Lebanon blanked Monroe 27-0 in key MML showdown
Lebanon High dominated Monroe 27-0 to move to 6-0 in the Mid- Miami League, with two late second quarter scores and a strong second half. Fullback Jeff Bowman scored twice in the second half and quarterback Craig Colston connected with Jim Harville for a 51-yard TD. The win sets up a title clash Friday night at Edgewood between the league leaders.
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Tim Willis
Lebanon
Lebanon High
Monroe
Warriors
Edgewood
Junior Huddleson
Jim van de Grift
Jeff Bowman
Greg Little
Craig Colston
Jim Harville
Jvs
Hornets
Middletown Grabs Fifth Straight Win Over Taft 21-8
Middletown high school football beat Hamilton Taft 21-8 in GMC action, overcoming 275 yards in penalties plus 121 more penalty yards. Key scores came on a 15 yard run by Danny Mitchell and a Greg Armstrong 1 yard rush, while Taft only mustered one scoring drive late.
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Lima
Princeton
Doug Conley
Dale Hopper
Taft
Gordon
Middies
Danny Mitchell
Greg Armstrong
Scott Trallif
Agent sees prime talent gone in '78
Baseball's winter free agent draft underway as top agents warn this may be a rare chance to bolster rosters. Jerry Kapstein notes five of his clients are in play this year including Richie Zisk Rich Gossage and Ross Grimsley with Zisk lagging in offers and Gossage Grimsley Eastwick highly sought after by multiple clubs.
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Hal Rock
Tag Bee
Jerry Kapstein
Kapstein
Richie Zisk
Rich Gossage
Ross Grimsley
Rawly Eastwick Gossage
Grimsley
Eastwick
Zisk
Lyman Bostock
Larry Hisle
Minnesota Twins
Mike Torrez
New York Yankees
Bostock
Hisle
Torrez
Oscar Gamble
Terry Forster
Oakland
Abdul Jalil
California Angels
Texas Rangers
San Diego Padres
Angels
Buzzy Bavasi
Jalil
California
Texas
San Diego
Toronto
Atlanta
New York Mets
Twins
Cincinnati
Bob Howsam
Los Angeles
Houston
Dodgers
Gossage
Forster
Merv Rettenmund
Elliot Maddox
Oscar Zamora
Fenwick Defeats Madison 33-0 In Mid-Miami League Game
Fenwick High dominated Madison Mohawks 33-0 at Monroe High Stadium. Rob Harkrader opened scoring on a 51 yard run before an ankle injury sidelined him. John Nuck added a 75 yard TD run and two plays later a key interception set up another score. Doug Fiessinger connected on two TD passes to Lolli and Delaney as Fenwick improves to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the league while Madison ends at 1-7-1 and last in the conference.
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Mindlin Journal
Fenwick High
Madison Mohawks
Monroe High Stadium
Falcons
Rob Harkrader
Madison
Harkrader
Fenwick
John Nuck
Nuck
Doug Fiessinger
Phil Lolli
Matt Delaney
Mohawk
Falcon
Mohawks
Kiaber
F.lolli
Fiessinger
Bryant Seeks LSU Win In Key SEC Clash
Alabama and No. 2 Alabama meet No. 18 LSU in a televised showdown as Bryant aims to halt a string of losses to ex-pupils and push toward the SEC title. LSU leads the nation in rushing and 36th meeting with McClendon’s Tigers stands pivotal amid a busy Top Twenty slate.
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Charlie Mac
Alabama
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Charlie McClendon
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McClendon
Charles Alexander
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Associated Press
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Marshall
Akron
New Mexico State
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Jackson State
Area High School Football Results Snapshot
Middletown defeated Hamilton Taft 8 to 2 while Fenwick shutout Madison 33 0 Lebanon routed Monroe O dgewood Lakota 14 to 4 Carlisle beat Bellbrook 32 0 Greenville down Valley View 20 to 18 Franklin beat Talawanda 27 3 and many more results from area games across Friday night action.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Taft
Fenwick
Madison
Lebanon
Monroe
Odgewood
Lakota
Fairfield
Carlisle
Bellprook
Greenville
Valley View
Lockland
Springboro
Franklin
Talawanda
Barberton
Akron St. Vincent
Norton and Young Workforce For Boxing Title Shot
Ken Norton and Jimmy Young meet in Las Vegas in a scheduled 15 round bout that could yield the winner a share of the heavyweight title. Muhammad Ali faces WBC pressure to commit within 60 days to fight Norton or Young, with possible title recognition implications. ABC-TV carries the fight from 9 p.m. Channel 12.
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Nev
Ken Norton
Jimmy Young
Muhammad Ali
World Boxing Council
Norton
Young
Jose Sulaiman
Mexico
WBC
Ali
Sulaiman
Norton-Young
Madrid
World Boxing Association
ABC
Channel 12
Veteran Billie Jean King Meets Chris Evert in Richest Ladies Final
Billie Jean King, 34, plays on reconstructed knees as she faces rising star Chris Evert in the finals of the $250,000 Mission Hills series championships at Mission Hills Country Club. The match crowns the richest event in women's tennis.
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Rancho Mirage
Calif
Billie Jean King
King
Chris Evert
Mission Hills Country Club
Bears Sign Fred Dean Move Surprises Offense
In NFL action the Chicago Bears signed offensive guard Fred Dean, while the New York Jets placed Shelton Diggs and Carl Russ on the inactive list. Shafer Suggs and Matt Robinson were activated to bolster the roster, marking a midseason shuffle for both teams.
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NEW York Jets
Shelton Diggs
Carl Russ
Shafer Suggs
Matt Robinson
National Hock
Chicago Black Hawks
Pit Martin
Vancouver Canucks
Cleveland Barons
Danny Chicoine
Phoenix
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