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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1973
Page
13
Ohio seeks pride and a possible NIT bid as they visit Kent to close the season. Kent State 9-16 4-7 hosts the rival Bobcats 16-9 6-4 while Western Michigan and Miami mirrors influence linger in the MAC race.
Jacksonville Coach Tom Wasdin and nine other coaches with at large bids say they would love to meet UCLA in the NCAA playoffs. The field began to take shape as eight teams were topped by the NCAA and eight are in The Associated Press Top Twenty. Only Southwestern Louisiana comes from a conference without an automatic bid.
Coach Al McGuire of Marquette said it does not matter which team the Warriors face in the tournament. Officials at Southwestern Louisiana noted the invitation carries meaning amid allegations of NCAA recruiting violations and a court dispute over charges USL offered payments to players.
Alexander and Galliapolis posted decisive sectional victories as Rich White led Alexander past Oak Hill 80 to 30, while Gallipolis toppled Fairland 73 to 52. Waverly defeated Portsmouth West 75 to 53 and Chesapeake ousted St Joe 69 to 35 in Meigs Meigs area action.
The Sixth Annual Athens Marathon features Anna Pauline Hitt of Hagerstown Md as the first woman entrant. The 26 mile 385 yard race runs from Athens to Guysville with start and finish at Peden Stadium Ohio University. Entries close around 9 30 a m on race day.
At Eastern Michigan, Ohio sits fourth in the MAC swimming standings led by Kent State with 121 points and Miami second at 110. Miami’s Greg Wilson won the 500 free in 4 52.4, while Kent State claimed the 200 IM with Gerry Muske at 2 00.6. Ohio's Rick Clark and Roy Cheran scored for the Bobcats in multiple events as the meet progresses.
Lucasville report shows John Shoemaker and Ed Thompson each scoring over 20 points to carry Waverly to a decisive win. The pair sparked a strong second half surge, lifting the Tigers in an early league clash.
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