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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1961

Page

16

Middies Face Chaminade In Regionals At Cincinnati Garden

Middletown High School’s Middies, buoyed by a five game win streak, meet Dayton Chaminade in the regional semifinals at Cincinnati Garden. Chaminade, 15-7, features 6-1 guards John Mehall and Charles Schafer and a frontline with five players over six feet. Urbana also pursues a regional berth as the winner advances to the state tourney. tickets go on sale at Wade E. Miller Gym if Middies win.

Cincinnati Paul Walker Middletown Dayton Chaminade Cincinnati Garden University of Dayton Tom Frericks Middies Eagles Wade E. Miller Middies Po Chaminade

Fenwick Vikes Face Miami East In Regional Final

Fenwick and Miami East meet in the Class A Regional Final at Hobart Arena after near equal regular seasons. Fenwick improvements include rebounding and field goal percentage while Miami East relies on guards Ponchillin and Taylor and strong frontcourt scoring from Divens and Schaefer.

Miami East McCoy Fenwick Paul Ponchillin Gary Taylor iVikings Viking Dennis Divens Ken Schaeffer Falcon Rossi Fenwick Pas East Graham Divens Herr Schaefer Clark R. Taylor Nori Ponchillia Courtney G. Taylor

Middletown and Fenwick Hopeful in Ohio Prep Tourney

In Ohio 30 teams remain in the prep tournament, with Middletown High and Fenwick among the elite chasing regional success. Yet town apathy and TV crowds overshadow two teams’ recent momentum as they seek to advance, despite strong comebacks after rough starts.

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Fourteen Olympic veterans lead Knights of Columbus games in Cleveland

In the 21st annual indoor Knights of Columbus meet at Cleveland Arena more than 8,000 watch Rome Olympic veterans compete. Hayes Jones aims for his 11th straight hurdles win, while Laszlo Tabori seeks a repeat two mile title as other stars like George Kerr Dave Mills Jim Beatty and Ernie Cunliffe vie for top honors and relay records.

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Arena Hayes Jones George Kerr Dave Mills Jim Beatty Ernie Cunliffe Laszlo Tabori Jones Eastern Michigan Rome Don Styron Southern Illinois Ben McRae Michigan Kerr Jamaica Mills Purdue Beatty Cunliffe California U.S Stanford Tabori

Buckeyes Open Title Defense in NCAA Tourney

Ohio State seeks to extend its unbeatens run and claim a 30th straight victory as top ranked Buckeyes face Louisville in a Mid East regional game in Louisville. Cincinnati Kansas State also headline second round action with Tennessee, and other post season events unfold in New York Evansville and Kansas City.

Associated Press Ohio State Buckeyes North Carolina Fred Taylor Louisville Bucks Charlotte Lawrence Kan Portland Ore

Bearcats poised to chase third straight regional title

Cincinnati's Bearcats, 23-3 and on an 18 game win streak, face Texas Tech in the NC AA Midwest Regional opener. Kansas State and Houston meet in the other semifinal with Kansas State a 3 point favorite. Coach Ed Jucker calls his squad miraculous after a rough start and steady, late-season triumphs. Del Ray Mounts and Harold Hudgens lead Tech, but team depth remains thin.

Ohio State Cincinnati Kansas State Texas Tech K-State Houston Lawrence St. Bonaventure Wake Forest Charlotte Southern California Associated Press Arizona State Univ Portland Lawrence, Kan Bearcats Cougars Ed Jucker Oscar Robertson Polk Robinson Jucker Tom Thacker Tom Yates Paul Hogue Bob Wiesenhali Carl Bouldin Harold Hudgens

Exhibition Baseball Scores From Recent Contests

Kansas City defeated Baltimore 5 to 1 in an exhibition game. Milwaukee beat Washington 8 to 2. Los Angeles N edged New York 6 to 1. Philadelphia routed Chicago A 13 to 3. Pittsburgh won over Milwaukee 7 to 2. Detroit defeated St. Louis 7 to 4. Minnesota beat Cincinnati 5 to 3. Cleveland tied Los Angeles A 3 with Los Angeles 2 in a 3 to 2 result. San Francisco topped Boston 7 to 4.

Kansas City Baltimore Milwaukee Washington Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit St. Louis Minnesta Cincinnati Cleveland Sanrancisco Boston

Ohio High School Coaches of the Year Named

Dieringer of Cincinnati Elder earns Class AA honor and Himmeger of Ayersville tops Class A as final AP poll crowns Ohio’s top mentors. Both coaches led unbeaten squads. Dieringer's Elder column is 89-30 in basketball with state titles in other sports plus teaching duties.

Columbus Ohio Western Ohio Associated Press Ray Dieringer Cincinnati Eld John Woolums Dayton Roosevelt Lee Himmeger Ayersville Bill Hupp Salem Dieringer Himmeger Wapakonleta St. Joseph High School Dayton University Elder

Regional cage results across high schools and colleges

In Kent the High Schools Class AA regional saw Cleveland St. Joseph defeat Warren Harding 57 to 53. In the NIT First Round St Louis topped Miami Florida 58 to 36. Holy Cross beat Detroit 86 to 82. NCAA Small College Tourney quarterfinals featured South Dakota State 79 over California Santa Barbara 65 and Wittenberg 64 over Williams 51. Mt. St. Marys 96 defeated Austin Peay. NAIA Westminster Pa 35 edged Winston Salem 33. Northern Michigan 90 over Southwest Texas 75. Grambling La 62 defeated Anderson 34. Georgetown Ky 4 beat Central Oklahoma 83.

Kansas City Ohio State Cincinnati St. Bonaventure Southern Cal New York St. Louis Miami Fla Holy Cross Detroit Evansville Ind South Dakota State U.calif Santa Barbara Wittenberg Williams Mt. St. Mary's Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Chicago Univ Westminster Kent Cleveland St. Joseph Warren Harding U. Calif Winston. Salem Northern Michigan Southwest Texas Grambling Anderson Georgetown Central Oklahoma

Elite Eight awaits in Ohio high school hoops regional finals

In Ohio Class AA and Class A regional qualifiers only 14 and 16 teams remain. Defending champs Warren Harding and unbeaten Cleveland St Joseph's were upset by St Joe's 57-38, with Larry Ludvik scoring 19 as the Vikings advance. Tonight's regional slate features eight matchups across Columbus Cincinnati Toledo Athens Lima Canton and Troy with two winners per site moving to Saturday's winners-take-all finals.

Columbus Ohio Oho State University St. John Arena Cleveland St. Joseph Vikings Kent Cleveland East Tech St. Joe Warren Harding Warren

Baylor May Put Pistons Out Tonight

Los Angeles Lakers aim to oust Detroit Pistons from the Western Division playoffs as Elgin Baylor footnotes a 40 and 49 point pair in consecutive wins. Syracuse Nationals hold a 2-0 lead over Philadelphia Warriors in the East, with a potential sweep Saturday. If Lakers win, they meet the Hawks in a best of seven final starting Saturday on NBC.

Detroit Elgin Bayir Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons National Basketball Association Baylor Lakers Pistons Los Angeles Philadelphia Warriors Syracuse Nationals Nats Warriors Philadelphia St. Louis Hawks

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