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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1978

Page

10

Ohio AAA basketball title clash between Paxson and Wilkson

In Columbus a Class AAA final pits Akron Central and Kettering High against each other. Key matchups include Paxson for Miami Trace and Wilkson for Central Howser with physical front line play and outside shooting shaping the title outcome. Paxson poured 26 points to lift Central Howser past rival teams while Miami Trace seeks balance from Schlichter and Grooms as both teams pursue the state crown.

John Paxson Timse Pnewers Ohio Akron Central Lower Ped Tole Scott Willson Fin Siegferth Clantral- Hlawer Nesters Alter Wertferth Joe Petrocelli Columbus Paxson University of Dayton Jim Paxson Knights Art Schlichter Miami Trace Scott Campain St. John Arena Mansfield St Peter's Tipp City Kron Central Howor Kettering Alter Mier Hopkins

Portsmouth Edges Ottawa Glandorf to Reach State Final

In Columbus Ohio Portsmouth Trojans defeated Ottawa Glandorf 59 to 43 to advance to the state championship. Craig Tubbs and Jeff Lisath combined for 39 points as Portsmouth overcame early by Latin favor in semifinal play with 66 56 victory over Cincinnati feuding.

Columbus Ohio Portsmouth Dick Hopkins Jr Cleveland Latin Latin Lions Cincinnati Ottawa- Clandert Craig Tubbs Jeff Lisath Trojans Ottawa-Glandorf Pothast Burge Was Becket Auviman Quinn Lanahals Koch Spencer Schmiedebusch Hermitier Doepker Burrows Lisath Ayior Boden Tubbs Shipp Wilburn Jones Murray Hickman Heller Bendolon Ottawa Glandort Kaufman

NCAA Pairings and Results From Ohio State and Nearby Courts

Boys and girls tournament pairings listed for CLASS AAA to AA and A across Ohio venues including Ohio State University Canton Fieldhouse Otterbein College and Dayton Fieldhouse. Semifinals results show Alter and Hower advancing with close scores and several high scoring matches across divisions. girls action highlights Campbell Memorial and Cortland Lakeview wins with margins.

Ohio State University Kettering Alter Akron Central Howor Toledo Scott Portsmouth Cleveland Latin Mansfield St Peter's Tipp City Bethel ASA Washington D.H Miami Trace Akron Central Hower

Tourney Trail East Midwest and West regional results

The article lists NCAA tournament results by region with scores and venues. East at Providence sees Villanova 61 Indiana 60 while Duke defeats Pennsylvania 84 80. Midwest at Lawrence features DePauw 90 Louisville 89 in two overtimes. Mideast at Dayton lists Michigan State 24 Kentucky unclear. West at Albuquerque shows Arkansas 303 Fullerton State 738. Sunday games include Duke 248.4 Villanova 23 8 and Notre Dame 22 4 vs DePaul with incomplete details.

Providence Villanova Indiana Duke Pennsylvania Lawrence Kan DePauw Louisville Notre Dame Utah Dayton Ohio Michigan State Kentucky Albuquerque N.M Arkansas Fullerton State R.A Midwest DePaul Corzine Irish Penn Cal State Fullerton Mikan Meyer Kelly Tripucka Utes Tripucka

Liberty Bowl pays NC and Nebraska record payouts

North Carolina and Nebraska each received a Liberty Bowl payout of 315787 dollars for last December's post season game. Liberty Bowl executive director Bud Dudley said the sum exceeds the 1976 283000 paid to Alabama and UCLA. Dudley announced the 1978 game will move from Monday night to Saturday afternoon December 23 due to NFL schedule extensions and TV conflicts.

Memphis, Tenn North Carolina Nebraska A.F Bud” Dudley Alabama Ucla Dudley ABC

One-Length Victory For Local Knowledge At Latonia

Local Knowledge captured a one length win in Latonia’s $3,200 featured eighth race. Aour Clef finished second and Danshua took third as 5,511 fans bet $628,892, with Armay and Nobody But Me pairing 2-7 for $59.40 in the double.

Florence Local Knowledge Latonia Aour Clef Danshua Armay Nobody But Me

Springboro Gears Up For State Bid In Regional Final

Springboro Panthers, 65 25 semifinal winners, eye a Dayton Class AA Regional final showdown with Ironton after routing Milton Union in UD Fieldhouse. Ironton topped North Bend Taylor 62 38. Coach Don Ross lauds team despite a dull first half as Springboro seeks a 22nd straight win and a spot in the state tournament.

Canton Campbell Memorial Cortland Lakeview Navarre Fairless Akron Coventry Otterbein College Columbus Martley Richwood North Union Dresden TriVatley W. Lafayette Ridgewood Dayton Ironton North Bend Taylor Springboro West Milton Wooster Col Smithville East Canton Mansfield St Peters Galneville Southern Delaware Ross Milton Union Tucker Springboro Mary Flynn Panthers Jozwiak Panther

DePaul Irish in showdown as Corzine fuels comeback

DePaul center Dave Corzine poured in 46 points to upend Louisville 90-89 in double overtime and push his team toward a Midwest final against Notre Dame. The 6'11" star broke George Mikan's career scoring record in a dramatic performance, capping the win with the decisive basket in the second OT.

Ken Rappoport Dave Corzine DePaul George Mikan Mikan

Bonham Sparks Reds Hunger In Spring Victory Over Yankees

Cincinnati rookie Bill Bonham shines in two spring starts, matching a 9-2 win as the Reds rally past the Yankees. Driessen belts a two run homer, Gernimo adds a two run double, Werner homers, lifting Cincinnati to 4-3 while New York slips to 3-5.

Tampa Fla Bill Bonham Cincinnati Reds Bonham New York Yankees Reds Cincinnati Chicago Cubs Cubs George Foster Chicago St. Patrick's Day Dan Driessen Catfish Hunter Rich Gossage Cesar Geronimo Don Werner Yankees

Heritage Classic fields top pros head to Harbour Town

Hilton Head Island S C AP Defending champion Graham Marsh of Australia Tom Watson Gary Player and most other top players on the professional golf tour are entered in the Heritage Classic to be played at Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island March 2026 A total of 54 of the top 60 money winners are listed for the 10th annual tournament In all 120 players are to compete.

Hilton Head Island S.C Graham Marsh Australia Tom Watson Gary Player Harbour Town

Dodgers Release Ed Goodson as Pinch Hitter

National League club Los Angeles Dodgers released infielder pinch hitter Ed Goodson. In other major sports moves, Los Angeles Rams hired Frank Lauterbur as an assistant coach. Fresno State University named Bob Padilla head football coach, and Southwestern Louisiana hired Dave Dunkelberger as an assistant coach.

LOS Angeles Dodgers Ed Goodson National Football League LOS Angeles Rams Frank Lauterbur Fresno State University Bob Padilla Southwestern Louisiana Dave Dunkelberger

Exhibition baseball scores from a busy slate

Exhibition results show Chicago A 7 5 Kansas City 3.2 Houston 7 Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 3 Toronto 2 10 innings Atlanta 10 New York N 3 Cincinnati 9 New York A 2 Los Angeles 12 Minnesota Detroit 12 Boston 9 San Francisco 4 San Diego 0 Chicago N 12 Milwaukee Oakland 10 Seattle 9 Cleveland 6 California 3 St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 2 Texas 6 Baltimore 4

Chicago Kansas City Houston Montreal Pittsburgh Toronto Atlanta New York Cincinnati Los Angeles Minnesota Detroit Boston San Francisco San Diego Milwaukee Oakland Seattle Cleveland California St. Louis Philadelphia Texas Baltimore

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