start Friday 7 p.m. semi finals and consolations Saturday 2 p.m. finals 8 p.m. Saturday.
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Athens
Grover Center
Dick Wilson
Toledo
Jim Hopper
Bowling Green
Dave Kaiser
Miami
Jergen Begals
Highlanders Advance To Semi Finals In Sectional
Southwestern of Gallia County improved to 18 3 and advanced to Friday semi finals by beating Allensville 67 58. Halley and Boster led with 17 points each while Porter Graves and Sowers paced Allensville. Southwestern will face Nelsonville at 8 15 p m, Raciner and Coalton meet in the upper bracket at 7 p m. Officials were Hamrick and Byerly.
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Wellston
Southwestern
Allensville
Highlanders
Nelsonville
Raciner
Coalton
Gallia County
Vinton County Kings
Halley
Trainer
Dillon
Boster
Perry
Shriver
Porter
A. Graves
L. Graves
Fee
Sowers
Hamrick and
Byerly
Duquesne Hands Bonnies Second Straight Setback
Duquesne defeated St Bonaventure 79 74 in overtime to hand the Bonnies their second straight setback. The NCAA and NIT race heats up as conference tournaments begin with Duke West Virginia Texas Tech Holy Cross Western Kentucky also posting results.
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St. Bonaventure
Niagara
Duquesne
Bonnies
West Virginia
Associated Press
Duke
Texas Tech
Texas
Texas A&m
Holy Cross
Boston College
Ohio players named honorable mentions on UPI All American team
Bunk Adams and Larry Kruger of Ohio University along with Nate Thurmond of Bowling Green and Dave Zeller received honorable mentions on the United Press International All American basketball team released today.
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Bunk Adams
Larry Kruger
Ohio University
Nate Thurmond
Bowling Green
Dave Zeller
United Press International
Gals Bowls Weekend Athens Tourney Opens
The Athens Women's Bowling Association hosts a weekend tournament at Roller Bowl featuring singles and doubles. The Sun day Swaps claimed the team title last weekend. Competition begins Friday at 6 30 pm with additional shifts, plus Saturday and Sunday sessions scheduled through Sunday afternoon.
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Athens Women’s
W. Hughes
M. Howard
M. McGee
V. Lasure
B. Warner
C. Neal
H. Leffler
S. Dunkle
V. Widdoes
B. Herron
S. Cooley
R. DeWeese
M. Wirgett
M. Efaw
B. Winning
Rockets Win In Overtime At Paint Valley Leaning Victory
Wellston nips Greenfield McClain 71 68 in overtime after a 64 64 tie. Francis Ray sealed the win with two free throws and a field goal as Rodger Grooms led Greenfield McClain with 33 points. Also Miami Trace defeated Waverly 67 45.
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Bainbridge
Wellston
Greenfield McClain
Francis Ray
Greenfield
Rodger Grooms
Ramsey
Ray
Mullens
Blankenship
Graham
Campbell
Totals
Morehead
Grooms
Maynard
George
Garrison
Smith
Miami Trace
Waverly
Tokyo fighter Kaizu earns decision over Swada
Kaizu of Japan defeats Swada on points after six rounds in Tokyo as an accidental butt cuts Swada’s eyelid and halts the bout.
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Tokyo
Fumio Kaizu
Japan
Jiro Swada
Kaizu
Swada
Lucas Is 61 Collegiate Player Of Year In All-American Fame
Lucas of Ohio State, 6-8 junior and repeat All-American, named college basketball player of the year by The Associated Press. He led the Buckeyes to top ranking and a likely NCAA title bid. Other first team selections include Stith, Dischinger, Kaiser, and Walker with Bellamy, Jackson, Burgess, McGill, Moe on the second team.
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New York
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Associated Press
Lucas
Tom Stith
St. Bonaventure
Terry Dischinger
Purdue
Roger Kaiser
Georgia Tech
Chet Walker
Bradley
United States
Stith
Dischinger
Kaiser
Walker
Walt Bellamy
Indiana
Tony Jackson
St. Johns
N. Y
Frank Burgess
Gonzaga
Billy McGill
Utah
Doug Moe
North Carolina
Art Heyman
Duke
York Larese
John Radometkin
Southern California
John Havlicek
Larry Siegfried
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Doug Ryan
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St. Louis
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Kruger
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