Fire Tech runs past Meadville in district playoff opener
Fire Tech powered past Meadville 64 42 in the District 10 Class A boys basketball playoff opener. Meadville trailed 29 25 at halftime as Tech pulled away after the third quarter. Joe Liedtke led Tech with 21 points, Willie Kinnard 14, Bol Bileticnikoff 10, Carl Johnson 10. Meadville’s Tim Vadorn and Joe Zadrozny fouled out early in the third, ending any chance to rally. Meadville finishes 11 12 overall after section win. Tech advances to face the winner of Sharpsville Grove City in Meadville next Saturday at David Mead Field House.
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Farrell
Eric Tech
Meadville
Bulldogs
Brielles
Tim Vador
Joe Zadrozny
Tech
al Calabrese
Centaurs
Joe Liedtke
Centaur
Liedtke
Willie Kinnard
Bol Biletnikoff
Carl Johnson
Zadrozny
Tom Graham
Graham
Tom Carpenter
Wes Roberts
John Wallace
John Harvey
David Mead
Sharpsville Grove City
Y Girl Tankers Swim Against Olean Lassies
About 45 members of the Cory YMCA girls swim team compete in their first inter city meet at Olean N Y this afternoon under coach Mary Beth Keppel. They previously swam at a district meet in Hittin Ming and will travel to Butler for the regional meet later this year. Jade green swim fins funded by Christmas wreath sales were worn.
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Cory Ymca
Olean
Hittin Ming
Mary Beth Keppel
Butler
Irish Meusel Succumbs At 69
Long Beach, Cal. Emil Irish Meusel, who in 1922 set a World Series runs record, died of a heart attack at 69 after a brief illness at Pacific Hospital. He spent 15 years as a guard at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park races, played 10 years in the majors with the Giants Phillies and Dodgers, and was linked in three World Series clashes with his brother Bob Meusel of the Yankees.
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Long Beach
Can
Emil
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Weasel
Bob
New York Yankees
Tug
Giants
The
Yanks
Rolls 707 Series For ABC Lead Rolls 707 Series For ABC Lead
Ron Haten a 25 year old Metheun Mass bowling alley clerk led the regular Singles division of the American Bowling Congress Tournament after a 707 series Friday night his best three game total by 32 pins. Jim Thorpe wins Harrisburg high school basketball district title in PIAA Class A defeating Coplay 7235 to claim first district crown and advance toward state title defense.
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N.X
Ron Haten
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Haten
Metheun
Mass
Jim Thorpe
Harrisburg
Coplay
Shubert Reassigned as Buffalo College Golf Pro in Cassadaga Move
The Shubert family heads to Corry in May while Shubert takes a Buffalo college golf pro role after a career that spans four high school golf seasons, four college seasons, three years as Edgewood Country Club assistant, and three years as Cassadaga Country Club pro. Shuss will assist until June when he retires.
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Buffalo
Wolf
Edgewood Country Club
Pittsburgh
Cassadaga Country Club
Shubert
Shuss
Corry
Jack Shibert
Dupkirk
Corry Country Club
Rocal Club
Charlie Shuss
Turtle Creek
Indiana State Teachers College
Dunkirk High School
A Rifle Team Victory At Lawrence Park
Local Rod and Gun Club rifle A team defeated Lawrence Park 1939 to 114 led by Bill Hall with a perfect 301 score across seated kneeling and offhand. B team fell 1863 to 1859 as Corry’s John Weeks and Eugene Davis led in the close match with scores around 380.
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Lawrence Park
Bill Hall
John Weeks
Corry
Eugene Davis
Lyle Gifford
Robson
R. Crosscut
Bob Bailey
Art Ireland
Fem Stroup
Merle
Edinboro to Meet Slippery Rock in OASTOR Final
Edinboro faces Slippery Rock tonight for the Western Division crown of the State Colleges Basketball Conference. Slippery Rock advanced by defeating Indiana 75 to 69 at Butler. The winner meets Mansfield, the Eastern Division champion, in Williamsport on Monday. Edinboro is the defending Western titlist.
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Edinboro
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Butler
Mansfield
Williamsport
Bloomsburg Leads Shippensburg in State Wrestling Semis
Bloomsburg entered the semifinal and final rounds with a one-point edge over Shippensburg in the state college wrestling tournament today, aiming to defend its title.
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Bloomsburg
Shippensburg
Tock Haven
Bloome
Belinsky Ready For 1963 Spring Start
Bo Belinsky will make his first 1963 pitching appearance in an Intrasquad game at the Angels camp in Palm Springs. Angels manager Bill Rigney compares Belinsky to Seabiscuit to describe his pending return after a rocky season. Other spring news includes Alvin Dark naming Jack Sanford Giants opener, and signings by Throneberry and Jimenez amid holdouts and signings by other clubs.
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Bill Rigney
Los Angeles Angels
Bo Belinsky
Rigney
Belinsky
Angels
Palm Springs
Cali
Alvin Dark
San Francisco Giants
Jack Sanford
Sanford
Giants
Houston
Candlestick Park
Billy ‘Pierce
Marvelous Marv
Throneberry
New York Mets
Manny Jimenez
John Hancock
Kansas City
Lenny Green
Minnesota Twins
Rocky Colavito
Nort Cash
Detroit Tigers
Duke and Mounties Reach Conference Finals in NCAA Race
Duke and West Virginia won their conference semifinals to secure places in Saturday finals, with Duke set to meet Wake Forest after beating NC State. West Virginia defeated Furman to face Davidson, while Princeton led Ivy League with a 76-63 win over Cornell and Yale topped Dartmouth. Santa Clara and San Francisco shared West Coast action, Oklahoma City saw its 12 game win streak end, and Texas, Oregon State, and Seattle prepared for the NCAA tourney with wins.
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Duke
West Virginis
Princeton
California
Southern Cal
UCLA
Washington
North Carolina State
Raleigh
N.C
Wake Forest
Blue Devils
North Carolina
Bob Woollard
West Virginia
Furman
Richmond
Paladins
Mountaineers
Davidson
Virginia ‘Tech
Bill Bradley
Cornell
Tigers
Penn
Columbia
Philadelphia
Yale
Dartmouth
Santa Clara
Pepperdine
St. Mary's
San Francisco
Oklahoma City
Houstoni
Chiefs
Texas
Oregon State
Seattle
Arkansas
Washington State
Portland
Kim Kerwin
Southeastern
Tulane
Louisiana State
Kansas
Missouri
St. Joseph's
Dayton
Harvard
Brown
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Greer Nears End Of Line In Spartans Basketball Career
The UAVL star Larry Greer closes his high school basketball tenure as Sparta faces Commodore Perry in a Class C playoff opener at Titusville. Over three varsity seasons he scored 1,473 points, averaging 22.6 per game this year, with a best 50 in an Alumni game and 47 against East Forest. Frisina hails his all around athleticism and two-sport prowess.
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Warry Greer
Sparta
Joe Frisina
Spartansburgers
McDowell
Green
Spartans
Uial
Larry
Frisiaamen
Youngsville
UAVL
Commodore Perry
Conneaut Lake
Greer
Turing Greer
East Forest
Pleasantville
Northern Area
Frisina
Local Basketball Scores From Multiple Games Reported
Brisk night of high school hoops with Clymer over Mayville 58 46 Jamestown tops Southwestern 67 55 Townville sails past Saegertown 72 50 Kane defeats Curwensville 72 33 Cambridge Springs 59 stops Conneaut wake 46 Commodore Perry 73 over Cochran ton 40 Pine Valley 51 edges Westfield 47 Chautauqua 49 downed by Sherman 47. Also notes Rafia King of Nigeria and Don Johnson of Los Angeles named regional All Star. King has one year of baseball eligibility left while Johnson shifts focus to basketball.
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Brie Tech
Meadville
Clymer
Mayville
Jamestown
Southwestern
Townville
Saegertown
Kane
Curwensville
Cambridge Springs
Conneaut Wake
Commodore Perry
Cochranton
Pine Valley
Westfield
Chautauqua
Sherman
Unheard Of Second Draw Hits Tourney
MEADVILLE District 10 wrestling drew scrutiny when Erie coaches protested Greenville High School’s first round pairings. A new draw was conducted by Oi City official Blai Hildebrand after H. D. Leberman requested action. Meadville meets start at 7:30 with finals tonight amid potential further protests from other sections.
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Meadville
Erie
Greenville High School
Greenville
Strang Vincent
Elght
Trojans
GHS
Oi City High
Carl IT Townsend
Oi City
H. D. Leberman
Erie Academy
District
Hildebrand
Leberman
Meadville Senior High
Harry Ramsey
Leb
NBA Scores: Chicago Beats Los Angeles 114 109
Chicago defeats Los Angeles 114 to 109 in a high scoring NBA game. Detroit wins 115 to 113 over St. Louis while San Francisco tops Cincinnati 132 to 125.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Giant Players Sparkle In Packetball
In western Pennsylvania high school basketball action, Norwin led by 6-foot-8, 285-pound John Naponick with 30 points defeated Brownsville in a PIAA Dist 7 WPIAL tourney at Pittfield House. Buller won 24-6 in the first round over Bethel. Erle Tech beat Meadville 63-42 as Jor Uedtke scored 21. Westmont defeated Huntingdon 71-70. Jownstown routed State College 67-48. Doc Ridley of Westmont saw a late 1-1 miss in a 1-1 situation. Indiana beat Hollidaysburg 56-? at Dobbstown. Dan Douds had 25 for Indiana, Bob Lawrence 24 for Hollidaysburg. Cresson beat Blairsville 74-38 and Greenfield-Kimmel topped Franklin 76-52 in Dist 6 action.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Allstate
John Naponick
Norwin
Brownsville
Pittfield House
Fieldt House
Buller
Bethel
Toot
Jor Uedtke
Erle Tech
Meadville
Farrell Tech
Wille Kanard
Kanard
Jownstown
Charlie Jeffers
State College
Westmont Edeed Huntingdon
Altoona
Westmont
Doc Ridley
Dobbstown
Indiana
Hollidaysburg
Dan Douds
Bob Lawrence
Cresson
Blairsville
Franklin
Greenfield-Kimmel
Dist
Thiel Wrestlers Lead PAC Wrestling Tournament
Thiel College led the fifth Presidents' Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament entering the final day in Meadville Pa with a one point edge over Washington and Jefferson Western Reserve and Allegheny Thiel scored six points in the first round last night while the run nership tied with five each Behind were John Carroll and Wayne State with two each and Case Tech with zero W and J held the PAC title last year. arman's official representative. Loherman himself will not attend.
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Meadville
Thiel College
Presidents’ Athletic Conference
Washington & Jefferson
Western Reserve
Allegheny
Thiel
John Carroll
Wayne State
Case Tech
W&j
PAC
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Don Johnson
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