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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1973

Page

7

Miami Trace Upsets Chillicothe For First Regional Bid

Miami Trace shocks Chillicothe 43 40 to reach the regional semifinals against Columbus South in Colum bus Friday. Pete Jones scores 20 to lead Miami Trace as Mark Bayless tops Chillicothe with 14. Cavaliers bow out 18 4. The Panthers avenge earlier losses and advance after a tense, low scoring district final at the Convocation Center.

Miami Trace Chillicothe Convocation Center Panthers Columbus South Columbus Pete Jones Mark Bayless Cavaliers Rio Grande Cambridge Zanesville Muft P. Jones M. Jones Persinger Steinhauser Gifford Reiber Ray Bayless Blake Ratzlatt Gause Beverly Gathitt Viarni Trace Muff Jones Bill Ray

Bruins Roll For Lucky 7 as Wooden Sees Strong Run

UCLA coach John Wooden expresses optimism ahead of NCAA playoffs as the Bruins pursue a seventh title. He notes a 71 game winning streak spanning 242 seasons and a 32 game NCAA winning streak, aiming to peak at the right moment.

Associated Press UCLA Bruins John Wooden Wooden

Indiana Upset Locks Big Ten Title And NCAA Bid

Northwestern shocked Minnesota 79-74 to derail the Gophers from an outright crown, while Indiana beat Purdue 77-72 to claim the Big Ten title and an NCAA tournament berth. Mark Sibley led Northwestern with 36 points in his final collegiate game as Indiana prepared for Marquette in Nashville.

Big Ten Northwestern Minnesota Gophers Iowa Indiana Purdue Hoosiers Michigan State

Gallipolis Blue Devils Upset Alexander In AA Finals

Gallia Academy defeated Alexander 60 to 51 to claim the district final and earn a Dayton regional berth. Rich White led Alexander with nine points in the first quarter as the Spartans traded the lead nine times before the Devils pulled away. Gallia shot 60 percent from the field and held Alexander to a season-low scoring output.

Jan Cunningham Orr Rich White Alexander Spartans Gallipolis Gil Price Devils

Stars Win Ice Shootout Over Islanders

Gerry Desjardins faced a relentless Minnesota attack but stood strong for 56 minutes and 49 seconds. The shootout decay ended with a Stars win as the Islanders suffered another defeat in a high firing night.

Stars Islanders Associated Press Gerry Desjardins New York Islanders Gerry Minnesota

Leading Teams Divide SVAC All-Star Honors

The Southern Valley Athletic Conference split the first team honors among Symmes Valley Hannan Trace and Eastern. Phil Robinson of Symmes Valley named MVP with 16 9 scoring. first team includes Alan Duvall Eastern John Lusher Hannan Trace Jamie Laton Symmes Valley.

SVAC Gallipolis Southern Valley Athletic Conference Symmes Valley Hannan- Trace Eastern Phil Robinson Mike Caldwell Hannan-Trace Robinson Caldwell Alan Duvall John Lusher Jamie Laton Dave Robinette North Gallia Randy Boring Clay Hudson Kgger Creek Jene Hil Robinson Val Irlan Duvall Mastern Astern Creek Jene Myers Lym Valeriy Carter Southwest Bob Miller South Norm Curfman Southern Bel Ferry Bush Southweit Ron Hill Southern Danny Miller Neal

Tri-Valley report crowns three-way league tie at finish

Federal Hocking, Nelsonville York and Belpre share the TVC title as the league ends in a three way deadlock. Hall of Federal Hocking tops individual scoring with 23.0 points per game while Nelsonville York leads offensively with 553 points in league play. Gallipolis defeats Alexander to reach 19-3 and face Jefferson in the regional opener.

Ingarfield Islanders Rangers Kxmile Francis Maple Leafs Jim McKenny George Ferguson Boston Bep Guidolin Bruins Canadiens Federal Hocking Lancers TVC Federal-Hocking Nelsonville- York Belpre Nelsonville-York Federal- Hocking Danny Hall Warren Local Hall Dave Pritchard Mark Humphrey Humphrey Greg Smathers Chip Spence Sam Jackson Jim Schloss Kevin Barber Vinton County Harold Caudill Vic Knick Warren Fram I Nels. - York Nels - York Fed - Hocking Fed -Hocking Rhkeam News- York Avg Hall Prichard Smathers Spence Jackson Schloss Fed. Hocking Bar

Local Names Named in Honor Roll and League Notes

Readers see a roster highlighting Mark Swain Don Wells and others from Hannan Rgger Creek Symmes Valley and North Gallia. Names include Joe Stidham Mark Durst Lawrence tabor Mike Neuse Keith Weddington Bill Webb Rick Corn John Sheets Steve Dill and T J Robinson.

Mark Swain Don Wells Hannanlace Joe Stidham Mark Durst Lawrence Tabor Rgger Creek Mike Neuse Lloyd Wood Southwestern Keith Weddington North Gallia Bill Webb Rick Corn Symmes Valley John Sheets Steve Dill Timepencer Astern T. J. Robinson

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