Lakers Upset No 1 Seed in NAIA District 18 Semifinal
Mercyhurst College, once a women’s school until three years ago, stunned top seed Clarion 56 55 at Clarion to reach the District 18 NAIA final. Led by Carl Jones 17 and Joe Sebestyen 20, Mercyhurst, 17 7, faces Slippery Rock in Wednesday’s title game after Slippery Rock beat Point Park 96 81. Slippery Rock’s Balbach 23 and Tomblin 21 paced the Rockets as Point Park ended 158 for the season while Slippery Rock improved to 19 5.
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Prees
Mercyhurst College
Clarion State
Erie
Clarion
Lakers
Slippery Rock
Point Park College
Mercyhurst
Steve Albert
Carl Jones
Jesse Campbell
Tehich
Joe Sebestyen
Lou Myers
Mark Balbach
Peyton Tomblin
Rockets
Point Park
Slippery
After 15 Seasons He Finally Reaches Majors as Royals Manager
John McKeon finally reaches the majors after fifteen seasons and 1,994 games in baseballs bush leagues. The tobacco-chewing rookie skipper recalls rocky roads from Missoula to High Point Thomasville, bus rides and cramped lockers before guiding sluggers John Mayberry and Lou Pinella for Kansas City.
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Fort Myers
Fla
John Aloysius McKeon
Kansas City Royals
Missoula
Fox Cities
High Point- Thomasville
John Mayberry
Lou Pinella
Beaver Tagging Planned at Corry Rod and Gun Club
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will hold its annual beaver tagging and fur sale at the Corry Rod and Gun Club in Columbus Thursday night. Tagging runs 7 to 9:30 p.m. with fur buyers present. tagged beavers must be within 10 days of season end. Game protectors from Erie Warren Crawford counties attend. hunters must bring licenses. Readers are also reminded to turn in mink rats caught during the beaver season or face prosecution.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
Corry
Erie
Warren
Crawford Counties
Gibson
Bill Lee
Titusville
Crawford County
Don Parr
Tidioute
Warren County
Wayne Lugailia
Waterford
Erie County
Hajec Sparks 258 In Bowling Action
Stan Hajec posted a 258 high single in last night's bowling action, the top score of the night. Carl Clabbatt led the series with 234 and 211 for a 624, while Connie Mountain topped the ladies with 177. Other scores include Berry's Belles and Spartansburg men in varied leagues.
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Stan Hajec
Carl Clabbatt
Connie Mountain
Berry's Belles
Rossbacherss
Spartansburg
Northrop
Crosby's Garden Center
Snapp's
Star
Ns Vew
Buells
Dolan's
Beaver Trophy Buys Highlight Elgin Fur Trade
Ray Burrows, a well known Elgin fur buyer, describes a beaver as a trophy. He recently purchased the largest specimen he has ever seen, signaling a notable moment in the local fur trade.
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Ray Burrows
Elgin
Burrows
Gophers Fall to Iowa in Big Ten Upset Loss
Iowa shocks Minnesota 65 to 62 as the Hawkeyes improve to 12-11 overall and 5-8 in Big Ten play. The upset jeopardizes Minnesota’s hopes to meet UCLA, with the Gophers unable to overcome the seventh-ranked opponent in a tight late game.
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Iowa
Minnesota Gophers
UCLA
Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Corry Rifle Team Falls To Bradford In Rematch
Bradford defeated Corry Area High School 1909 to 1823 on Bradford's range. Dru Guskea led Corry with 378, Jim Shaver 376, and others followed as the Beavers drop to 1-2 and prepare to face Kane on March 19 at the Corry Rod and Gun Club course.
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Corry
Bradford
Beavers
Owls
Ron Bairie
Dru Guskea
Jim Shaver
Guskea
Shaver
Dennis Neese
David Slike
Bud Rushin
Brian Mulligan
Debbie Shaver
Tim Vinea
Kane
Columbus
$100 000 Year Contract Club Adds Two Stars
Baseball's $100,000 salary club expands with Mets signing Rusty Staub to a $330,000 three year deal and Yankees agreeing with Bobby Murcer for six figures. Staub and Mets GM Scheffing debated deferred payments and year-by-year totals as Reds star Pete Rose moved toward final contract steps in Tampa. Murcer, at 28, is the third Yankee to reach the $100,000 threshold, while Mayberry's Royals two year deal boosts the payroll amid holdouts remaining for KC players and Braves signings shift.
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New York
Mets
Yankees
Rusty Staub
Bobby Murcer
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Reds
Tampa
Fla
Staub
Bob Scheffing
Scheffing
Montreal
Murcer
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Bobby
MacPhail
Cesar Geronimo
Rose
Kansas City
John Mayberry
Mayberry
Royals
Dick Drago
Tom Burgmeier
Cookie Rojas
Amos Otis
Joe Hoerner
Atlanta
Braves
Sparta Gals Sweep Varsity Volleyball in Two Wins
Sparta High School varsity girls defeated Titusville in both matches 15-3 with Brenda Varney scoring 12 points and Wendy Scouten 10 as leaders. Titusville’s Rhonda Southwick topped her team with six. In the JV games Titusville won 15-5 and 15-4 led by Penny Hopwood’s 14 points while Sparta’s Cindy Statbro had five.
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Sparta High School
Titusville
Penny Hopwood
Cindy ‘Statbro
Sparta
Crotty Try-M Post Victories In Rec League
In City Recreation Basketball League action Try-M Finance defeated YMCA 65 to 49. Crotty Ferrando Auto Dealers beat Troyers 83 to 61 led by John Faulkner with 21 points and eight field goals plus five free throws. Duane Edwards led the Y with 17 points while Harold Bromley scored 33 for Troyer’s and John Crotty added 22 in a separate game.
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Try-M Finance
YMCA
City Recreation
Crotty-Ferrando Auto
Troyer's
John Faulkner
Duane Edwards
Harold Bromley
John Crotty
Bromley
Crotty
Denny Albers
Troyer
Terry Maynard
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Montana
Liberace
Timberjacks
McKeon
Baker Music Center
Spain
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Sita
Iscz
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R.D
Corry Area High School
McMichael
Gophers
Iowa City
Minneapolis
Kevin Kunnert
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Purdue
Big Ten
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Oral Roberts
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Manhattan
Rutgers
Fairfield
Marvin Barnes
Glenn Price
Ernie DiGregorio
Maurice Lucas
Warriors
Jadi
Marine Bank
Marine Bank Classic
BowlAire
Whiz Kids
Meerhoff's TV Dial Realty
Crotty-Ferrando
Gene Buesink
Ford Coca-Cola
the National Bank of Corry
Leo Jackman
Jim Bay
Pat Bierfeldt
Earl Meerhoff
Karl Brooks
Joe Jongfliesch
George Gibson
Bob Hand
John Woodard
Lewis
Lanny Fitch
Dave Edwards
Dexter Sandburg
Dave Wetmore
Jim Lictus
Sparta Gals
Journal Daily
Trym
Edwards
Steuart
Lobel
Om Schroider
Fogle
Dia Wassink
Bill
Hiner
Mathews
A Olson
Wassink
Randy
Faulkner
Crotty Ferrando
Maynard
Albers
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