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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1977
Page
8
Oxford's Middies defeated Northwest 69 to 45 as Ted Stewart praised the defense but lamented missed layups and shots near the basket. The win sets up a key matchup with unbeaten Sycamore Tuesday night, with Stewart warning of tougher tasks ahead.
Lebanon Warriors routed Forest Park Chargers 77 to 43 in the Oxford Class AAA Tournament opener at Millett Hall. Jim Rhoden led with 24 points, Jeff Vice added 19, and Lebanon set two school tournament records while forcing 28 turnovers. The win advances Lebanon to a 8:30 p.m. Tuesday game against the Finneytown–Talawanda winner.
Carlisle Indians the top seed in the Dayton Class AA District Tournament face Kings in UC Arena at 4 p.m. after a 65-60 win over Dayton Chaminade-Julienne. Franklin Wildcats meet Lakota Thunderbirds in Oxford Class AAA action at Millett Hall after Franklin’s 77-61 win over Lakota on Feb 1. Talawanda meets Finneytown at 7:30 with the winner advancing to face Lebanon Tuesday.
Amanda and McKinley advance to finals after semi final wins in City Middle School Basketball Tournament. Amanda boys beat Verity 40 to 24 and face Manchester at 8 15 p m. Chinley girls beat Amanda 27 to 18 and meet Manchester at 7 p m.
In Athens Ohio Kent State leads Northern Illinois 55 472 after opening round as both teams advance four wrestlers to finals. Ohio University sits third with 39 percent and three finalists amid a bid for an eighth straight MAC title.
Georgia Tech upset heavily favored Louisville 56-55 in the Metropolitan Conference tournament. Tech advances to meet Cincinnati in the final for a spot in the NCAA Midwest Regional. Cincinnati edged Memphis State 68-67 on Gary Yoder’s late free throws.
Fenwick, led by coach John Rossi, routed St Bernard 75 to 42 to claim the Class A Sectional title and earn a return trip to the University of Dayton Arena. Mike Acra and Pete Esposito each scored 15 and 20 points respectively while Tom Rich grabbed 13 rebounds. The Falcons face the Bellefontaine winner next, as Rossi aims to redeem past arena foes.
Bowling Green upset fourth seed Ohio University 58 to 39 to reach the finals in the Ohio women’s college basketball tournament in Oxford Ohio. Bowling Green will meet Ohio State while Cincinnati plays Miami in today’s semifinals.
Jorge Velasquez led New York race tracks in 1976 with 299 winning rides, edging rivals for the top jockey title.
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