NIT Field Filled With Stars from Coast to Coast
The 34th NIT at Madison Square Garden opens this Saturday with a 16-team field. North Carolina Duke Purdue Louisville join St John’s Hawaii and others as the tournament shifts toward a national scope. The bracket features Midwest Midwest and East matchups with key first round games including Louisville Providence Dayton Duke and St Johns.
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Stars
Thunder
Madison Square Garden
Hawaii
Rainbows
North Carolina
Duke
Purdue
Louisville
Ken Norton
United States
St. John’s
Redmen
Norton
Michigan
Dayton
Rutgers
New Brunswick
N.J
Garden
New York-area
New York Area
Providence
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
LaSalle
Syracuse
St. Bonaventure
Oklahoma
RANNOW TO RETIRE AFTER 1971 SEASON
Athens High School approves resignations of Ed Rannow and Don Eskey at March board meeting. Rannow retires from teaching and coaching effective end of the year after 43 years coaching. Eskey resigns as head football coach but will continue teaching. The board seeks applications for the new head football coach.
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Athens Board of Education
Ed Rannow
Don Eskey
Bannow
the Plains
Athens Superintendent of Schools
Foster Emerges as Favorite for No 3 Indians Pitching Spot
Alan Foster moved to the front of the Indians’ No 3 starter race after a three inning no hit stint in Palm Springs as Cleveland fell 3-2 to the California Angels. Rich Hand’s forearm strain adds to Foster’s edge while Hand seeks further evaluation.
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Ariz
Alan Foster
Cleveland Indians
Indians
California Angels
Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles Dodger
Foster
Rich Hand
Hand
Alvin Dark
Steve Hargan
Sam McDowell
Dark
Graig Nettles
Two Cats Named to MAC All Star Teams
Two Ohio University Bobcats earned first team All-MAC honors for 1970-71 with Ken Kowall and Craig Love leading the selection. Todd Lalich and Tom Corde received honorable mention while Miami’s Mike Wren joined the second team. Other second-team picks included Bowling Green’s Jim Connally and Rich Walker and Miami’s Darrel Dunlap.
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Ohio University
Jim Carfield
MAC
Ken Kowall
Craig Love
Todd Lalich
Tom Corde
Love
Kowall
Kent
Ruben Vance
Earl Jenkins
Western Michigan
Tom Kozelko
Ledo
Chuck Washington
Athens
Mike Wren
Miami
Jim Connally
Rich Walker
Bowling Green
Darrel Dunlap
Roger Evans
Lalich
Corde
Bob McEvoy
Tom Roberts
Gerry Sears
Larry Garloch
Tim
Ex-OU Baseball Stars Shine in Spring Grapefruit Circuit
Three former Ohio University players are making an impact as grapefruit circuit spring games unfold. Tom Murphy pitched five scoreless innings for the California Angels in a win over the Indians. Terry Harmon collected six hits in seven at bats with a homer in a loss to the Pirates. Rich McKinney of the Chicago White Sox has hit well and may remain with the Sox after a strong minor league season.
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Ohio University
Terry Harmon
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Harmon
Rich McKinney
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Viking Club jumper wins Spring Ski Jumping title
Ulf Kvendbo of Montreal's Viking Club won the Spring Ski Jumping Championships at Mont Ste. Anne Que scoring 214.2 in two jumps to beat Martin Grimmes of the University of Vermont who had 212.3. Chuck Berghorn of Lake Placid, New York was third with 196.1.
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Ulf Kvendbo
Montreal
Viking Club
Kvendbo
Martin Grimmes
University of Vermont
Chuck Berghorn
Lake Placid
N.Y
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Monday
Montreal defeated Atlanta 5 to 3 and Tokyo Giants beat Philadelphia 8 to 4. Chicago A topped New York A 5 to 3 while Chicago N won 8 to 7 against San Francisco. Milwaukee defeated San Diego 5 to 4 in 10 innings. California beat Cleveland 3 to 0 and Houston edged Cincinnati 9 to 8. New York N defeated Minnesota 6 to 0. St Louis beat Detroit 4 to 3 and Baltimore downed Boston 5 to 1. Kansas City overwhelmed Washington 8 to 2.
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Atlanta
Tokyo Giants
Philadelphia
Chicago A
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Milwaukee
San Diego
California
Cleveland
Houston
Cincinnati
Minnesota
St. Louis
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Kansas City
Washington
Buffalo
c-Baltimore
Eetteree
c-Milwaukee
Strikes and Spares in Bowling Faults Described
A bowling note explains how nose and light hits cause splits. It describes how hitting the 2 and 3 pins drives them into the gutter and prevents strikes. It warns that misdirected hits misplace the headpin and leave the 3 pin improperly positioned.
Officiating Class Set At OU Grover Center
Ohio University offers an seven week evening course at Grover Center starting April 5 to teach football officiating. Richard Woolfson, noted OU instructor and former official, leads sessions 7 to 9 p m. Successful completion earns eligibility for state certification as a referee. The $25 fee covers texts, the test, and dues. registration via the Office of Continuing Education, 301 Tupper Hall. For more information call 594 7201 Ext 37.
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Grover Center
Richard Woolfson
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Office of Continuing Education
Tupper, Hall
Celtics Win Albany Biddy Championship Over Bulls
The Celtics captured the Albany Biddy Basketball tournament title with a 33 to 27 win over the Bulls after the Bulls beat the Hawks 32 to 30. Bob Dishong led the Celtics with 19 points while Keith Cunningham scored 13 for the Bulls. Cunningham added 15 points in the Hawks game, and Vaughn Grigsby led the Hawks with 10.
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Celtics
Bulls
Hawks
Bob Dishong
Keith Cunningham
Cunningham
Vaughn Grigsby
UCLA Tops Poll as Buckeyes Break Top Ten
UCLA remains the AP college basketball No. 1 after a 73-62 win over Southern Cal, with 28 first place votes. Marquette is second, Penn third, Kansas fourth, USC fifth, and Ohio State enters the top 10 at no. 10 after rising from 12th.
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Marquette
Associated Press
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Bruins
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Bruin
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Richard Fuqua
Oral Roberts
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James Silas
Stephen F. Austin
Fred Hilton
Grambling
Jake Jones
Assumption, Mass
Rockets To Italy For Series
The University of Toledo baseball team departs Wednesday for Italy to play eight games against the Italian national champions. Coach Sian Sanders sparked the trip by sending a letter to the European Baseball federation. Italy accepted after France withdrew. Each of 20 players pays 200 dollars with remaining costs raised from other sources. The squad will travel by bus to Toronto then fly via Amsterdam to Milan for the season opener.
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University of Toledo
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Rockets
Sian Sanders
European Baseball Federation
Sanders
Ohio University
EBF
France
Milan
Toronto
Canada
Amsterdam
Holland
Pro Hockey Tuesday and Wednesday Schedule
Montreal visits St Louis while Boston meets Detroit and Chicago faces Vancouver and Minnesota plays Los Angeles. Only game listed Wednesday is Pittsburgh at California with one matchup on the slate.
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Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Vancouver
Minnesota
Los Angeles
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California
Smith Grant Lead AP Little All American Picks
Elmore Smith and Travis Grant head the 1971 AP Little All American team as stars from Kentucky State. Dwight Lamar Ted McClain and Butch Webster fill the first team based on votes from 152 writers and sportscasters.
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NEW York
Elmore Smith
Travis Grant
Giants
Kentucky State
Associated Press
Dwight Lamar
Southwestern
Louisiana
Ted
McClain
Tennessee State
Butch Webster
LSU
New Orleans
Waterford Independent Basketball Tournament Planned
The Waterford High School hosts the annual Waterford Independent Basketball Tournament from March 29 to April 2 limited to eight teams. First through third place receive trophies, with individual honors for the champions and an all tournament team. Entry is 25 dollars, due at the March 22 drawing at 7 p.m. at the high school. Contact Paul Watson Gale Henry or Ronald Young for details.
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Waterford
Waterford High School
Paul Watson
Gale Henry
Ronald Young
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