Beavers Rally Past Franklin 64 62 In OT Thriller
Beavers overcome a 10 point deficit to beat Franklin 64 62 in overtime. Dave Curtis scores only two field goals but the second with 19 seconds left in OT lifts Orange and Black. Dan Taylor intercepts a pass with 25 seconds remaining and feeds Curtis for the final play. Schwab leads Franklin with 28 points while Stevens 15 and Law 14 top Knights in a tight Venango County contest. Beavers finish 1967 68 with 5 9 Section 2 and 9 15 overall.
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Curry Beaver
Dave Curtis
Orange and Black
Franklin
Venango County
Beaver
Dan Taylor
Curtis
Knights
Schwab
Als Law
Stevens
Lawrence
Lawrence S
Graceot Kal
Wu Curtis
Oe Sk
Fred Stevens
Bob Boutwell
Corry
Orange
Black
Steve Grace
Frisiaamen
Sto Schwab
Lmnot
Red
Sone
Onds
Blunt
Beavers
Law
Scoop Sample
Taylor
Nets
Ray Lawrence
State racing split under fire from Liberty Bell Park official
Edward Dougherty, president of Liberty Bell Park, warns Pennsylvania lawmakers that changing the take from 10 percent to a larger state share could cripple racing. He argues a reversed split would hamper purses, hurt competitiveness with New York and other states, and force tracks to leg down already established circuits.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Edward Dougherty
Liberty Bell Park
Dougherty
Liberty Bell 1 Park
Horsemen
Raymond P. Shafer
Liberty Bell
Keystone State
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Florida
Junior High Five Defeated By Knights In Close Finish
Corry Area Junior High School’s Baby Beavers fell 42-39 to Franklin in the Corry Area High School gym. Trailing 23 15 at halftime they surged to within one in the third period before the visitors held on. Bowen led Franklin with 14 points while Guyton and Turner added nine each. Joe Amy scored 12 for Corry Beavers in coach Ed Partch’s final game of the season.
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Corry Area
Baby Beavers
Franklin Junior High
Orange and Black
Baby Knights
Bowen
Guyton
Turner
Joe Amy
Franklin JV routs Little Beavers in prelim game
Franklin JV thrashed the Little Beavers 83 to 30 in a prelim contest. Witherup led Franklin with 20 points while Davis added 12 Beggs 01 and Huffman 10 as Corry exchange student Dimacali topped Little Beavers with eight points.
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Franklin JV
Little Beavers
Franklin
Little Knights
Witherup
Davis
Beggs
Huffman
Hector Dimacali
Corry
Philippines
Meadville Clinches Section Two Title in Narrow Win
Meadville Bulldogs defeat Cranberry 64 60 to secure their ninth straight Section Two basketball title under coach Norm Sundstrom. Big Stan Jadroany scores 23 points as Meadville eyes a playoff bye and awaits the Meadville East vs Hickory winner for the district crown. Oil City beats Warren to claim third place. Corry tops Franklin in OT.
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Meadville
Bulldogs
Cranberry
Norm Sundstrom
Titusville
Eric East
Hickory
Allegheny College
Farrell
Westminster College
Stan Jadroany
Guy
Warren
Corry
Franklin
Rocky Grove
Oil City
Rifle Scores from Corry and Amboy Meet Details
Scores list multiple shooters with personal initials and totals. Corry results show Sundell 396, Vercant 390, Weeks 397, while Amboy results list Bennett ?, McLaughlin 394, Pataky 385, Best 392, Dean 380 with various 100s and 97s.
Sparta Routs West Forest 96 64 in season finale
Brent Allen sparked Sparta with 12 points as the Spartans beat West Forest 96 64 to cap the season. Lenders Jerry Linden led Sparta with 18 points while Dave Boythe added 13 and Mark Kolaja 14 as Sparta built a 25 11 first period lead and pulled away after a strong third period. West Forest, led by Steve Vermillion with 34, finished 57 in UAVL play. Pleasantville topped East Forest 63 54 and other UAVL results included Youngsville 49 41 over Eisenhower and Sheffield 183 63 over Tidioute.
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Youngsville
Eisenhower
Sparta
West Forest
AC Valley
Clarion
Brockway
Bishop Carroll
Elk County
Bradford den- Punxsutawney
Kane
Sheffield
Tidioute
Eae
Brent Allen
Spartans
Ben Nicklaus
Den
Dave Boythe
Mark Kolaja
Brett Harrison
Rod Skiff
Steve Vermillion
Nght
Pleasantville
East Forest
Florence Amoroso Tops Local Bowling Highs
Florence Amoroso rolled a 223 game and a 569 three game series to lead in local bowling. Readouts include Hajec, Snow, Caruso, and Trisket with scores ranging from the 180s to 205 in the same event.
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Florence Amoroso
Hajeceen CB
Roxie Hajec
Erma Hajec
Laura Snow
Debby Caruso
Chuck Munn
Giz Tripp
Nes Trisket
Rosie Caruso
Bowl-Aire Lady Nite Owls
Loblaws
Corry Savings & Loan
Bowl-Aire Corry
Jamestown Night Owls
Dick Catalfo
LaVerne Ayers
Larry Puckly
Dave Warner
American Courier
Pepsi
Edinboro Wrestlers Roll Behrend Freshmen 36 7
Larry Harrington pinned James Reitz in 1 57 of the first period as Edinboro State College defeated Behrend freshmen 36 7. Harrington competes at 123 pounds for ESC. Mike and Bruce Payer won for Spartansburg but Edinboro fell 23 16 to West Liberty. Mike improved to 3 1 while Bruce reached 7 3.
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Larry Harrington
Beaver
Edinboro State College
James Reitz
Edinboro
Harrington
ESC
Mike
Bruce Payer
Spartansburg
Scots
West Liberty
Bob Miller
Bruce
Matteo Magnone
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Joe Frisina
Bob Irons
Tim Law
Knights of the Beavers
Stretc
Keystone Sports
Ralph Beristein
Junior High Five
UN Bowen
Guyton Keas Turner
Wilson
Biery
Dolan
Bailey Downey
Amy G Hartley
Emmons
Dell
Zajac Oo Morgan
General Auto Repair
Frank's
Thomas Motors
Hector Dimacall
Chapman Clark
Witherup Beggs
Brown Corry
Rocky Grove Barmen
Nolland
Baker v. Constable
Foust
Walworth
Nitusville
Chase Downey
Cage
Spartanagers
Jerry Linden
Journal
Endsley
Sparta Ronts West Forest
Puelo Rials
Payer
Winnor
American Red Cross
Sea’s Drugs
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