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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1976
Page
22
Coach Paul Walker, longtime Middletown Middies leader, nears retirement at 65 as his 1975-76 squad pursues a 13th state title bid. The veteran mentor emphasizes togetherness and dedication, with 22 wins and two losses entering the state semifinal against Linden-McKinley.
Cincinnati Reds lefty Don Gullett, likely to reach 20 wins, starts 1976 without a contract. He seeks a multiyear 100000 dollar per year deal, while Reds renew his deal with a 20 percent pay cut and he remains unsigned along with Perez Concepcion and McEnaney.
Middletown Middies, five time state champions, return to St John Arena at Ohio State for the state tournament. Coach Paul Walker aims to reverse a recent slide after a 500 season mark, facing Linden‑McKinley in the 13th postseason appearance on the Ohio State campus.
At the University of Dayton Arena Fenwick High girls face 18-1 Russia in a Class A Regional semi final tonight. A win would send Fenwick to Saturday finals and toward Columbus for the first state tournament. Fenwick, 6-10, lists Daley Rohrkemper Langhorne Smith along with Marstall Spellmire Brill Clemens and others.
Eldon Miller, 36, replaces Fred Taylor at Ohio State after leading Western Michigan to improved seasons. Miller meets with university leaders and emphasizes rebounding and rebuilding, aiming for a top ranked Buckeyes team while resisting short term gains and four-year grants for recruits.
In a back and forth exhibition in West Palm Beach Braves beat Reds 7 to 6 after 11 innings. Joe Youngblood threw out Darrell Evans at the plate to keep a 5 all score and drove in Cincinnati’s lead run in the 11th. Tom Paciorek Jon tied the game for Atlanta in the 11th with a single, then Clarence Gaston delivered the winning run off Will McEnaney. Mike Beard got the win before 6,086 fans. Roger Moret arrived for Atlanta as Pablo Torrealba remains a question mark for spring training.
Lorain Catholic defeated Brookfield 108 to 84 in the Class AA semifinals led by Ron Wilczak 32 points and Mike Moran 29 as Lorain Catholic set state records. Roth overwhelmed Wellsville 79 to 54 and features a high scoring season with multiple 100 plus point games, setting up a title clash in Columbus.
Robert Morris College announces Tom Weirich former University of Richmond assistant as head basketball coach for 1976 77 season succeeding Gus Krop who retires after 12 years as the Colonials only coach.
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