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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1978

Page

15

Middies Sweep Butler County Tournament Final

Middletown High completed an undefeated run to win the Butler County Baseball Tournament. They defeated Fairfield 5 to 2 in the Hamilton final after coming from the losers bracket. Todd Tadych pitched all nine innings for Middletown with seven hits allowed while John Peterson drove in three runs, and Mark Adkins earned MVP honors.

Middletown Fred Nori Fairfield Hamilton Indians Todd Tadych John Peterson Mark Adkins Middies

Warriors sweep Edison State in Piqua doubleheader

Miami University Middletown baseball split the doubleheader with Edison State in Piqua. In game one Mike Real pitched a complete game as Tim Colliver, Kevin McGill, Greg Mace and Dale Spitler each had two hits in a 7 5 victory. In the second game the Warriors rallied for a 7 4 win, with Colliver driving in runs and earning the relief win. The team improves to 2 4 and visits Southern State in Hillsboro Thursday.

Miami University Middletown Edison State Piqua Warriors Mike Real Tim Colliver Kevin McGill Greg Mace Dale Spitler

Armco Triangles Rally To Split Weekend Set With Lexington

The Armco Triangles went 3-1 at Armco Park over the weekend against Blue Grass softball, dropping the opener 19 15 before sweeping Sunday games 15 14 23 18 and 19 7 to claim three wins.

Armco Triangles Lexington By Armco Park Triangles

Goodwin Wins Fifth Straight on TV Bowling Show

Middletown bowler Bob Goodwin rolled five straight strikes for a 224 to defeat Rudy Dukes of Cincinnati in the King of Bowling at Cincinnati. He earned $400, lifting his five week total to $2,000 and will face one more challenger before the April 30 finals at Glenmore Bowl. Goodwin cannot attend finals due to Masters Tournament in St Louis.

Middletown Bob Goodwin Cincinnati Goodwin Rudy Dukes Cincinnati Bowling Proprietors’ Association Dukes Goodwin Goodwin Glenmore Bowl St. Louis

Team leaders change in Eagles state bowling tourney at Sports Bowl

Two new teams moved to the top of the standings at the Eagles State Bowling Tournament. North Motors of Springfield led with a 3359 total, followed by Austintown No 2 Eagles at 3228. St Marys Eagles No 1 stood third with 3161. leaders mostly unchanged with one weekend left.

North Motors Springfield Eagles Austintown St. Marys Eagles

76ers rout Knicks as Reed predicted in playoff opener

Philadelphia, led by balanced scoring with eight players in double figures, jumped ahead 41-20 second quarter and rolled to a 130-90 win over New York. Reed praised Philadelphia's personnel as key to stopping the Knicks, who trailed by as much as 12 after the first, then collapsed.

Alex Sachare Philadelphia New York Knicks Willis Reed Philadelphia 76Ers National Basketball Association Sixers Knicks 76Ers Reed San Antonio Spurs Washington Bullets NBAA George Gervin Seattle Los Angeles Lakers Sonics Portland Trail Blazers Portland Milwaukee Denver NBA New York San Antonio Gervin Spurs Bullets Washington Dick Motta Elvin Hayes

Lebanon Raceway Reaches Million Dollar Week Milestone

Lebanon Raceway posted its first million dollar week since 1948 as five nights of racing generated 1,026,803 in total handle. Saturday's 317,312 led the week as the second highest single night ever.

Lebanon

Dayton All Stars Triumph Over Fort Wayne at Hara Arena

George Carter scored 16 points for the Middies as Dayton All Stars defeated Fort Wayne 96 to 86 at Hara Arena on Sunday. Dan Bockhorn led Dayton with 17 points, while Dwight Anderson poured in 35 and earned MVP honors in the win ahead of the All Midwest showcase.

Dayton George Carter Middletown Middies

Player captures Tournament of Champions title despite seven stroke comeback threat

Gary Player surged from seven behind to win the Tournament of Champions in Carlsbad Calif. He posted a final round 67 and finished with a two week earnings of 90 000. Lee Trevino and Andy North tied for second at 283 while Nicklaus faded.

Carlsbad Calif Gary Player Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino Andy North North Trevino Nicklaus Hubert Green Tom Watson Lanny Wadkins

McQuinn duo toss no hitter in 20 1 rout

David Matre and Bob McQuinn combined for a no hitter as John XXIII defeated Nativity of Cincinnati 20 to 1 in a Greater Cincinnati Metro League game. It marked the team's second win without a defeat.

David Matre Bob McQuinn John XXIII Nativity of Cincinnati Cincinnati

McGee Finishes Sixth in Kepler Golf at OSU Invite

Ohio State golfer Mike McGee of Middletown shot 78 to finish seventh among 156 players, posting a 228 total as OSU Scarlet won the Kepler Invitational by 23 strokes over Gray. Miami of Ohio placed third while Jerry Vidovic of Illinois State led individuals with 222.

Columbus Mike McGee Middletown Ohio State McGee OSU Scarlet Miami University Jerry Vidovic Illinois State

Youth Soccer Scores Across Divisions

In the 11-15 division Gryparis 4 beat Garner 2.0 while Morgan netted 4 in the Amazons 0 win over Frankfin 1. WEW forfeited 0. In the 9-10 division Manny's 6 defeated Franktin 0 and Optimist 3 beat Floorcraft 0.

Gryparis Garner Morgan Amazons Frankfin WEW Manny's Franktin Optimist Floorcraft

Wombold Reelected President In Local Bowling Group

The Women’s Bowling Association elected Martha Wombold to return as president with Chris Wells as treasurer and Marge Rohrkemper as sargeant at arms. New directors include Neda Marchetti Juanita Jiles Rosemary Day Bonnie Pruett Emma Beebe Bobbie Sparks Linda Jack Mary Jo Powell and Dot Long. Eight delegates were chosen for the Women’s International Bowling Congress in Miami April 24 to 26: Janet Ruppert Kay McCue Joe Brandenburg Barbara Rogers Rohrkemper Marchetti Ruth Melampy and Long. The group voted to match all league donations to the Bowlers Victory Legion, expected to exceed $1200 for VA hospitals.

Women's Bowling Association Martha Wombold Chris Wells Marge Rohrkemper Sargeant At Arms Neda Marchetti Juanita Jiles Rosemary Day Bonnie Pruett Emma _ Beebe Bobbie Sparks Linda Jack Mary Jo Powell Dot Long Women's International

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