Miami Wins MAC Wrestling Title. OU Places Fifth
Miami University clinched first with 53 points at the MAC championships at Grover Center. Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Ohio, Marshall, and Western Michigan followed as OU placed fifth led by Capt. Doug Ryan’s 157-pound title win over Kent’s Elmer Kress. several finals and placers are noted.
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Redskins
Kent State
Toledo
Bowling Green
Ohio
Marshall
Western Michigan
Doug Ryan
Kent
Elmer Kress
Bobcats
Don Kotlan
Dave Gottdiener
KSU
Falcons
Dave Kaiser
John Roper
Dick Wilson
Ron McKerahan
Jergen Begala
Southwestern Crooksville Set For Class A District Showdown
Southwestern and Crooksville, district co contenders, meet Saturday at Grover Center 1 30 p m in Class A action following Wellston Wellston sectional champs and Crooksville as Lucasville Paint Valley winner.
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Grover Center
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Portsmouth
Paint Valley
Lucasville
Kermit Blosser
Highlanders win sectional title at Wellston to reach Athens District
Southwestern Highlanders edge Racine 57 53 in Class A sectional final at Wellston to earn a trip to Athens District. Ron Halley scores 23 as Racine leads shift hands 27 times. Southwestern improves to 20 3 and faces Crooksville New Lexington winner at Ohio University Grover Center.
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Nelsonville
Racine
Wellston
Hounds
Tornadoes
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Crooksville
Carthage
Troy
Albany
New Lexington
Buchtelton
Gilcuster
MVS
Athens
Grover Center
Ohio University
Herman Massey
Meigs County
Ron Halley
Halley
Bill McKel
Sheridan vs Marietta ends in 67 56 sectional clash
Sheridan Generals pull away in the second half to beat Marietta 67 56 as Chuck Moorhead leads with 22 points and a 53 35 rebounding edge. Marietta’s Dick McKenna tops scoring with 23. Sheridan advances to district play with a 22 1 record and faces Portsmouth’s Trojans.
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Generals
Marietta
Perry County Five
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Athens
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Cagers
Ohio University
Portsmouth
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Tigers
Sheridan
Chuck Moorhead
Moorhead
Dick McKenna
Sanders Wins Greater New Orleans Open Crown
Doug Sanders captured the $30,000 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational in New Orleans with a round total of 272, a five stroke margin. Sanders, 27, a Georgia native residing in Florida and competing from Ojai California, used his compact swing to secure the title and rise among golf's leading money winners.
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Doug Sanders
Sanders
Florida
Ojai
Calif
Crooksville and Southwestern Meet for Athens Regional Berth
In a Saturday district opener preview, Crooksville and Southwestern C entirely rely on recent results against Nelsonville Greyhounds. Crooksville edged by for a 60-47 loss in the Buchtel final, while Southwestern fell in the Wellston semifinal.
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Greyhounds
Hounds
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Wellston
Highlanders
Bob Sheskey
Logan
Herman Massey
Carthage-Troy
Albany
New Lexington
Royals Grab West Third With Victory Over Knicks
The Kansas City Royals moved into third in the Western Division by defeating the New York Knickerbockers 124 to 118 in a nationally televised game. They now sit a half game ahead of Detroit for the West's final playoff berth as the season nears its end. The St Louis Hawks also beat the Pistons 127 to 122.
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Pistons
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Detroit
St. Louis Hawks
Miami Redskins Rally Past Toledo in Overtime Thriller
Miami University Redskins erased a 7 point deficit in the final 2:44, tying Toledo Rockets 76-76 on a Dave Zeller jumper and a late technical foul on coach Eddie Melvin, then won 87-86 in overtime at Oxford.
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Redskins
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Toledo
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Rocket
Eddie Melvin
Zeller
Weekend College Basketball Scores Snapshot
Eastern region results feature Penn over Dartmouth 73 51 and Princeton 71 over Harvard 59. Yale 68 Columbia 60 and NYU 69 Boston University 53 highlight a busy slate across conferences and tournaments.
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FAR West Montana
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Oregon
Washington State
UCLA
Washington
Denver
Utah State
Colorado State University
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Brigham Young
New Mexico
Los Angeles State
Arizona
Pepperdine
Pacific
Calif
John Marshall wins state wrestling title in Columbus
Marshall State Champ. In Columbus, Cleveland John Marshall tops the state high school wrestling tournament with 32 points to 29 for Euclid and 28 for Maple Heights. Bridgeport Eastlake North 27 and Mantua Crestwood 25 follow.
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John Marshall
Euclid
Maple Heights
Bridgeport
Eastlake North
Mantua Crestwood
Gloria Snider Earns Singles Bowling Title
Gloria Snider claimed the singles title at the 1961 Athens Women's City Bowling Tournament. The Sunday Swaps took the team crown with a 2664 total, while Ethel Pierce and Bessie Ridenour won doubles with a 1123 series. Snider posted a 604 singles series and Vi Widdoes led scratch all events with 1543. Pierce had the best handicapped all-events total at 1652.
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Athens
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Buckeyes Clinch Second Straight Big Ten Title
Ohio State clinched its second straight Big Ten basketball title with a 91-83 win over Michigan State. The victory guarantees an automatic NCAA tournament berth as they pursue an undefeated regular season and defend their national title starting March 17 in Louisville.
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Illinois
Louisville
Ohio University
Maxwell Wins Puerto Rico Open in a Tight 273
Billy Maxwell wins the Puerto Rico Open in San Juan to seize the lead for the Caribbean trophy. The former U.S. amateur champion secures the victory and moves atop the standings with a 273 total.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Billy Maxwell
U.S
Fullmer Eyes Pender In Next Light Middle Bout
LAS VEGAS Nevada Gene Fullmer aims at Paul Pender for the next bout after forcing Sugar Ray Robinson toward retirement at age 21 in the mixed up middleweight scene. Promoter Norman Rothschild indicated a possible rematch for June at the Las Vegas convention center following Fullmer's win over Robinson Saturday night.
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Paul Pender
Las Vegas
Nev
Gene Fullmer
Sugar Ray Robinson
Fullmer
Donnybrook
Robinson
Befor
Utah Mink Ranch
Pender
Norman Rothschild
Las Vegas Convention Center
Lemon Holds For Increase In Holdout Siege
Hard hitting star Jim Lemon led the club with 38 home runs and 100 RBIs last season. He has told Minnesota Twins president Cal Griffith he cannot be found and is seeking 1000 dollars per homer to end his holdout.
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Jim Lemon
Minnesota Twins
Cal Griffith
Ceramics Defeat Albany 73 50 To Reach Ohio Tourney
Crooksville shot 49 percent to overpower Albany 73 to 50 in the Ohio University District Tournament semifinal. Rodger Cope scored 19 and Ray Mist added 18 for Ceramics in the final game of the day.
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Crooksville
Albany
Rodger Cope
Ray Mist
Red Devils
Mast
Jim Morrison
Cope
Don Smith
John Allen
Hocking Valley dogs on trial at annual field event
Sixty dogs entered the two day spring field trial at the Radford Road club grounds. Winners were George Calhoun in amateur all age with Ranger’s Trigger Shawway, Leonard Bostic in open shooting dog, C E Strong in amateur gun dog, and David Grubb in amateur derby. Palamo Pete earned the only area placing. Entries came from Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio. Ted Dean and Ray Sickles liberated quail for each brace. In New Lexington, Kenny Thomas and Dix Tewksbury led Albany with 11 points each as Crooksville topped Albany in a boys basketball game 73-50. Officials: Osborne and Wilcoxson.
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Radford Road
George Calhoun
Myron Stepath
Lancaster
Rangers
Palamo Pete
Clifford Bean
Athens
Michigan
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Ohio
Ted Dean
Ray Sickles
Wildlife Division
Akins Outpoints Gray In Kingston Bouts
Virgil Akins of St Louis wins over Gerald Gray of Jamaica by decision in a ten round lightweight bout held in Kingston Jamaica. Gray is listed at 148 pounds and Akins at 148 pounds.
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Jamaica
Virgil Akins
St. Louis
Gerald Gray
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