Fenwick coach John Rossi limits movement amid playoff timing
Fenwick High basketball coach John Rossi vows to stay seated during games due to a leg injury from last summer. He manages a sparse squad as players balance football playoff duties and early season scrimmages are restricted, affecting the Falcons timetable.
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John “Butch” Rossi
Fenwick High
Fenwick
Rossi
Rossi eyes Falcons basketball rebuild after football season
Coach Rossi projects a 1960s Falcons lineup with Acra at center and Otto, Boxwell, and Martin on the wings. Denny McConnell as guard, Acta the 6-4 anchor, and Clements Dineen Bruggeman add depth. Transition from football may bring bigger, faster play as Rossi seeks a return to Mid Miami supremacy.
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Walt Acra
Steve Otto
Tom Boxwell
Dick Martin
Denny McConnell
Rossi
Falcons
Kings
Acra
Curt Clements
Tim Dineen
Steve Otte
Jerry Adams
Tom Bruggeman
Mike Fening
Greg Klapheke
John McConnell
Don Murphy
Eminent
Talawanda braces for comeback with six seniors
Talawanda High eyes a winning season for 1967 as coach Dave Butcher relies on six seniors to lead an undersized lineup. Key players include Rick Raines 6-5 center Chuck Hughs 6-0 guard Mike Davis 6-5 forward and others Kevin Purcell Greg Franks and John Bohn with juniors Dennis Truett Greg Sullivan and Gary Bennett also in rotation.
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Oxford
Talawanda High
Butcher
Dave Butcher
Rick Raines
Chuck
Hughs
Mike Davis
Raines
Mike Winkler
Wil
Gary Bennett
Mike Roll
Jeff Alfrey
Randy Lake
Jim Sturgeon
Kevin Purcell
Greg Franks
Davis
Dennis Truett
Greg Sullivan
Braves
John Bohn
Sullivan
Ispot
Bohn
Basketball Action at Frisch's and local venues
Local basketball activity listed with venues Frisch's Big Boy at 1800 Germantown Rd and 3207 St. Main St plus First National Bank offices and McAlpin's Middletown Shopping Center. Details indicate scheduling of games or events in community spaces.
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Frisch’s
BIG Boy
Germantown Rd
St. Main St
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Streifthau
First Ave
Holiday Inn OF
Middletown
Roy A. White
Oswalt Carpet & Tile
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BankAmericard
S. E. Corner
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Miami St
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Rose Furniture
S. Main St
Dobrozsi
First Avenue
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Hamilton Badin
Madison
Carlisle
Monroe
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Springboro
Ristaneo
Baltimore St
First National Bank
McAlpin’s
Montgomery Ward
N. University
Middletown Journal
Broad St
Dobrozsi-D’varga Supermarket
Yankee Rd
Troup Furniture CO
N. Broad St
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Jim Kraft
Jeff Hamilton
Mike Gall
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