Middletown Girls to Seek First State Title Run
Middletown High School girls enter the Class AAA semifinal against Sylvania Northview riding a 22-2 season and a storied state tournament heritage. Coach Barbara Hartman guides a lineup including Lynn Love and Shaun Miller as they aim to advance to Saturday’s final in Columbus after a regional final win over Springfield North.
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Columbus
Middletown High School
Sylvania Northview
Ohio
Middletown
Northview
Springfield North
Dayton
Barbara Hartman
Lynn Love
Shaun Miller
Jan Kerr
Vicki Patrick
Susan Zimmerman
Miller
Columbus Watterson- St
Middletown’s
Panthers
Springboro
Panther
Don Ross
Amy Tucker
Associated Press
Mary Flynn
Jill Hammock
Molly Flynn
Sandy Hale
Bearcats seek proven coach after Catlett exit
Cincinnati athletic director William Jenike outlines the search for a new head basketball coach. UC wants a proven recruiter with head coaching experience but may hire an assistant. Oscar Robertson was considered. he is unavailable due to business interests. About 40 candidates have applied, from high school coaches to major-program figures.
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Norm Clarke
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Gale Catlett
William Jenike
Catlett
Kansas
Jenike
West Virginia
Oscar Robertson
Robertson
Oscar
Fights Spark Ejections as Bullets Top Knicks 123 108
In a close game with 6:13 left, Mitch Kupchak and Lonnie Shelton exchanged blows under the Washington basket. Shelton threw a punch, Kupchak hit the deck as teammates restrained the fight, both players ejected, and Washington pulled away to win 123-108. Kupchak claimed no first punch and both players accepted fault.
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National Basketball Association
Washington Bullets
New York Knicks
Washington
Mitch Kupchak
New York
Lonnie Shelton
Kupchak
Shelton
Wes Unseld
Knicks
Ada Coach Not Worried About Joe In Ohio Final
Ada ready for Buckeye Trail in the Ohio Class A girls basketball final after a 43-37 semifinal win over Arcanum and a 41-38 win over Smithville. Lynne Coe scored 21 points in the semifinal as Ada, 21-2, faces Buckeye Trail's undefeated 22-0 squad in St. John Arena with coach Sharon Pitts noting the Bulldogs can execute against the Trail defense. Buckeye Trail, a Guernsey County consolidation, aims to cap a flawless season under coach Dave Linn.
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Ohio
Sharon Pitts
Arcanum
Ada
Old Washington Buckeye Trail
Bulldogs
Buckeye Trail
Smithville
Pitts
St. John Arena
Lynne Coe
Coe
Guernsey County
Dave Linn
Ohio girls basketball playoff shift eyed for March 1979
The Ohio high school girls basketball tournament may precede the boys event next season. Dolores A. Billhardt, assistant commissioner for girls athletics, notes the yearly one week layoff harms both genders. The board will decide at its April meeting if the girls playoffs move to March 15–17 in 1979, with St John Arena hosting. Delphos St. John’s and Sylvania Northview scrimmaged during a regional endgame week. St John’s last year claimed the Class A title and Northview, a Class AAA school, compete this weekend.
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Ohio
Dolores A. Billhardt
Ohio High School Athletic Association
St. John Arena
Ohsaa State Board of Control
Billhardt
Ohio Prep Sports
St. John Ave
Delphos St. John's
Sylvania Northview
Delphos
Northview
St. John's
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