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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1971
Page
10
UCLA earns a 73-62 win over Southern California to claim the Pacific-8 title and NCAA berth. South Carolina survives a 52-51 ACC final against North Carolina to reach the second round in Raleigh.
Miami Ohio Redskins, MAC champions riding a 13 game win streak, fell 62 to 47 to Marquette in the NCAA Mideast Regional. Hedric lauded his unheralded squad for a defensive effort against the No. 2 ranked Warriors and pledged to push for a fourth postseason appearance next year.
Coach Beryl Shipley says Southwestern Louisiana can do better as his team edged Tennessee State 86-82 to win the NCAA South Region and advance to Evansville Indiana. USL will face Assumption in a midweek game. Assumption beat Central Connecticut to clinch its regional title.
Tom Dinger, a 5 foot 10 senior guard from Mansfield, has been chosen as the 1971 most valuable player in the Ohio Conference. The Wooster standout topped 14 league coaches in voting and will receive the Mike Gregory Memorial Award.
Kentucky State Thorobreds, led by Coach Lucius Mitchell, return to Frankfurt after winning the NAIA trophy with a 102-82 win over Eastern Michigan. Starters Elmore Smith Travis Grant and William Graham shine as Grant earns MVP honors. Smith plans possible pro move seeking $2 million.
Champaign Illinois AP coach Bob Blackman will begin with nine assistants when Illinois opens spring practice. He brings five from Dartmouth and retains three Illinois staffers from 1970. Phil Krueger of Southern California will coach linebackers as spring practice introduces a new routine not used at Dartmouth.
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds ends his two week holdout signing for an estimated 2500 cost of living raise, well short of his 5000 ask. He earns praise for commitment to fans and teammates, aiming to be ready for the season. Reds and others play exhibition doubleheaders with Mets Phillies Cardinals and more.
Ohio high school basketball regionals begin with 16 survivors in each class AAA AA and A. Three former champions lead the field including East Tech Taft and Ayersville with state titles in past decades. Walnut Ridge Lehman Catholic still alive while Wellsville knocked out by Martins Ferry in districts. Regionals run Wednesday through Saturday across four sites.
Regional playoff brackets list matchups across Ohio venues including Cleveland St Ignatius vs East Tech, Euclid vs Bay Village, Boardman vs Canton McKinley, Akron Central Hower vs Woodward, Whitehall vs Celina, Walnut Ridge vs Steubenville, Hamilton Taft vs Springfield North, Dunbar vs St Xavier with finals Saturday. Class AA games feature Warren Champion vs Elyria Catholic, North vs Twinsburg, Rossford vs Canton Lehman, Lexington vs Lima Central Catholic, Maysville vs Steubenville Central Catholic, and more across Ashland Bowling Green Athens Dayton Lima Senior and Lima-Bowling Green venues through Thursday and Friday.
Richard Petty known as Rapid Richard and the Ran dieman Rocket closed in on becoming NASCAR's first millionaire after winning the Carolina 300 at Rockingham. The Plymouth driver increased career earnings to 910,988 and earned 17,317 for his fourth Rockingham win, with 82,080 for the year and a shot at a third 100,000 season in four years.
George Henry Miller, 93, of Anaheim, Calif., became the oldest golfer on record to score a hole-in-one in 1970, joining Golf Digest's list of 20,512 aces that year. His ace came on the 116-yard 11th hole at Anaheim’s municipal course, surpassing the prior 91-year-old record held by T S Sluth of England.
Dallas quarterback Craig Morton could be throwing within three to four weeks after elbow surgery. Dr. Marvin Knight performed an hour long operation to remove scar tissue from the triceps tendon and ulnar nerve of Morton's right elbow, a condition that troubled him through most of the 1970 season as the Cowboys reached the Super Bowl.
Lee Richards delivered a two run single in the ninth to upend Baltimore as the White Sox collected 15 hits in an 85 win.
Tampa AP reports pitcher Wayne Simpson, out with a torn shoulder last season, shows no pain in spring training. Manager Sparky Anderson says his fastball is 20 percent from peak yet enough to get by. Simpson posted a 14 3 record in his rookie year with the NL pennant winners.
The 1970 football season marks the 13th year for Ben Martin as head coach at the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He started in 1958, two years after the Academy began varsity football.
Eighty six active harness race drivers have career purse earnings over 1 million dollars, reflecting a high earning tier within the sport. This milestone marks notable financial success among active competitors in the harness racing community.
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