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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1966

Page

10

Waynesville Upsets Springboro In Close League Clash

Waynesville Spartans toppled Springboro Panthers 79-78 as Dick McKeever netted a late go ahead jumper just nine seconds after Springboro briefly led 78-77 without injured star Mike Blevins who sat out practice and game. Blevins had been sidelined with an ankle sprain.

Springboro High Mike Blevins Waynesville Panthers Springboro Gerald Saunders Blevins Russ Spicer Spartans Dick McKeever Brevins

Twin Valley South nips Preble Shawnee in double OT for league title

Twin Valley South outmuscled Preble Shawnee 77 68 in two overtimes to capture the Preble County League crown. Key runs came after Shawnee sat five starters with fouls late in the third overtime. Henry brothers and Paul and George TVS powered the win.

West Alexandria Twin Valley South Preble Shawnee Panthers John Turpin Arrows Turpin Henry Brothers Paul and George TVS

Local Cage Scores From Middletown to Versailles

Local area results show Middletown 107 over Hamilton Taft 81 and Fenwick 88 over Franklin 64. Other games include Trenton 88 over Seven Mile 70, Monroe 69 over Lakota 66, Talawanda 75 over Madison 55, Waynesville 79 over Springboro 78, Twin Valley South 77 over Preble Shawnee 68, Kings Mills 75 over Clinton-Massie, Day Roosevelt 76 over Stivers, Miamisburg 73 over Troy 60, Mississinawa 71 over Gettysburg, and Franklin-Monroe 66 over Arcanum.

Fenwick Franklin Trenton Seven Mile Monroe Lakota Talawanda Madison Waynesville Springboro Twin Valley South Preble Shawnee Kings Mills Clinton-Massie Valley Roosevelt Stivers Miamisburg Troy Mississinawa Gettysburg Jackson Reily Day Roth Belmont Elder Purcell Hughes Taft Indian Hill Sycamore Wyoming N. Coll. Hill Northeastern Bethel Ham Garfield Fairfield McNicholas Cath

Clara Lukens Joins 600 Club In All Star League

Clara Lukens broke into the 600 Club with a 607 series in the Women’s All-Star League at Eastern Lanes, posting 205 199 203 for Armbruster's Florist s. The HONOR ROLL lists high scores by Fritz Wolfenberger Thurman Ratcliff Gephart Harrison Lukens and others with multiple strikes.

Clara Lukens Armbruster's Florists Eastern Lanes Clara Ron Fritz J. Wolfenberger Les Thurman L. Ratcliff Floyd Gephart Gray Harrison Billie McGee Marty Wombold Mary Dickerson Judy Schultz Wilma Brewer Ben Withers Mary Robinson Dot Hoover Gibbie Wise Lor. Marstall Verda Smith Dora Cornwell Janet Ruppert Dot Rigg Sandy Cramer Betty Hotarick Zelma Taylor Kay _ wilder Bonnie Pruitt

Kings Mills Atoms Stave Off Clinton Massie 75–70

Kings Mills keeps its Fort Ancient Valley Conference title hopes alive with a 75 to 70 win over Clinton Massie. The Atoms trailed early but led most of the game, then hit 53 percent at the line to seal the victory. Kings Mills travels to Fayetteville for a fan conference tilt.

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Trenton Five Upsets Seven Mile In Butler County Tilt

Trenton High beat Seven Mile 88 to 70 in a Butler County League game. Rick Wright scored 26 and Steve Whiteman 20 as Trenton outboarded the Spartans 89 rebounds from start to finish.

Trenton Trenton High Seve Mile Trojans Spartans Rick Wright Steve Whiteman Mile Adams Steele Carr Wright Craycraft Whiteman Hannah Seven Mile Prows Garland Parsons Sword Urban Jones Burkhardt Angst

Middletown swimmers set relay record in victory over Springfield North

Middletown High School triumphed 46 40 at the YMCA as the 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays led the win. The 160 yard medley relay team Reed Bunyan Lambert and Dudley clocked 1 24 to break both pool and school marks.

John Reed Tom Runyan Roger Lambert Jay Dudley Middletown High School Springfield North YMCA Middies Lima Middletown Reed-Bunyan- Lambert-Dudley Bryant Jones Tuttle

Heist Returns to Astros as Coach After Injury

AP reports 38 year old Al Heist finally joins the Houston Astros organization. Houston paid $75 000 in 1962 to acquire Heist from the Chicago Cubs in the expansion draft. He missed the knee injury in spring training and spent years as player coach in Oklahoma City before rejoining as a coach under Grady Hatton, now Astros manager.

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Ratliff's Basket Gives Monroe Edge Over Lakota

Monroe High rallied from eight down with six minutes left as Corby Ratliff hit a critical basket with eight seconds remaining. Leonard Powell held to five points in the first half, Lakota led 32-29 at halftime, and Dan Ginter plus Roger Kistner sealed Monroe's 69-46 win despite Lakota star Harlan Rogers scoring 31.

Monroe High Corby Ratliff Lakota High Monroe Leonard Powell Powell Lakota Hornets Dan Ginter Roger Kistner Ratliff Harlan Rogers Gft Ginter House Powel Myers Kistner Schultheiss Ratliff Williams Poe Wilbert Rogers Clark Ll Neal Johnson Perkins Franklin Denny Thompson Wildcats Shannon Moore Fenwick Clyde Falcons

Fenwick Falcons Rout Franklin 88-64 for 7-9 mark

Fenwick High School beat Franklin 88 to 64 as Ed Kovach led with 27 points. All eight Falcons scored while Kovach, Don Mitchell and Tom Hamilton reached double figures. Franklin struggled against a late zone and foul trouble.

Fenwick High School Franklin Falcon Butch Rossi Fenwick Falcons Ed Kovach Kovach Don Mitchell Tom Hamilton Wildcats McConmell Kelly Tracy Kovach Sicking Mitchell Rooster Hamilton Dawson Parsons Moore Thompson Berutti Coyner Conley Cathcart Fenwick Franklin

Teddies Triumph Over Amanda 41 to 27 on Roosevelt Court

Roosevelt Junior High defeated Amanda 41 27 on their home court. Miller led the Teddies with 17 points as the ninth grader paced the team. Amanda’s Sarringhaus Fugate and McGuire contributed limited scoring as Roosevelt pulled away in the second half.

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