Purple Wins In Overtime Over Princeton Vikings 67 62
Middletown Middies survive a tense game to defeat the Princeton Vikings 67 62 in overtime. Carter scores 22 including two late free throws to force OT and cap a 12 game unbeaten streak. Princeton shoots 50 percent but falls short after an eight point fourth quarter lead evaporates.
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The
Middletown Journal
Princeton Vikings
Middies
Middletown
Princeton
Paul Walker
Butch Carter
Carter
Purple & White
Hillard
Pete Johnson
Shardelow
Ken
Ron Jones
Walker
Johnson
Jones
Morgan
Brad Cornelison
Vikings
Never-say-die Hornets edge Wildcats 80-75
Monroe beat Franklin 80 75 in a Mid Miami League thriller at Monroe gym. Bob Johnson led Franklin with 27 points while Dean Lanier sparked Monroe with clutch late plays and free throws from Joe Merritt sealing the win. Monroe improves to 2-1 in league. Franklin drops to 1-3.
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Tim Willis
Hornets
Monroe
Franklin
Joe Merritt
Merritt
Janklin
Lanier
Mayable
Bob Johnson
Fred Allmyer
Allmyer
Cats
Nets
Mayabbe
Colliver
McDonough
Smothers
Farrish
Hale
Johnson
Blair
UC faces Bowling Green amid race dispute with coach Catlett
Cincinnati AP report says UC basketball players allege discriminatory practices by coach Gale Catlett. UBFA leaders cite tensions and discuss suspensions of Jim Webb and Artis, while Catlett denounces the UEFA group and warns of leadership changes if pressured.
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Posey
UEFA
Mike Franklin
Mike Artis
Mike Jones
Robert Miller
Jim Webb
Artis
Catlett
Jimmy
Franklin
Willie Wise quits ABA star cites Mormon attitudes
All Star forward Willie Wise of the Utah Stars has quit basketball. His lawyer Robin Turner said Wise is not playing professionally anymore and noted difficulties finding a landing with other teams due to perceived religious attitudes and job barriers.
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Salt Lake City
Willie Wise
American Basketball Association
Utah Stars
Robin Turner
Wise
Stars
Turner
Purdue and Notre Dame Dream of Upset Wins Saturday
Purdue and Notre Dame head into Saturday's games as underdogs. Purdue faces top ranked Indiana at Bloomington while Notre Dame meets fourth ranked UCLA at home in South Bend. Both coaches insist their teams can win and push for surprise results.
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Ken Rapport
Purdue
Notre Dame
Indiana
Hoosiers
UCLA
Fighting Irish
Boilermakers
Fred Schaus
Schaus
Bruins
Los Angeles
Hope Springs
Digger Phelps
Phelps
Cage results from area high school games
Scores from numerous area high school games including Middletown 67 Princeton 62 in OT and Canton McKinley 78 Canton Lincoln 58. Other notable results feature Cincinnati St Xavier 64 over Bacon 70 and Xavier New Orleans 64 over Jackson 69.
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Middletown
Princeton
Monroe
Franklin
Fenwick
Lakota
Lebanon
Madison
Hamilton Taft
Hamilton
Garfield
Carlisle
TV South
Preble Shawnee
Valley View
National Trail
Eaton
Mason
Springboro
Clinton Massie
E. Clinton
Fairfield
Ross
Canton McKinley
Canton
Lincoln
Cedarville
Jamestown
Greenview
Cincinnati Bacon
Cincinnati
St. Xavier
Cincinnati Elder
LaSalle
Cincinnati Forest Park
Western Hills
Taft
Woodward
Aiken
Clarksville
East
Clinton
Dayton
Belmont
Meadowdale
Chaminade-Julienne
Wright
Dayton Christian
Christian
Dayton Jefferson
Lewisburg
Twin Valley North
Dayton Northridge
Granville
Dayton Stivers
Fairview
Wayne
Xenia
Beavercreek
Hillsboro
Wilmington
Kettering Alter
Lima Catholic
Kettering Fairmont West
Troy
Little Miami
Waynesville
New Carlisle
Fenwick Falcons roll past Lakota for 78 58 win
Fenwick High regains form with a 78 58 Mid Miami League victory at Lakota as Marty Bidwell scores 26 and Jim Kraft opens the fourth with two quick baskets. The win lifts Fenwick to 9 4 and ends a three game league skid while Lakota drops to 3 8.
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Lakota High
Falcons
Lakota
Fenwick
Falcon
Jim Kraft
Marty Bidwell
T-Birds
Monroe
Bidwell
Schramm
Clemens
Dobrozsi
Kraft
Hamilton
Acra
Ward
Perine
Holstein
Walters
Crosthwaite
Shepherd
Stamper
Prather
Gardenis
Middletown and Greenhills Lead Middletown Invitational
The Middletown Invitational wrestling tournament sits on its final day with Middletown and Greenhills tied for the team lead at 16 points each. Franklin sits third, with 11 points, as favored finals feature by 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. showdowns including a 145-pound clash between Dwight Passmore and Phil Ritz.
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Middletown
Middies
Greenhills
Franklin
Talawanda
Madison
Hamilton Taft
Dayton Dunbar
Monroe
Dwight Passmore
Phil Ritz
WEL boss sees bright future
Portland Oregon AP Chris Hemmeter president of the World Football League reports Portland is returning to the WFL for the 1975 season. He states commitments of hundreds of thousands of dollars and predicts a reorganization into a viable league after financial troubles in 1974. Five cities have escrowed funds. Portland is not yet among them.
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Portland
Ore
Chris Hemmeter
World Football League
Honolulu
Hemmeter
WFL
MUM Student Wins Foul Shooting Contest at Middletown
Jim Davis, a 19 year old junior at Miami University Middletown and former Fenwick High student, won a campus foul shooting contest with 20 of 25 from 15 feet. The annual event includes non basketball students from Middletown Hamilton and Oxford campuses. Davis is the first MUM student to win.
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Jim Davis
Miami University
Middletown
Warriors
Lynn Darbyshire
Fenwick High
Hamilton
Oxford
Davis
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