Uniontowns Class A title conquest capped local basketball season
Uniontown High School captured the Class A PIAA crown with a 70-57 win over Norristown led by Don Yates who scored 22 points despite fouls. Darby topped Mercer 51-42 for Class B while Jim Thorpe defeated Clarion 14-40 for Class C. Bethlehem Catholic beat Greenville St Michael 40-29 for Class B.
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Jim Thorpe
Bethlehem Catholic
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Clarion
Greenville St. Michael
Don Yates
Associated Press
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Red Raiders
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Aotheo
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Jim Williams
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Dave’ Palmer
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Jack Morgan
Paul Hydro
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Ron Marshall
Princes Fennerty
Bethlehem
Tag Beavers Here Tomorrow At Local Pelt Tagging
Trappers in the Corry area are to tag beavers tomorrow night at the Red and Gin Club. Officers from Erie Warren and Crawford counties will be present to supervise tagging and verify hunting licenses.
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Corry
Erie
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Paret Near Death From Ring Beating
Benny Paret lay in a coma after losing the world welterweight title to Emile Griffith in a nationally televised bout at Madison Square Garden. Doctors said brain damage chances were extremely low, while Paret’s wife Lucy and manager Manuel Alfaro urged prayers as Paret showed slight signs of movement and received blood transfusions.
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Benny
Kid) Paret
Emile Griffith
Manuel Alfaro
Howard Dunbar
Paret
Alfaro
Roosevelt Hospital
Madison Square Garden
Jose Torres
Lucy
Torres
Benny Jr
Cuba
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Surneohé
New York State Athletics Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Melvin L. Kiilewitch
Patel
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Ruby Goldstein
Ringsiders
Goldstein
Mer Goldstein
T Krew Paret
Corry Hosts District Swim Meet at Local Pool
Eight teams competed in the Northwestern Pennsylvania District YMCA swim meet at the Corry pool with 200 entries across four age divisions. Corry placed teams in Cadets, Preps, Juniors, and Seniors with numerous top finishes including Doug Rozelle first in a 20-yard butterfly and Marty Roehrig first in 100-yard freestyle for the 10-12 year group. Other schools participating included Bradford, Erie, Kane, Meadville, Old City, Titusville and Warren.
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Pennsylvania
Distic Ymca Swimmiltus
Doug Rozelle
Rein Pold
Carl Counasse
Doug Rothrock
Becop Sample
Rothrock
Sample
Rozelle
Pold
Jim Stahl
Dave Cochran
Paul Downer
Marty Roehrig
Dave Puller
Tom Sawyer
Ken Marsh
John Seitz
Jim Amy
Carl Hillstrom
Jim Lundy
al Bennett
Amy
Lundy
Fuller
Roebing
Bill Dale
Hillstrom
Marsh
George Pain
Delf Wickwire
Harrison Keppel
Mike Allyn
Allen Loomis
Jim Mong
Terry Darnofall
Xander Wins Scoring Title In Cage Loop
Xander led the Trojans with 141 points to capture the scoring crown in the fifth and sixth grade recreation basketball league final day. The Trojans beat the Apaches 17 to 10 as Wright School gym hosted Saturday games. Jaywalkers 17 Sureshooters 10 Musketeers 21 Vikings 18 Road Runners 24 Twisters 11. Jaywalkers finished 2 0 1. top scorers included Joel Swink 12 for Musketeers and Bill Johnston 19 for Vikings.
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Trojan
Xander
Trojans
Apaches
Wright School
Jaywalkers
Sureshooters
Musketeers
Vikings
Twisters
Bob Blair
Joel Swink
Bill Johnston
Sim Hepler
Larry Hasbrouck
Sander
PA Champs Lose in Knights Tournament Setbacks
Pennsylvania Catholic high school basketball champs North Catholic drop both games in the Knights of Columbus Tournament over the weekend. They fall to St. Joseph's Prep, Philadelphia Catholic League champions, and then lose a consolation matchup to LaSalle Academy of New York.
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Fittsburgh
Weelk
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St. Joseph's Prep
Philadelphia
LaSalle Academy of
New Yor
Beardsley Tops Men’s Tourney and Doubles Lead
Georgy Beardsley won the singles with a 637 series on 145 188 and 205 games as the 17th annual Mens City Bowling Assoc Keg Journey nears its end at Bowl Aire Vin Legters of Clymer led doubles with Vincent Bensink 1266 total The Owls of Jamestown led team events with 2921 pinfall Brigham Hardware second at 2886 Dick Craker led all events at 1807 with Mac Hiner second 1792 Sarnicki paced Brigham with 697 in singles and 197 213 169 for a 579 series, handicap 26 per game The tournament wraps with action scheduled Saturday and Sunday at Bowl Aire
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Phil
Bil Sample
Dick Craker
Mac Hiner
Hiner Alo
Dorry Jamestown Owls
Brigham Hardware
Owls
Reesi Drager
Harlan Taylor
Francis Dyer
Roger Smith
Sam Pate
Brigham Lneup
Stan Sarnicki
Dick Martin
Tom Burkhart
Ray Sandburg
Bob Damon
Taylor
Sarnicki
Brigham’s
Bowl-Aire
G. Beardsley
Legters
M. Hiner
Bensink
B. Sample
P. Samples
Betherink
H. Bensink
Dayton Cops INIT Crown Dayton Cops INIT Crown
Dayton captured the National Invitation Tournament championship with a 78 to 67 victory over St. John’s of New York. Loyola took third by trouncing Duquesne 95 to 34 in the consolation game.
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Dayton
St. John’s
New York
Loyoll
Duquesne
Last night mixed doubles at Bowl-Aire yield modest scores
Bowl-Aire mixed doubles produced only a reportable score with Mary H Williams totaling 180 while no one reached 200. Jim Rhoades led the Bear League with a 580 series and a 176, 163, 191 line. Chuck Brockman had the high single game at 201 as tournament activity continued in Avalon Center junior and bantam leagues.
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Mary H. Williams
Nan
Atatena
Jim Rhoades
Rhoades
Chuck Brockman
Avalon Center
Tom Morton
Morton
Mike Dubrosky
Gophers
Cooklis Posts 254 In Lefty Tournament at Berry's Aud
George Cooklis, a local restaurateur, bowled an unofficial high game of 254 on Saturday in the Southpaw Bowling Tournament at Berry's Auditorium in Erie. His five game total of 1066 with handicap ties him for sixth place in unofficial standings. Bob Lindstrom of R D 1 Yilride appears in the same report.
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George Cooklis
Erie
Cooklis
Berry
Bob Lindstrom
R. D
Yilriide
Ye 'ReHes Sabunay
District 10 Cops 2 Championships In Mat Tourney
Easton and Boiling Springs High School each produced two individual champions at the 26th annual Pennsylvania Interscholastic Wrestling Championships at Penn State. District 6 took four finals titles while four other districts claimed two. 10 schools had champions. Lock Haven’s Jerry Swope retained the 180 pound title with an 8-6 win over Warrior Run’s Ron Michael. About 5,300 fans attended in Rec Hall and 300 watched via Schwab Auditorium closed circuit as District 10 placed three finalists with two titles.
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Mat Tourney
University Park
Easton
Boiling Springs
Pennsylvania State University
Lock Haven
Jerry Swope
Ron Michael
Warrior Run
Recreation Hall
Schwab Auditorium
Tim McCall
Eric Strong Vincent
Bob Robbins
Greenville
Dick Stuyvesent
Lehigh Finishes Fourth In NCAA Mat Tournament
Gray Simons of Lock Haven claimed his second straight outstanding wrestler award by winning the 115 pound final 9-2 over Mark McCracken. Kirk Pendleton reached the final but lost 5-4 to Army’s Mike Natvig. Lehigh finished fourth with 24 points as Oklahoma State led with 82, Oklahoma 2 45, Pitt 7th with 19, and Lock Haven 16.
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Lehigh
Stillwater
Okla
Gray Simons
Susnerup
Kirk Pendleton
Pennsylvania
Simons
Mark McCracken
Oklahoma
State
Lock Haven State College
Pendleton
Army
Mike Natvig
Ashigh
Oklahoma State
Pitt
Lock Haven Uth
Hogue Leads Cincinnati Past Ohio State for NCAA Title
Paul Hogue, a 240 pound center from Knoxville, dominated the title game scoring 22 points and grabbing 19 rebounds to lift Cincinnati over top ranked Ohio State 75 0 0 76? The Bearcats clinched their second straight NCAA crown and his 75 MVP votes reflect a standout tournament performance. Oscar Robertson also starred for Cincinnati earlier in his career as the program cemented its legacy. Lucas battled a knee injury and was limited to 11 points as his Buckeyes failed to replicate last year’s overtime win.
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Paul Hogue
Cincinnati
Oscar Robert Bobyl
Jerry Lucas
Hogue
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinati
Ohio State
Bearcats
Cineitmali
Buckeyes
Lucas
Oscar Robertson
Bearcat
Ed Jucker
Ohio
Paul
Bucks
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