Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1978

Page

20

Tough Cougars in regional test tonight

Edgewood Cougars, 6-11 regular season finish, ride four straight tourney wins into a Class AA regional semifinal at Dayton Arena against Licking Valley led by 6-8 Dave Burda and 6-3 Ralph Gutridge. If they win, they reach Saturday’s final and push toward the state tournament.

Cougars Trenton Edgewood Cougars Edgewood Mike Daley Dayton Hanover Licking Valley University of Dayton Newark Daley Dixie

MAC Fans Battle Marquette On NCAA Tournament Draw

The MAC champions urge a change in pairing to avoid Marquette’s repeated NCAA losses. They call for random draws or at least at large opponents and warn the conference risks automatic berths shrinking, threatening future NCAA play. Indiana and others face tough brackets as Marquette looms large.

NCAA Redskins UCLA Kentucky MAC

Tourney trail boys and girls results mix at Dayton and beyond

Regional high school basketball results span multiple classes with Dayton area wins by Kettering Alter and Springfield North in boys action, Canton Timken over Youngstown Mooney, and Columbus Linden McKinley against Walnut Ridge. Girls semifinals include Valley View over Oakwood and Springboro over Edgewood, plus district finals in Cincinnati and Millett Hall matchups at UD.

Dayton Kettering Alter Springfield North Cin Withrow Xenia Kent E. Cleveland Shaw Lorain King

Heritage High to play in Ohio Christian Schools tourney

Heritage High School from Middletown will represent 10 teams in Massillon at the Christian Schools of Ohio State Basketball Tournament. Seeded fourth, the team opens Friday at 4 30 p m versus Mansfield Temple in the Massillon Baptist Temple gym. A win advances to Saturday morning semifinals as Heritage closes its first season at 15 2.

Middletown Heritage High School Christian Schools of Ohio Massillon Heritage Massillon Baptist Temple Mansfield Temple

NBA Scores Reported From Nightful Games

Buffalo defeated New Orleans 120 to 108 while Philadelphia beat Atlanta 108 to 97. Seattle edged San Antonio 95 to 94. Milwaukee outscored New York 127 to 125 in double overtime. Portland fell to Houston 97 to 94 and Golden State beat Cleveland 118 to 108.

Buffalo New Orleans Philadelphia Atlanta Seattle San Antonio Milwaukee New York Portland Houston Golden State Cleveland

Valley View earns finals bid after big win over Oakwood

Valley View defeated No 1 Oakwood 52 31 to reach Saturday’s UD Fieldhouse final against unbeaten Springboro Spartans led by Joyce Johnson 19 points Tammy Mahaffey 12 and Teresa Kozar ec 11. Springboro rolled past Edgewood 55 22 behind Amy Tucker 15 Mary Flynn 13 and Andrea Madden 8. Edgewood ends 13 7 while Fenwick eyes Cincinnati District title against St Bernard and Middletown meets Monroe in Class AAA semis at Millett Hall.

Dayton Valley View Oakwood Springboro Edgewood Oxford Millett Hall Middletown Monroe Oak Hills Fairfield Cincinnati Cincinnati Garden Fenwick St. Bernard Bellefontaine Daytona Cedarville Yellow Springs Spartans Joyce Johnson Tammy Mahaffey Teresa Kozarec Don Ross Panthers Gary Willis Amy ‘Tucker Mary Flynn Andrea Madden Debbie Ridenour Morefield Hunter Kozarek Johnson Michael Mahaffey Conker Gibbons Kemper Martin McCune Tucker Flynn Hale Mo Flynn Jozwiak Hammock Jones Wray Barge Schenck Ridenour Madden LaBarge Gerber Bailey Robinson

Archie Aldridge tops MAC basketball all stars

Archie Aldridge of Miami earned the lone unanimous coach vote on the MidAmerican Conference first team. The 6 foot 5 senior led scoring, field goal percentage, rebounding and free throw accuracy, helping Miami post a 12-4 league record and NCAA berth.

Columbus Ohio Archie Aldridge Miami Middletown Redskins Marquette Aldridge Kent State Burrell McGhee Jr. Warren Jeff Tropt Central Michigan Holt Mich Tim Joyce Ohio University Youngstown Paul Dawkins Jr. Saginaw Mid

Ohioan top little star on AP College Division All America team

The AP named Jeff Covington of Youngstown State and Larry Wilson of Nicholls State among its top small college frontcourt players for 1978. The first team includes Dana Skinner Merrimack Harold Robertson Lincoln Missouri Tony Vann Alabama-Huntsville, with guards Hector Olivencia Sacred Heart and others earning second and third team honors across multiple schools.

NEW York Jeff Covington Youngstown State Larry Wilson Nicholls State Associated Press Covington Wilson Dana Skinner Merrimack Harold Robertson Lincoln Missouri Tony Vann Alabama-Huntsville Hector Olivencia Sacred Heart Conn Irwin Johnson University of Scranton Ron Ripley Wisconsin-Green Bay Rick Mahorn Hampton Institute Valdosta Bruno Caldwell Bob Kirkley Eastern New Mexico Carlos Terry Winston-Salem N.C Brian Rhodes Houghton N.Y Paul Seymour

Pocket Rocket Henri Richard Won Eleven Canadiens Cups

Henri Richard known as the Pocket Rocket played on eleven Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup championship teams.

Henri Richard Pocket Rocket Montreal Canadien

Middletown Middies Capture GMC All Star Honors

Three Middletown High players Carter Bierly Byrd earn spots on the 12 man GMC all star team as Middletown also claims Coach of the Year for Ted Stewart. Carter secures second straight first team nod alongside teammates and rivals in Hamilton and Princeton from the five team league. Honorable mentions include Huff Adkins and Russell.

Middletown High Middie Ted Stewart George Carter Jeff Bierly Mark Byrd Carter Lorell Huff Mark Adkins Melvin Russell

Adrian College earns at large birth in tourney bid

Adrian College announces its Bulldogs women's basketball team earned an at large birth in the Midwest Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women tourney. The event begins Thursday at Morris Harvey College in Charleston West Virginia.

Adrian, Mich Adrian College Bulldogs Midwest Association of Intercollegiate Athletics For Adrian Morris Harvey College Charleston W.va

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dave Burda Middletown Middies Dwayne Wood Barry Wright Doug Lake Ralph Gutridge WAC Jerry Nardiello Darrell Hedric Warriors Providence Indianapolis Michigan State Indiana University Hoosiers Furman Villanova-LaSalle Duke Rhode Island Pennsylvania St. Bonaventure Indiana St. Louis Hedric Canton Canton Timken Mooney Washington C Miami Trace Findlay Bowling Green Ottoville Stryker Columbus Cols Linden McKinley Cols Walnut Ridge Akron Central Mower Cleveland St Ignatius Kent St. Joseph Toledo Scott Maria Stein Marion Arcadia Arcanum Heritage High Boro Giant Killer Emily Bruns Spartans Middletown-Monroe Ohioan Top Little’ Star The Utpost Pacific Twin Polar Guard Cincinnati-Dayton R Goodrich BFG Silvertown Fed Fed. Fx Detroit American Express Americard Wendy’s Varse Scott Grevey Mike Grammel Hamilton Tait Tony Wilhite Myron Simons Steve Fehr Princeton Robby Cobb Jeff Jones Hamilton Garfield Mark Smith Kevin Clark GMC Elite Carter Bierly Byrd Henderson Central Ave Edgewood and Shafer
Search Courier

Search the Middletown Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Middletown Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication