Middletown Middies Eye League Title and Tournament Run
Middletown head coach Paul Walker enters his 24th year aiming to win the league and gear up for the tournament. With seven games left, he plans rest for star Bud Bierly and more court time for Mike Lamb Benny Cole and Jim Ratliff as the team fixes turnovers and shot opportunities.
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Paul Walker
Dayton Roth
Middies
Falcons
Walker
Bud Bierly
Bierly
Roth
Mike Lamb
Benny Cole
Jim Ratliff
UCLA Remains Tops In AP Poll As Kentucky Follows
UCLA holds No. 1 with 26 first place votes and 592 points after a 12 game win streak. Kentucky stays No. 2 with 546 points. top ten includes South Carolina, St Bonaventure, New Mexico State, Jacksonville, Houston, Marquette, North Carolina, and North Carolina State. Dayton signs 7-foot center Coladarci from N J High School to Dayton.
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Naton
Bruins
Associated Press
Kentucky
South Carolina
St. Bonaventure
New Mexico
UCLA
New Mexico State
Jacksonville
Houston
Marquette
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Dayton
Ohio
Joe
Davidson
Coladarci
Illinois
Hawthorne
Ohio U
N.J
Penn
Univer
Southern Calif
Ally
Duke
Kansas State
Louisville
Town
Iowa
Notre Dame
Zanesville Tops Ohio Class AA Standings After Strong Week
Zanesville moves to 13-0 and leads Class AA with 204 points seven ahead of Chaminade while Mohawk slips to third after losses. Eric Jones spearheads the defense as Zanesville crushes Northland 61-30 and Marietta 41, with Chaminade close behind at 13-0.
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George Strode
Columbus
Ohio
Zanesville
Mansfield St. Peter
Associated Press
Columbus Mohawk
Dayton Chaminade
Columbus Eastmoor
Chaminade
Mohawk
Eric Jones
Marietta
Columbus Northland
Blue Devils
Northland
Columbus City
Dayton Meadowdale
Land Kettering
Leaders School and state teams compete for points standings
The article lists multiple Ohio high schools and their win loss records with points, highlighting Leaders School W L Pts and ranking 1 through 10 for various districts. It notes additional schools surpassing 10 points such as Lima Senior Athens Miamisburg Rossford Akron St Vincent and others, with further standings including Mansfield St Peter Zane Trace New Riegel Garaway St Henry Sandusky St Mary Wynford Coldwater Ridgedale Licking Valley and more.
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Zanesville
Dayton Chaminade
Columbus Mohawk
Canton McKinley
Newark
Toledo Macomber
Dayton Roth
Steubenville
MI O
Hamilton Garfield
Ashland
Lima Senior
Athens
Miamisburg
Rossford
Akron St. Vincent
Hamilton Badin
Cincinnati
Bacon
Delphos St. John
Grove City
Youngstown Liberty
Cincinnati Oak Hills
Mansfield St. Peter
Zane Trace
Ross
New Riegel
Garaway
St. Henry
Sandusky St. Mary
Wynford
Coldwater
Ridgedale
Licking Valley
Skyvue
Sidney
Holy Angels
Lincoln Heights
Northridge
West Jefferson and
Holgate
East Canton
East Knox
Federal Hocking
Lisbon
Springfield
Vikings Announce Six-Game 1970 NFL Preseason Schedule
The Minnesota Vikings released a six game exhibition slate for 1970. The Hall of Fame Game opens on August 8 in Canton against the New Orleans Saints. Other games include August 15 at Pittsburgh, August 21 at Houston, August 29 versus the New York Jets at Met Stadium, September 5 at Cleveland, and September 11 versus Chicago in the Armed Forces game at Soldier Field.
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Minneapolis
Minnesot Vikings
New Orleans
Canton
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Metropolitan Stadium
Houston
New York Jets
Met Stadium
Cleveland
Chicago
Soldier Field
Ex-Ciney Player Helps Reds In Middletown Faculty Game
Gerry Arrigo, recently traded to the Chicago White Sox, and Jim Maloney started for the Reds against the Middletown Faculty but the star was Dick Vorhies with 31 points. Dick Houcke added 41 for the Faculty as Cincinnati triumphed 105 to 90.
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Jerry Nardiello
Cincinnati Reds
Gerry Arrigo
Chicago White Sox
Reds
Middletown
Arrigo
Jim Maloney
Middletown High
Dick Worhies
Georgetown College
Kentucky
Vorhies
Pete Rose
Dick Houcke
Rose
Houcke
The
Pete
Maloney
Bench
Stewart
Weber
Mayabb
Payne
Meyer
Bergen
Neimeier
Troth
Shafer
Gordon
West Holds Lead With 31.2 PPG At Halfway Mark
Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers remains the NBA scoring leader at the season midpoint with a 31.2 point average, the only player above 30. In the ABA, Carol ina Cougars guard Bob Verga lifts his per game to 27.3 while runner-up Spencer Haywood sits at 26.7.
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Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
West
Carolina Cougars
Bob Verga
Spencer Haywood
Bob Scheffing Named Mets General Manager VP
Former major league catcher, manager, and coach Bob Scheffing is named general manager and vice president of the New York Mets, succeeding the late Johnny Murphy who died last week of a heart attack.
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Bob Scheffing
New York Mets
Johnny Murphy
Pont Passes Presidential Invite for Selective Service Post
Indiana University football coach John Pont says he declined a presidential invitation to become director of Selective Service. A broad sweep of sports notes follows with Ontario 500 added as a major annual auto race and the Hibiscus stakes at Hialeah Park as a key three year old test. Federal officials indicate no top sports figure will appear early as a betting probe unfolds in Detroit linked to arrests made New Year’s Day in Michigan and Nevada.
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John Pont
Indiana University
Selective Service
Ontario
Detroit
Michigan
Nevada
Denver Post pick leader Haraway posts 222 wins in 300 games
Frank Haraway the Denver Post baseball writer who covers the University of Colorado led Post sports staffers with 222 correct picks and five ties in 300 games for a .753 winning percentage.
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Denver
Frank Haraway
Denver Post
University of Colorado
Post Sports Department
Haraway
Ohio approves three class system for high schools
Ohio high schools will compete in three classes starting fall 1976 under a plan approved by 457 to 297 votes among 740 ballots. Class AAA includes schools with 369 or more boys, Class AA 163 to 368, and Class A 162 or fewer. Wrestling remains two classes, and a single class for swimming tennis and gymnastics.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harold Meyer
Meyer
Ohio High Oo Athletic Association
Coach Gets 2 New Titles
Gordon Larson, University of Akron head football coach, was named director of athletics and head of the physical education department effective February 1. He has served as acting athletics director for four months, replacing Red Cochrane who moves to professor and consultant in October. Larson joined Akron in 1961 with a 56 24 3 coaching record.
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AKRON
Oho
Gordon Larson
University of Akron
Larson
Kenneth “Red” Cochrane
University
Cage Results from Collegiates Across The Nation
Ohio State defeated West Virginia 70 to 8 while Dayton overwhelmed Detroit 89 to 68. Youngstown beat Cleveland State 78 to 68 and Ohio Northern posted 97 to 82 over Defiance. Cedarville won 90 to 72 against Walsh. Denison fell 73 to 71 to Marietta. Rio Grande triumphed 110 to 108 over Oakland City Indiana. Army routed Fairleigh Dickinson 44 to 71. Clemson topped Ga Tech 88 to 78. Western Kentucky won 85 to 75 over Murray. McNeese State 77 beat La Tech 66. LaSalle 85 over New Orleans. Colo 85 defeated Iowa State 67. Weber State 85 over Montana 80. Air Force 92 over Western State Colorado. Utah State 95 over Portland 83.
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West Virginia
Dayton
Detroit
Youngstown
Cleveland State
Ohio Northern
Defiance
Cedarville
Walsh
Denison
Marietta
Rio Grande
Oakland City
Ind
Army
Fairleigh Dickinson
Georgia
Auburn
Clemson
Ga. Tech
West
Kentucky
Murray
McNeese St
la Tech
LaSalle
New Orlas Ley
Colo
Iowa State
Weber St
Montana
Air Force
Utah State
Portland
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