Athens and Belpre reach district berth by sectional wins
Athens Bulldogs beat Wellston 53-46 and Belpre Eagles defeated Jackson 61-46 to set up a 8:30 p.m. semifinal tonight for the lower bracket entry to the district. Chillicothe and Pomeroy clash at 7 p.m. for the upper bracket title with district bids to follow.
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Two A teams toppled as state basketball playoffs begin
Ohio’s district tournaments trim 1045 high schools to 146 survivors in Class AA and 63 of 696 Class A. Defending champions Middletown AA and Arcanum A advance. upsets hit top-ranked squads Troy Luckey’s Ohio leaders and Vienna, while Steubenville’s 20 game streak ends in sectional finals.
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Grade School Tourney Opens in Gallia County
Gallia County grade school teams begin tournament play at Bidwell Porter gym Thursday night with Vinton versus Bidwell at 7 and Cadmus against Cheshire at 7 50 p m Next Monday Mercerville faces the Vinton Bidwell winner at Rio Grande gym and Rio Grande meets the other Monday winner at 7 50 The March 13 finals at Vinton gym follow a 7 50 start after a 7 p m consolation game A foul shooting contest will award trophies to the winning second place and champion shooters
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Lakers Reject Mikan Bid For Lakers Ownership
Minneapolis club president Ben Berger rejected George Mikan’s bid to buy the Lakers on a 150000 installment plan. Berger said a civic group would be given a chance but not an individual, citing prior agreement with Marty Marion and Milton Fischmann who provisionally bought the franchise and favor moving the team to Kansas City.
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Turner Favored In Televised 10 Round Fight
Veteran Gil Turner a 2-1 favorite to spoil Rudy Gwin's debut at St. Nicholas Arena in New York. The 26 year old Philadelphian has faced top welterweights and middleweights and is expected to have too much experience for 24 year old Cleveland welterweight in the televised bout.
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NBA Sunday and Saturday Scores Report
Sunday results include Boston defeating Rochester 111 to 102 and St. Louis beating Fort Wayne 112 to 102 while Minneapolis won over New York 119 to 108 and Syracuse defeated Philadelphia 112 to 105. Saturday outcomes show Rochester over Boston 96 to 87 New York over St. Louis 97 to 94 and Philadelphia over Syracuse 98 to 85.
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Demaret tops Baton Rouge golf as Thomson wins Open
Kiamesha Lake veteran Jimmy Demaret defeated Dow Finsterwald 72 71 73 71 to earn 450 dollars in the Baton Rouge Golf Tournament while Australian Peter Thomson captured the Baton Rouge Open with a 1 under 71 to total 278 and 1500 prize money.
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North Carolina and West Virginia Face Playoffs in NCAA Tourney Bid
North Carolina the AP No 1 team undefeated in 24 regulars opens ACC tourney vs Clemson while West Virginia undefeated in 12 SoCon games starts Southern Conference tourney at Richmond against Davidson Hot Rod Handley slated to return both champions aim for NCAA bids Wichita Kansas City dates and possible at large selections are noted with other conferences and teams listed
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Celtics Clinch Eastern Division Crown Behind Russell
Boston defeated Rochester 111-102 to seize the division title and supplant Philadelphia. Russell led with 30 points and 24 rebounds as the Celtics secure the top seed ahead of playoff matchups starting March 23.
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Grady Wallace Tops Nation in Scoring This Season
Grady Wallace of South Carolina leads national college scorers with 31.0 points per game after a 44 point night against Clemson. He has 806 points in 26 games, followed by Joe Gibbon of Mississippi at 30.05, Elgin Baylor of Seattle at 30.00, and Wilt Chamberlain at 29.29.
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Boxing results from three city bouts
In Portland Ewart Pot gieter 335 from South Africa defeated Bruce Olson 266 of Seattle by knockout. In Milan Young Martin 111 of Spain stopped Aris tide Pozzali 112 of Italy. In Hollywood Carlos Ortiz 138 of New York and Lou Filippo 13842 of Los Angeles fought to a draw over nine rounds.
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Tournament Scores High School Class AA District
Ohio district scores from Dayton Columbus Cincinnati and other cities list numerous games including Middletown 105 over Cincinnati Central 53 and St Xavier 92 over Xenia 62. Other results feature Roger Bacon 70 over Hamilton Catholic 50 Purcell 51 over Cincinnati Elder 60 and Taft 78 over Milford 46.
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Delany Sweeps IC4A Events in Double Triumph
Villanova star Ron Delany won the 1000 and the two mile at the IC4A meet, setting a meet record in 9:06.6 after a 2:14 1000. The Wildcats led the team standings with 46 points as Manhattan trailed.
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Bowling Krogers 1 Southertons 2
Harris Duncans led the postponed matchup as Southertons edged Krogers 2 to 1 in a delayed bowling game.
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Spartans Goal NCAA Bid With Michigan Showdown
Michigan State can seal an NCAA tournament bid with a win over Michigan in tonight’s Big Ten finale after a 76-61 upset of Indiana. Indiana and Ohio State could affect the title race, while Michigan State seeks its first conference crown since joining the Big Ten in 1951 and avenging a 70-69 loss to Michigan earlier this season.
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College basketball scores across the nation
A compilation of numerous college basketball results with teams from Ohio State Northwestern Michigan Iowa Minnesota Illinois Michigan State Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Colorado Iowa State Kansas State Oklahoma A&M Drake Louisville Toledo Bradley Detroit Xavier Notre Dame DePaul St Louis Houston TCU Texas SMU Arkansas Brigham Young Oregon State Washington State Stanford California UCLA Southern California Oregon Canisius Niagara Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Fordham Seton Hall Duquesne Kentucky Tennessee N C State Wake Forest Davidson Virginia Tech Washington Lee Virginia Richmond William Mary Marshall Western Michigan.
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NHL Scores Roundup: Boston Montreal Chicago Toronto Detroit
Scores recap limited to a series of results: Boston 5 Montreal 2. Chicago 0 Toronto 0 New York 1 Detroit 1. New York 3 Boston 2 Montreal 5. Detroit 1 Chicago 4 Toronto 3.
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OU's Title Third Straight as Kent Settles for Second
Ohio University won its third consecutive Mid American Conference wrestling title with 74 points at Toledo. Kent State took second with 57, followed by Toledo 45, Miami 18, Marshall 18, and Bowling Green 18. Six Bobcats reached finals led by Tom Nevits and John Sforza who claimed individual MAC crowns.
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Operation Saves Boxer in Portland Bout
In Portland Oregon a 266 pound heavyweight Bruce Olson from Kent Washington survived a brain hemorrhage after a 10 round bout with 7 foot 2 inch Ewart Potgieter. A two and a half hour operation saved his life as doctors drilled seven tiny holes in his skull to relieve a blood clot. Olson remained in hospital recovering with neuro surgical team assistance.
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Fencing and Wrestling Scores From Triangular Meet
In fencing Fenn 15 beat Oberlin 12. Chicago 16 defeated Ohio State 11. Iowa 16 over Ohio State 11. Iowa 16 over Chicago 11. Wrestling Oberlin 24 beat Akron 8. Denison 21 over Wittenberg 11. Track Ohio Wesleyan 60 and Denison 57 to 44. Akron 19.
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