Beaver Cagers Battle Title Holders Tomorrow
Corry Beavers travel to Oil City to face Oilers in a key matchup after a tough loss to Meadville. Oil City, defending Section Two champions, sit near second place with a 4-2 league mark, led by coach Bob Lynch’s fast pressing attack. Beavers aim to stop a slide with John Crotty, Jim Dolan, Kevin Sutton, Steve Moore, and Craig Sampsell in the starting lineup for an 8 p.m. tipoff following a junior varsity game.
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Lou Stack
Kike Barez
Cap Flinchbaugh
George Sterner
Gary Davis
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Ray Schwab
Bill King
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Jim Dolan
Kevin Sutton
Steve Moore
Craig Sampsell
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CAHS Matmen Enter Tough Nonleague Test Tomorrow
CAHS hosts Saegertown in a nonleague wrestling meet as four undefeated Panthers visit. Saegertown boasts wins over Commodore Perry Jamestown Pa Cochranton and Northwestern while four undefeated Saegertown wrestlers pace the card. Brian Fry 103 pounds has three wins. David Stearns 145 and Tom is among the big guns at 7 0.
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Jim Bennett
Norbie Adams
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Bob Ferrando
Ken Dobor
Jim Swart
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Doug Luikhart
Bruce Petty
Chuck Marburger
Olympic Flame Relays Toward Sapporo For Winter Games
In Hakodate Japan the Olympic Flame arrived aboard a ferry escorted by five destroyers as relays plan three overland routes to Sapporo for the 11th Winter Olympics February 3 to 13. Runners start Friday from Hakodate and aim to reach Sapporo by January 29. The flame, seen in Japan after arriving from Greece December 30, travels through Aomori to maximize public exposure.
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Corry Rifle Team Wins Twice In League Action
Corry rifle squad earns its first season wins in round two of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League by defeating Lawrence Park No 2 in both handicap and actual scores. Final handicap 1961 to 1948 and actual 1955 to 1890. Top shooters: David Lindberg 394.2 Kay Anderson 3921 John Weeks 392.1 James Shaver Jr 391.5 Marjorie Shaver 391.1. Other league results: West County split with Meadville Lawrence Park No 1 split with Amboy Walnut Creek drew a bye.
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Beaver Club Plans 28th Banquet for Corry CAHS athletes
Corry Beaver Club moves toward its 28th annual All-Sports Banquet with Ray Blynt announcing Dave Gates and Terry Williams as co chairs. The event aims for early April with a top speaker, full catering, and a program honoring CAHS varsity athletes across all sports.
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St Thomas Crusaders defeat Holy Trinity 63 to 51 at home
St Thomas School’s Crusaders remain undefeated in league play with a 63 51 win over Holy Trinity of Erie. Bracken led with 17 points while Scheiner and Frisina added double figures. Holy Trinity’s Tom Yanoski led all scorers with 21 points. Next, St Thomas visits St Kasmir and hosts St Joseph of Erie, with a 2 p.m. Sunday tip.
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Volleyball Race Opens Up as Standings Spread
After two weeks with six teams unbeaten and six winless, the City Recreation Volleyball League sees a tighter race. Erie County Plastics Methodist Church and Penelec remain unbeaten with 60 records and nine league points. Paul’s Men’s Wear and the Glory Stompers share second with eight points. Next week Corry Jamestown I meets Methodist Church and Corry Jamestown I meets Alibi II at 7:15 p.m. Corry Jamestown II faces Alibi I while Raymond’s plays Penelec at 8:15 p.m., and Erie County Plastics faces Paul’s while The Gophers duel the Glory Stompers at 9:15 p.m.
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Hall of Fame welcome surprises Koufax Berra Wynn
The Baseball Hall of Fame election surprised Sandy Koufax and Yogi Berra, while Early Wynn, 200-game winner, learned of his selection while picking tomatoes at his Nokomis Florida home. Koufax led with 344 votes, Berra 339, Wynn 301, in a 396 vote ballot. Musial later joined those receiving over 300.
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Redskins Pay Price for Success With Draft Loss
New York AP report says George Allen built a winner by trading draft picks for proven talent, delivering a 9 4 1 mark and a playoff exit to San Francisco, but leaving Washington with only 10 selections in the 17 round draft beginning Feb 1, while New Orleans tops with 23 choices and coin flips set the first round order for 26 teams.
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Trio of baseball greats share lasting ties to the game
Berra and Wynn, alongside Koufax, are noted for stellar careers. Berra hit 358 homers and batted .285 for the Yankees and later coached the Mets. Wynn won 300 games over 23 seasons with Washington, Cleveland and Chicago and later scouted for the Twins. Koufax remains a NBC broadcaster keeping him connected to baseball.
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Rushin's 15 Tops For 7th Grade Basketball Action
Room 200 improved to 2-6 with a 46-25 win over Room 205. Room 23 defeated St Thomas A 26-20 behind Jim Muckinhaupt's nine. Room 235 rose to 8-3 as Tom Theisen and others contributed points.
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Fred Wilson
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Sparta Gaslagers suffer first setback to Oil City
Sparta girls basketball, known as the Sparta Ettes, fall 41-40 to Oil City, dropping to 7-1. Lori Cook leads Sparta with 15 points, Darlene Howell adds 13. Malinda Hale tops Oil City with 24 as Oil City also wins the JV game 21-12.
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