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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1976
Page
10
Musing on a summer with no baseball and the chaos of potential postponements. Readers are urged to brace for possible sports disruptions and a shift to other events as editors foresee scarce coverage, radio and TV rotations, and renewed interest in local semi pro games.
Miami and Western Michigan, the MAC pace-setters, must avoid looking ahead to Wednesday’s showdown. Both teams face critical games Saturday with Ball State and Ohio University, while Western Michigan could clinch an NCAA bid with two wins. If tied, a March 9 playoff decides the representative.
Indiana stretched its season unbeaten run to 25 straight and wrapped up a Big Ten crown after a 96-67 victory over Wisconsin. Scott May exploded for 41 points as the Hoosiers, led by a relentless defense, secured the conference title and a likely NCAA berth. Wisconsin, in its final home game, saw coach John Powless resign at season's end.
The 14 Ohio Conference men open this weekend aiming to dethrone defending champion Wittenberg, who have won eight of 17 titles. Otterbein and Ohio Northern loom as top challengers, with Wittenberg earning a first round bye and facing Capital or Denison. Other OC openers include Baldwin Wallace at Heidelberg and Ohio Wesleyan at Otterbein. The OC tourney leads to an NCAA III berth next weekend.
Ohio State, the Big Ten champion at 18 2, is top seed in the state women's college basketball crown at Cedarville College from March 4 6. They meet Central State at 8 p m on March 4, while Ashland seed No 2 faces Ohio University at 2 p m and Bowling Green plays Denison at 8 p m in the first round.
Summary of scattered college and high school cage results across divisions. Notable wins include Eastmoor 79 over Mount Vernon 4 and Ansonia 43 over Covington 40. Major college scores feature Connecticut 99 over New Hampshire and Manhattan 90 over Fordham.
The Cleveland Indians announced four more signings bringing the 1976 roster under contract to 31 of 39 players. The latest signees include outfielder George Hendrick and pitchers Rorie Harrison Don Hood and Jackie Brown.
Fairfield health concerns and record come up as Brian Hasseman quits after two seasons. His Indians posted only three wins in the Greater Miami Conference. He will remain coach during the upcoming tournament.
Middiettes beat Princeton 54 to 32 at the local gym to cap the GMC championship. The win runs Middiettes’ GMC streak to eight and extends their overall unbeaten run to nine games.
The Freshman High Trojans defeated White Oak 77 to 62 to advance to the tournament final. The local Titans also won 51 to 37 to finish fifth, ending their season with six wins and seven losses.
Mason-Springboro High unbeaten Panthers beat Mason 53 to 22 to secure at least a tie for the Fort Ancient Valley Conference championship. It is Springboro’s 10th win in as many games, with six straight league victories and one conference game remaining.
Fenwick opens at UD Arena facing Greeneview as head coach Butch Rossi relies on a youthful lineup led by Mike Acra in the Class A Tournament. The Falcons, 9-9, seek rebounding edge and steady leadership from senior Mike Gausling as they chase a better post-season run.
Verity defeated the Teddies 53 to 36 to earn a spot in tonight’s semifinals at Middletown High. They will play top seed McKinley at 7 p.m, while John XXIII meets Manchester at 8:15 p.m. McKinley remains undefeated and the league champion.
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