Intensity By CHIC RIEBEL Daily Times Sports Editor
Springfield star Kevin Boyle, a 5-11 guard for the Cougars, fuels Central League champions with relentless energy and intimidation at the line and in the lane. Coaches praise his leadership and dedication even as critics call his tactics tough. Boyle, whose scholastic drive rivals Harvard in sight, embraces the grind and never shirks a challenge.
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Chic Riebel
Boyle
Springfield
Gerry Quedenfeld
Cougars
Kevin
O.J. Simpson
Bobby Clarke
Kevin Boyle
Southeast Regional wrestling crowns Melanchuk and Meyer runners-up
George Melanchuk of Ridley High won the district title and Carl Meyer of Springfield finished second, earning top seeds for the Southeast Regional at Council Rock High. Melanchuk defeated Frank Delhaas 5-1 to reach the state tournament in Hershey, while Meyer was knocked out by Gieh Koser of Downingtown 11-3, ending Delaware County’s hopes in Class AAA.
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Harry Chaykun
Daily Times
Newtown
George Melanchuk
Ridley High
Carl ‘Meyer
Springfield
Council Rock High
Melanchuk
Meyer
Hershey
Frank ‘B Delhaas
Gieh Koser
Downingtown
Koser
Delaware County
Council “Rock
Ridley
Dave Young
Pat
Gambone loses in overtime in first wrestleback match
Gambone of Methadon led 7-3 in the third period but was pinned in overtime by Steve Goldsmith of Woodrow Wilson in the second round. The report also lists weight class matches for Sun Valley, Ridley, Marple Newtown, Ridley, and Lee MELANCHUK on page 14.
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Gambone
Methadon
Steve Goldsmith
Woodrow Wilson
Ken Donaldson
Sun Valley
Chico Hugo
Marple Newtown
John McCann
Ridley
Bill DeMeglio
Kevin Marley
Pat Davey
Ken ‘Jones
Lee Melanchuk
Collingdale's Chmielowski wins AA title
Collingdale High's Steve Chmielowski captured the Class AA Southeast Regional 189-pound wrestling title at Morrisville High, scoring 13 points in each of his matches and pinning Chuck Reiss in the final with 11 seconds left. Coach Glenn Lambert praised his performance as “super” after a pair of 13- degree wins and a late finish that made him only the second Collingdale wrestler to win a regional championship.
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Morrisville
Collingdale High
Steve Chmielowski
Morrisville High
Chmielowski
Collingdale
Tom Muir
Bruce O’donnell
Lee Murter
Garnet Valley
Cimielewski
Rich Geist
North Schuylkill
Dan Detweiler
Penn Argyl
Chuck Reiss
Wilson High
Wrestlebacks
Reiss
Steve
Glenn Lambert
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St. Joseph’s College
Jim Boyle
Lee Boyle
Bert Hodge
Coatesville
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Tracy Stumpf
Spud
Bruce O'Donnell
Ghia
Futura
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Murphy Ford
Township Line Rd
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