Lynnwood Jacksontown Ends Racine Unbeaten Run 59-49
Lynnwood Jacksontown defeated Racine 59-49 to end Racine’s 26 game winning streak and advance to the Columbus regional. The Tornadoes led at 38-37 after three quarters, but the Trojans surged late converting 12 of 13 free throws in the final four minutes.
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Racine
Tornadoes
Lynnwood- Jacksontown
Licking County
Larry Morrison
Columbus
Trojans
Lynnwood-Jacksontown
New Boston
Ronnie Salser
Wil
Larry Ranck
L J
Racine Falls To Lynnwood Jacksonstown In Tournament
Racine’s Meigs County Tornadoes lose 47 41 to Lynnwood Jacksonstown in the district tourney at St John Arena after a fourth quarter spurt by the visitors. Lynnwood hits 21 of 26 free throws, sealing the win as Racine struggles with height and late fouls.
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Racine
Lynnwood-Jacksontown
Athens
Corning
Carthage-Troy
Buchtel-York
Somerset
Southwestern
Middleport
Tornadoes
Larry Morrison
Meigs County
Trojans
Morrison
Larry
Carl Wolfe
Wolfe
Marietta College
Jim Adams
Ronnie Salser
Buzz Beegle
Don McDade
Butch Gaul
Bill McKelvey
Adams
Salser
Pomeroy
McArthur
Generals
St. John Arena
Jacksontown
Licking
College and high school basketball scores across regions
Ohio high school teams Louisville 88 Michigan State 81 and Cincinnati 85 75 highlight regional finals. At Berea Kent and Toledo host results with Salem Local 56 Camden Shawnee 41 and Lynnwood Jackson 59 Racine 49. NCAA and NIT tourney results include West Virginia 86 Boston University 82 and Providence 68 Manhattan 66.
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Louisville
Mich. State
Cincinnati
Kansas State
At-Berea
Cleveland East Tech
California
St. Mary’s
Cleveland St. Joseph
Kent
Salem
Akron Central
Middletown
Cincinnati St. Xavier
Toledo
Scott
Columbus East
Troy
Salem Local
Camden Shawnee
Athens
Lynnwood - Jackson
Racine
Canton
Northwestern
Old Washington
Lima
Edgerton
Elmore
West Virginia
Boston Univ
Lynnwood-Jacksontown Triumph Stages Comeback Over Racine
Lynnwood-Jacksontown High, led by coach Jack Gill, rallied from behind to beat Racine 59-49 in the Athens Class A Regional. Salem Local 27-0 awaits as unbeaten foe. Lynnwood-Jacksontown advances to the state tourney as underdogs in a town of 310, consolidating with Hebron to form Lakewood High next year.
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Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Associated Press
Racine
Buzz Beegle
Jing Adams
Tornadoes
Lynnwood-Jacksontown
Trojans
Beegle
Adams
Larry Ranck
Jacktown
Salem
Don Moore
Carl Holman
Larry Ranch
Lynnwood-Jackson
Jack Gill
Licking County
Salem Local
Troy
Gill
Walt Gawronski
Ohio University
Lynnwood - Jacksontown
Corning
Maysville
Denison University
Purple Tornadoes
Lynnwood-Jacksontown High School
Newark
Hebron
Lakewood High School
Larry Morrison
Ohio U
Columbus
Paul Walker
Ohio
Middletown
Paul
Cleveland
Cleveland East Tech
John Broski
East Tech
Toledo Scott
Columbus East
Scarabs
Andy Kandik
Scott
Tech
Lynnwood
Syracuse beats New York to sweep Eastern semifinals 131 115
Syracuse defeats New York 131 to 115 to take the series two games to none in the Eastern Division semifinals. The Western Division game ends with Detroit 117 Minneapolis 103, keeping the series tied 1-1. The Cincinnati Redlegs and San Francisco Giants split decisions last season.
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Syracuse
New York
Detroit
Minneapolis
Cincinnati Redlegs
San Francisco Giants
Middletown Middies Eye State Tournament Doubtful
Paul Walker of Middletown downplays chances in the state tourney as Salem prepares to face the Middies in the opening game. East Tech and Scott loom, while Salem Local and Lynnwood-Jacksontown also contend in Class A games with sellout crowds and ticket recall rules.
Point Pleasant Advances To W Va Semi Finals
Point Pleasant defeated Clay Battelle 81 to 71 to reach the West Virginia AA semifinals in Huntington. Dale Miller scored 27 to push his season total to 555 points, breaking the single season record. The Blacks face Weston Friday at 2 p.m. with the winner advancing to the state final Saturday.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Weston
Big Blacks
Clay Battelle
Blacksville
Huntington
Weirton
Dale Miller
Dale
Bill Smith
Ronnie Nichols
Butch Gardner
Jimmy Weege
Denny Snyder
Gary Steele
The
Blacks Con
Point
West Virginia
New officiating duo to lead Athens benefit game
A double feature basketball benefit at Athens High Gym will debut a new officiating style with Athens Police Chief Grogan as stationary ref and Carroll Widdoes of Ohio University handling running calls. Proceeds support the Athens County Society for Crippled Children as part of the 1959 Easter Seal Campaign. Tickets at door $1 adults 50 cents children, advance sales at local Athens shops.
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Athens
Joe Grogan
Carroll Widdoes
Ohio University
Grogan
Widdoes
M. C. Wines
Columbus
Swearingen
Sport Shop
Athens County Society For Crippled Children
Swearingen’s
Rapps Wallpaper
East End
Quick's Drug Store
Abdella's
Chauncey
Schwendeman's Wins Marietta 500 Tournament Title
Schwendeman's Insurance of Marietta captured the Marietta 500 basketball tournament with a 91-58 defeat of Radio Station WHLL of Wheeling W Va. The defending champs led 45-34 at halftime and rolled past Glenville State College 97-46 and Bart's Bar 89-78 en route to the title. Dave Scott and Bob Anderson earned all tournament honors with Scott named MVP.
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Schwendeman’s Insurance
WHLL
Wheeling
W. Va
Schwendeman’s
Ohio U
Marietta College
Glenville
State College
Bart's Bar of Columbus
OSU
Dave Scott
Bob Anderson
Ohio U. Bobcat
Scott
Anderson
Gene Millard
Bart’s Bar
Leo Byrd
Weihl
Oldsmobile
Bil Almashy
Milard
Ohio State
Byrd
Almashy
University of Dayton
R Hall Posts 729 Series In Athens Bowling
Russell Hall set a 729 series in the Athens City Bowling Association Sunday Mixed League at the Athens Rollerbowl. He rolled 218 267 244 totaling 23 strikes, the first 700 in the Rollerbowl and the league’s single game 267 was a new record.
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Athens City Bowling Association
Russell Hall
Athens
Hall
Royal McBee
Pfeiffers Extend Lead in ABC Bowling Tournament
The Pfeiffers rolled a record 3243 series to extend their lead in the American Bowling Congress event. Chicago's Old Fitzgerald team mustered a lone double in the final frame to reach 3203 and finish second, becoming the first of 28 days to score three 1000s in a row with 1027, 1086, and 1089.
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Chicago
Fitzgerald
Detroit Pfeiffers
Fitzgeralds
Pfeiffers
Chauncey Tops Frank's Clover Farm In City League Playoffs
Chauncey defeated Frank's Clover Farm twice 61-57 and 68-59 to clinch the city league playoff after Frank's won the first round. Wooten scored 42 in the series, while Ran kin and Canter led Chauncey with 16 and 18 points respectively.
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Chauncey
Nelsonville
Frank
Clover Farm
Wooten
Rankin
Canter
Smith
Snyder
Spincer
Barrer
Roberts
Totals
Savage
Park
Pierce
Simpson
McAfee
Kent State Retains Title at Mid-American Meet
Kent State defended the team title as the Mid-Am Conference dominated the 4-1 Meet at Case Tech in Cleveland. Ohio University wrestlers did not place, with Joe Micale losing his opening bout to a Rochester opponent and Doug Ryan dropping to the top seed at 147. Bob Zwolenik split his games and Tom Hatfield fell in overtime to the top seed at 167.
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Ohio University
Cleveland
Case Tech
Kent State
Joe Micale
Rochester
Doug Ryan
Bob Zwolenik
Tom Hatfield
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