Woody Hayes Drops By Middletown For Quick Chat
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, driving through Middletown in winter weather, stopped at Middletown High to chat with star linebacker Todd Bell. Hayes has shown interest in recruiting area players, recalling Bell’s past track and defense. The piece also notes Bobby Knight praising Middletown's Butch Carter for defense and Cincinnati Reds nostalgia through a year-end record release.
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Tar Heels Rally Past Wake Forest In ACC Clash
North Carolina 77 Wake Forest 75 as UNC uses a second half surge led by Tommy LaGarde and John Kuester to overcome a rough first half. Griffin held to 12 points. UNC moves to 12-1 and into first in the ACC at Winston-Salem with 8,200 in attendance.
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Weather brings heavy snow as Middletown games face postponement
Five high school basketball games are canceled with two more in doubt due to an early morning storm. Middletown's GMC showdown with Fairfield is unlikely after attempts to reach Fairfield officials failed. Numerous other local games including New Miami at Madison and Lakota at Franklin are postponed or uncertain amid ongoing snow and looming further accumulations.
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Fenwick Bench Sparks 65 54 Upset of Monroe
Fenwick beats previously unbeaten Monroe 65 54 in a Mid Miami League game at Middle gym. Bench players Jim Long Steve Cochran and Toby Vaughn fueled a third quarter run, with Cochran Rossi and Vaughn keying a final stretch as Fenwick shifts to 7 4. Monroe shot poorly and turned over the ball 20 times as Fenwick rode a 1 3 1 zone to victory led by Steve Rossi with 19 points and Mike Acra 16.
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Buckeyes Rally Past Wisconsin On Freshmen Start
Ohio State, fielding three freshmen like Wisconsin, overcame an early 14-4 deficit to beat the Badgers 60-58 in Madison. Tony Hall tipped in a Kelvin Ransey miss with two seconds left to seal the win as OSU shifted from man to zone and Wisconsin failed to adjust.
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MAC unbeatens clash on NBC regional TV in Columbus
Central Michigan meets Miami in a MAC showdown on NBC regional TV in eight Midwest states. The unbeatens, Miami 3-0 and Central Michigan 2-0, face a high-stakes test as CMU adds transfers Tropf and Grauzer to bolster a quick, versatile lineup.
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College Cage Results Across The Nation
Ohio State edged Wisconsin 60 58 and Malone beat Mount Vernon Nazarene 68 66. Adrian defeated Defiance 86 73 while Delaware 73 Maine 67 and Fairfield 65 Hawaii 79. Connecticut 80 Alabama 79 and South Carolina 77 Wake Forest 73. Indiana 73 Northwestern 58 and Minnesota 83 Illinois 69. Purdue 87 Iowa 76 and Texas El Paso 69. Arizona State 89 New Mexico 87 and Nevada Reno 87 Portland 86 Oregon 72. Oregon 61 Washington 68 in OT. Stanford 68 Southern Cal 64 and UCLA 82 California 74.
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Stengel saw Billy Martin as a winner early on
Casey Stengel recalls Billy Martin’s hustling spirit after seeing him in 1947 and 1948 with Oakland and noting how Martin played multiple infield positions. He could have promoted him in 1949 but waited until 1950, when Martin helped win pennants for the Yankees.
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