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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1963

Page

10

Bulldogs Edge Sheridan Stall to Face Crooksville

Athens Bulldogs overcome Sheridan Generals 38 to 26 in a deliberate pace game. Scott Fitzgerald led Athens with 18 points and 11 rebounds while Crooksville rolled Miller 76 to 46 behind Dave Moore's 26 points.

Sheridan Stall Crooksville Geoffrey McGuire Buchtel Sheridan Athens Bulldogs Generals Athens Bulldogs Ceremacis Marietta Bulldog Fisher Scott Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Eric Gustavson Junior Hagar Ued Erals Dave Moore John Wolfe Urbana Shawnee New Comcord Zanesville Marysville Cambridge Barnesville Rouchtel Crooksvile Miller Chillicothe Piketon Lancaster Hillsboro Waverly Greenfield Struthers Warren Harding Trumbull Cincinnati Woodward Moeller St. Xavier Northeastern Mavier Western Hills Indian Hill Milford Madeira Oxford Harrison Talawanda

Athens Bulldogs eye rematch amid flood woes at Buchtel

Athens High faces Crooksville in a back to back sectional schedule tied to flood damage. Officials hope a Bulldogs win sparks attendance and a potential Athens Marietta final clash while other local sports and city activities adapt to flood impacts.

Athens High Bulldogs Buchtel Athens Crooksville Charlie McAfee Tigers

Ohio Pair At Milwaukee Compete In National Indoor Meet

Two Ohio University track stars travel to Milwaukee Wisconsin for the National Federation Individual Championship. Sophomore Barry Sugden runs the 600 yd dash aiming to improve on an indoor season best of 1 10.3 which ranks third nationwide. Darnell Mitchell, rated fourth nationally in the 1000 yd run, will race in the open half mile and holds OU's outdoor half mile record at 1 49.2.

Ohio University National Federation Milwaukee Wisconsin Barry Sugden Jack Yerman U.S. Army Darnell Mitchell Mitchell

Tigers Top Small Colleges as Miller Earns 1963 Coaching Glory

Springfield The 23 year old Eldon Miller earned a landmark honor in his first year as Wittenberg basketball coach guiding the Tigers to a 22 1 record and the final AP No 1 ranking among small colleges for 1962 63. Miller former star and first year head coach credited his players as the reason for the success. The NCAA Mid East regional at Akron looms as the next test for the No 1 Tigers.

Springfield Wittenberg Eldon Miller Tigers Eastern Kentucky Associated Press Miller Ray Mears Tennessee Witthenberg Akron Clarence C. Stoughton Pensacola Fla Gary Player Doug Sanders Julius Boros Allan Henning Johannesburg South Africa Arnold Palmer Bo Wininger Don Massengale Harold Kneece

Neutral courts settle NCAA berths in one game 2 title races

Princeton and Yale meet on a neutral Fordham gym court for the Ivy League lead as Morehead State and Tennessee Tech clash in Bowling Green for the Ohio Valley crown. Winners reach the NCAA tournament first round. Ivy champ faces St Joseph’s Pa and OVC champ faces Loyola Chicago.

Ivy League Ohio Valley Princeton Yale Ivy Fordham New York Morehead Tennessee Tech Bowling Green St. Joseph’s Chicago Loyola

Tourney Trail Ends For Indians At Secional

Union Furnace beat The Plains 57 55 to advance to face Albany ACL champion. Wayne Miller scored 31 points to lift Union Furnace as The Plains led 23 14 after the first period and 37 30 at halftime. Don Scurlock and Jerry Smith led The Plains with 13 and 15 points respectively.

New Lexington Union Furnace Wayne Miller Miller Bob Burson Indians Athens County Bill Lanning Athens Burson Plains Don Scurlock Jerry Smith Albany Edwards Eyer Griffith McDaniel Wycoff the Plains Coon Lanning Scurlock Smith Strole

Twelve Teams Bowls Begin Ath ens Women's Tourney at Rollerbowl

Forty-two teams enter the fourth annual Athens Women's Bowling Association tournament opening this evening at Rollerbowl with multiple shifts through Sunday. Dolen's Drive-In defends, while doubles and singles follow March 15 to 17. Team schedule spans March 8 to March 10 with entries closed by tournament chairman Vi Widdoes.

Vi Widdoes Ohio University Cleveland Case John McComb Bird Arena Clyde Plant Athens High Athens Women's Bowling Association Dolen

Scoring Totals for Crooksville and Miller High

Shubert 6 1 13 James 2 0 4 Mast 2 0 4 Rambo 2 0 4 Wolfe 9 3 21 Dennis 1 0 2 Schmetter 1 0 2 Moore 8 10 26 totals 31 14 76 Arkley 1 0 2 Hinkle 4 3 11 Hughes 0 3 3 Parsons 0 4 4 Esselstein 5 5 15 McCormick 1 0 2 Hermey 2 1 5 Jones 2 0 4 totals 15 16 46 Crooksville 14 32 57 76 Miller High 9 18 30 46

Prep Cage Schedule for Friday Sectionals and Finals

The schedule lists Friday sectional games across multiple locations including Athens Crooksville Marietta New Lexington Oak Hill Jackson Rock Hill Coal Grove Wellston Albany Union Fur nace Ames Bern Racine Middleport Hamden North Gatlin with games starting at 7 pm and 8 pm. Saturday finals will be staged at the listed sites starting at 6 pm.

Buechtel Athens Crooksville P.m Ames-Bern New Lex St. Aloysius Wellston T Racine Middleport Pim Hamden North Gatlin

Wildlife Division Warns Ice Unsafe Across Ohio

The Ohio Division of Wildlife reports most ice on streams and lakes is unsafe after recent heavy rain and wind. Water covers sound ice, and ice fishing prospects are dim for the weekend, with some safe areas only on portions of Lake Erie.

Columbus Ohio Division of Wildlife Lake Erie

College scores round up from New York to Connecticut

New York University defeated St John’s of New Jersey 56 to 47. Providence beat Brown 80 to 57. Fordham edged Manhattan 66 to 61. Connecticut topped Syracuse 92 to 74.

New York U St. John’s Providence Brown Fordham Manhattan Connecticut Syracuse

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