Fenwick Springs Upset: Falcons edge top seed in district opener
Fenwick Falcons beat New Miami 62-60 to seize a Cincinnati Class A District Tournament night upset at Princeton. Bill Brehm keyed the final stretch with eight of the last 13 points. Trenton defeated Seven Mile 80-54 as both teams advance to today’s second round at Princeton High with Fenwick facing St Bernard and Trenton meeting Cincinnati Country Day.
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Springboro Panthers To Meet Ripley In Tourney Opener
Springboro High battles Ripley at Herman Court tonight in the Wilmington half of the Cincinnati Class A District Tournament. Tipoff is 7 p.m. followed by Clinton Massie versus Fayetteville. Florida none.
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Toledo Glass Bowl eyed as enclosed arena
The University of Toledo athletics committee recommended converting Glass Bowl into an enclosed sports arena. Current capacity is 16,500 but the proposal says an enclosed facility could host 235,000 football fans and 10,000 for basketball.
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Florida Citrus Open Set For Rio Pinar March 14 17
The 1968 Florida Citrus Open is scheduled at Rio Pinar Golf Club in Orlando from March 14 to 17. Players from the PGA Tour will compete for the title and prize money.
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Trojans Triumph Over Seven Mile 77-? In Strong Second Half
Trenton dominated Seven Mile 77 to 54 after taking an 18-11 edge in the first quarter. Mike Hannah and Bill Johns each scored 15 to pace the Trojans while Bob Benninger and Randy Koontz led Seven Mile with 13 and 11 respectively. The Trojans connected on 32 of 74 shots for 43 percent, compared with Seven Mile’s 27 percent on 20 of 74.
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Springboro Pirates Rally Past Macon 68 66
Springboro converts a second half rally led by Wight 11 of his 17 in the third quarter to beat Macon 68 66. Macon’s Mahanes scores 21 with a late push, Bryant blocks a late tip in to seal the Panthers’ win and send Springboro to 7 12 while Macon ends 12 9.
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Mt. Crab ends Waynesville’s tourney bid with 80 56 win
Mt. Crab used a fast break to overwhelm Waynesville for an 80 to 56 victory. Derry Pursley led Mt. Crab with 21 points while Bill Davis scored 20 for Waynesville as the Spartans finish 8-11 and Mt. Crab improves to 18-2.
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Chamberlain Reaches 25 000 Points On Free Throw
Wilt Chamberlain tallies his 25 000th career point on a free throw in a 138 117 Philadelphia 76ers win over the Detroit Pistons. He adds 32 rebounds and 12 assists, as Pettit remains the all time scorer with 20 880 and Baylor near 19 500.
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Lakota Falls to Finneytown as West Leads Los Angeles Win
Los Angeles posted its sixth win in eight with Jerry West scoring 29 and Archie Clark 26, while Lakota struggled in Cincinnati. Finneytown won 67 to 39, with Lakota’s McQuinley returning from injury and Finneytown finishing 13-5.
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Cage Results Class A and AA Tournaments
In Lima and Bluffton regionals the Class AA results show Celina 73 over St Marys 49, Lima Shawnee 83 over Ottawa Glandorf 69, and Lima Senior 84 defeating Wapakoneta 59 while Lima Bath won 84 to Findlay 82. Class AA action at 4ma Kenton 76 beat Van Wert 57 and Delpnos St John 76 edged Elida 70. Class A reports continue at Wilberforce.
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Lions' Roar Is Loudest Ever in Ivy League Race
The Columbia Lions, led by Jim McMillian and Dave Newmark, roared to a 73 45 road win over Brown to stay tied with Princeton at 18 4 for first in the Ivy League. Princeton beat Harvard 84 72 as both chase the league title and a top AP spot.
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Brantley Signs with Cincinnati Bengals
Ed Brantley a standout offensive tackle from North Texas State signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. He became the AFL club's third college draftee to agree to terms for the 1968 season.
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Open golf championship set for Oak Hill in Rochester
The 1968 U S Open will be held at Oak Hill in Rochester New York from June 13 to June 16. The event brings together top players for a national golf title at the historic course.
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NBA scores roundup from multiple games
NBA results show Philadelphia 138 over Detroit 117 and Los Angeles 131 over Cincinnati 115. Seattle 127 beat San Diego 122. St. Louis 118 topped Baltimore 110. San Francisco 127 defeated Boston 122. Denver 108 edged New Orleans 102. Pittsburgh 110 defeated Minnesota 102.
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Pass Catcher To Turn Coach For Falcons
Jim Red Phillips, a former Auburn star and eighth all time in NFL receptions, will quit playing to coach with the Atlanta Falcons. The Minnesota native caught 401 passes for 6,044 yards in a 10 NFL season career after being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1958 and later joining the Vikings in 1965.
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Red” Phillips
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King Sets Sights on Third US Indoors Title
Billie Jean King remains the favorite as the 61st US National Indoors semifinal unfolds at Winchester Indoor Tennis Center. The Wimbledon and U.S. Grass Courts champion, who recently won the Australian title, extended her winning streak to 20 with a 6 0 63 quarterfinal victory over Patti Hogan of La Jolla, California.
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Unseeded Kukal Repeats Upset to Reach Semis
In Macon Georgia Jan Kukal of Czechoslovakia, unseeded, defeated third seed Marty Riessen of Evanston Illinois 6 4 6 4 to reach the Macon International Tennis Tournament semifinals. He will face England's Mike Sangster in the semifinal with the final on Sunday.
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Germantown Edges Russia 62 in Tourney Opener
Germantown defeats Russia 62 to 58 in a tight Class A first round game at New Lebanon gym. Duane Wise goes 12 for 12 at foul line and Germantown shoots 42 percent to reach the second round against Twin Valley North tonight at 7.
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