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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1978

Page

15

Middle Monroe girls win in Oxford Class district tourney

Middletown Monroe High Schools girls opened Oxford Class AAA and Class A district play with wins. Middletown defeated Colerain 70 to 18 led by Miller 19 Kerr 14 Zimmerman 12 and Love 11 on 30-for-64 shooting, while Monroe beat Garfield 55 to 21 paced by Peggy Miller 18 points and 15 rebounds. Talawanda edged Forest Park 51-47 in OT, and Fenwick faces Seven Hills in Cincinnati Garden later tonight.

Middletown Monroe High Schools Oxford Fenwick High Anderson Colerain Monroe Hamilton Garfield Talawanda Forest Park Middlettes Talawanda High Jim Sherard Hornets Garfield Sherard Peggy Miller Fenwick Seven Hills of Cincinnati Cincinnati Garden Falconettes Macon

Baseball and coaching moves across American and National Leagues

Gene Dusan named manager of the Portland Beavers in the Pacific Coast League and Bill Sharp signed as outfielder by Portland. Gorman Thomas signed by Milwaukee. Sam Ewing signed by Toronto along with an extension for Tommy Hutton. Pirates add John Milner and Mike Easter to the outfield. Birmingham Bulls appoint Jonn Brophy as assistant coach.

Cleveland Indians Gene Dusan Portland Beavers Bill Sharp Portland Milwaukee Brewers Gorman Thomas Toronto Blue Jays Sam Ewing Tommy Hutton Pittsburgh Pirates John Milner Mike Easter Birmingham Bulls Jonn Brophy

Brock says base stealing requires more than speed

Lou Brock argues that base stealing combines mechanics, weight shifting, acceleration and surprise, not just sprint speed. He cites Bruce Jenner as an example and notes Olympic sprinters would need years to match his 900 career steals while predicting future threats from track champions.

Brock New York Lou Brock St. Louis Bruce Jenner Jenner Montreal Ball’s Hall of Fame Ty Cobb Edward W. Stack Hall of Fame

Girls' cage tourney results and tonight's games

Girls basketball tournament results include Oxford AAA Monroe 55 over Hamilton Garfield 2 and Middletown 70 over Colerain 18.5. Forest Park 47, Dayton AAA Coma Julienne Lebanon 42, Alter 58 over Meadowdale Fairmont East 44. Selshont n Dayton A Cedarville 47 over Newton 16. Yellow Awe 45, Dayton Christian 50 over Bethel 42, Ansonia. Tonight games feature Al Talawanda High versus Lakota, Franklin versus Oak Hills, Miamisburg versus Wilbur Wright, Centerville versus Fairmont West, Beavercreek versus West Carrollton, Dayton A Eastern versus Ripley, Fenwick versus Seven Hills, Summit Country Day versus Batavia, Franklin Monroe versus Tri Village, Bradford versus Arcanum.

Oxford Monroe Hamilton Garfield Middletown Colerain Forest Park Dayton Coma Julienne Lebanon Alter Meadowdale Fairmont East Selshont Cedarville Newton Yellow Awe Dayton Christian Ansonia al Talawanda High Lakota Finneytown Franklin Oak Hills

Otterbein Wins OAC Title With Narrow Wooster Win

Otterbein earns its first Ohio Athletic Conference crown and a Great Lakes Regional NCAA Division III berth by defeating Wooster 72 71. Mike Wohlheter knocks down a free throw with 15 seconds left to seal the victory after a 14 point lead vanished in the final stretch.

Associated Press Otterbein Great Lakes Wooster Mike Wohlheter OAC Cardinals

Cage results roundup from various college matchups

East Holy Cross 99 Boston Cal 96 OT Manhattan 95 Seton Hall 66 Massachusetts 7 Pittsburgh 68 New Hampshire 64 Northeastern 62 Providence 85 Long Island U 62 St Bonaventure 75 St Francis Pa 72 St John's NY 69 Niagara 60 Syracuse 100 Canisius 59 South Alabama 61 Florida 70 Tennessee St 93 Morehead 79 St 80 Oral Roberts 76 Kentucky 76 Georgia 67 Mississippi St 63 Auburn 62 OT Tennessee 59 Vanderbilt 46 Midwest Detroit 89 Loyola Illinois 95 Principia 91 Far West Air Force 72 Colorado 64 Utah St 89 Montana 68 Tournaments Bucknell 88 Western Chester St 73 American 97 Hofstra 77 St Josephs Pa 90 Drexel 80 Indiana St 90 Western Texas St 71 Drake 75 Illinois 59 Bradley 75 Wichita St 71 New Mexico St 76 Tulsa 75

East Holy Cross Boston Cal Manhattan Seton Hall Massachusetts Pittsburgh New Hampshire Northeastern Providence Long Island St. Bonaventure St. Francis St. John’s N.Y Niagara Syracuse Canisius Alabama Florida Tennessee Morehead Oral Roberts Kentucky Georgia Mississippi Auburn Vanderbilt Midwest Detroit Loyola Illinois Principia FAR West Air Force Colorado Utah Montana Bucknell Chester American Hofstra St. Joseph's Drexel

Florida State Leads Metro Tourney Pairings in Cincinnati

Florida State, the top seed with a first round bye, headlines the Metro Conference Championship bracket set for March 24 in Cincinnati. The field features Memphis State vs St. Louis, Louisville vs Tulane, and Cincinnati vs Treech with Cincinnati the defending champ. The second round and subsequent games run Friday and Saturday with Florida State awaiting its next opponent.

Cincinnati Florida State Memphis State St. Louis Louisville Tulane Florida Ate Oc Chacuntenaie

Princeton Wins Two Titles at Randy George Memorial

Princeton captured two of four Randy George Memorial Basketball titles at Lebanon school after defeating Northwest Pleasant Run 37 24 for the 8th grade crown. The Tigers then beat Lakota 74 42 to clinch the overall title. Waynesville took the 7th grade title 33 29 over Franklin and Carlisle prevailed 37 31 against Lakota in the freshman final.

Lebanon Princeton Northwest Pleasant Run Lakota Waynesville Franklin Carlisle

Shawnee Arrows Close Season With Win Over Eaton Eagles

Preble Shawnee Arrows defeat Eaton Eagles 69-57 in Wayne Trace League action. Michael and O Banion lead with 17 points each as Shawnee finishes 5 12 in league and 9 12 overall, knocking Eaton from a share of the WTL title with New Miami.

Camden Preble Shawnee Arrows Eaton Eagles Wayne Trace Arrow Eaton New Miami Kirk Michael Darren O'Banion Arrows

Pro boxing back in Dayton at Hara Arena card

Dayton hosts a return to pro boxing with an eight round main event featuring Sugar Ray Leonard versus Art McKnight of Mansfield. A second eight rounder matches Aaron Pryor of Cincinnati against Ken Pettigrew of Cleveland, with additional six round bouts on the card including Frankie Williams from Cincinnati.

Dayton Yton Hara Arena Sugar Ray Leonard Art McKnight Mansfield Mansfield State Reformatory Leonard Cincinnati Aaron Pryor Ken Pettigrew Cleveland Frankie Williams

Tennis results from U S Indoor and women’s tourney matchups

In Memphis Cox and Tanner each won in straight sets while Gullikson beat Newcombe 6-4 7-6. In Kansas City Goolagong won 6-4 6-1 over Richey and Marsikova upset Russell 7-4 6-3. In Washington a Congressional probe charged NCAA enforcement staff with cajo ling and bribery to obtain information from student athletes.

Memphis Tenn Mark Cox Roscoe Tanner Tim Gullikson John Newcombe U.S Kansas City Evonne Goolagong Australia Nancy Richey Regina Marsikova Czechoslovakia JoAnne Russell Washington NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association Clark

Amateur bout pair features Spinks and unbeaten Gregory

Leon Spinks faces Angel Aspada of Kansas in a light heavyweight contest while Steve Gregory of Columbus, unbeaten in 10 fights, meets Jamie Thomas of Cincinnati who has lost only once since turning pro.

Leon Spinks Angel Aspada Kansas Steve Gregory Columbus Jamie Thomas Cincinnati

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