Walker Reaches Milestone as Middies Coach Twenty-Two Wins Elicit 600th
Middletown High coach Paul Walker begins his silver anniversary year with Middies aiming for 22 wins to reach 600 career victories after 33 seasons. The milestone could help return Middies to the state tournament, a goal tied to Walker's long, storied tenure in Columbus Cincinnati and Cleveland. The coach lists stars like Jerry Lucas among his alumni while avoiding an explicit all star lineup.
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Purple Will Be Busy A State Title Coach Shaped Early
Purple Will Be Busy led as a sophomore. His favorite team was the 1953 aggregation that hustled to a state title. The 1952-53 season may be his best coaching job, with Walker maneuvering after a 1946-47 team that lost six regular season games before earning his first state title.
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Middletown Middies Open Season Under Coach Walker
Middletown High opens their basketball season under veteran coach Paul Walker with a young squad led by guard Ed Gibbons and center Jim Ratliff. The schedule starts Friday at Franklin, featuring a long stretch before the holidays and a heavy emphasis on building experience. Walker notes size limitations but praises shooting and speed, aiming to mold 12 on the varsity and sharpen a squad with three seniors in the starting group.
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Robby Robinson steadies Bengals with patient big day
Cincinnati star Paul Robinson, 1968 AFL rookie of the year, ran for 267 yards against the Steelers as Cincinnati stayed one game behind Cleveland in the Central Division. He credited patient, less aggressive play and sturdy blocks from the line. Coach Paul Brown praised his indefeatable drive and sixth straight rush series for 42 yards.
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Arrows Offer Reserved Season Tickets for Home Games
Preble Shawnee High offers season reserved seats for nine Arrow home basketball games. contact Athletic Director Mike Akers at the school or his home to obtain season tickets.
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Hawks Change Cage Schedule with Westmont Switch
Madison Mohawks will host Westmont High on February 13 replacing the earlier plan to play at Westmont. Athletic Director Walker Williamson announced the game was moved to Madison after schedules were printed.
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Adams Repeats As Miami MVP
Adams selected Miami University football team MVP for a second straight year at the Redskins banquet in University Center. He led in four categories with 55 punt returns 578 yards and two TDs 62 punts 39.7 avg seven interceptions 55 tackles 60 assists while setting national and MAC marks.
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When She's Rich Wins The Fair at Belmont
Ron Turcotte rode When She's Rich to win seven furlongs for $10,000 claiming fillies at Belmont Park. Court Gem finished second forming a 1 2 Belmont exacta worth 105.20 for 2. Rudy Turcotte, reactivated from apprenticeship weight, rode the runnerup.
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Lambert Cup To Delaware Triumphs Over Bucknell
New York AP reports the University of Delaware wins the Lambert Cup for the third straight year with an 8-2 season after routing Bucknell 42 4 over the weekend. Delaware edges Rochester 77-75 in voting with five first-place and three second-place votes to Rochester’s three firsts and five seconds. The cup will be awarded December 11 at the annual luncheon. Dartmouth won the Lambert Trophy and Edinboro State captured the Lambert Bowl.
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West Shows Pass Skills In NBA Lead Shuffle
New York AP Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers tops the NBA assists list at 9.9 per game, taking over from Lenny Wilkens. The 11 year veteran also ranks fifth in scoring with 28.? average, while Lew Alcindor leads scorers at 92.1, and Wilt Chamberlain remains rebound leader at 20.6. Dick Snyder owns the best free throw percentage at .694.
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Auto Racers Hold Meeting in Dayton
Dayton Autos Racing Fan Club meets at the Christopher Club for its monthly session with officer elections. Dean Chenoweth, the 1970 Unlimited Hydroplane National Champion, will speak and present films of the Gold Cup race and NASCAR racing, all open to the public.
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Stillwagon Named MVP For Bucks Stillwagon Named MVP For Bucks
Ohio State's Jim Stillwagon, 6-foot 220, named team MVP for the season by his teammates. A senior middle guard from Mount Vernon, he started every game for three seasons and will be in the Rose Bowl against Stanford. Coach Woody Hayes praised Stillwagon and noted Ohio State’s defense as possibly the best in college football.
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Three New Area Prep Basketball Coaches Take Reins
Three new names join area high school coaching ranks this season with hopes of better outcomes than last year. Edgewood's Ron Kash becomes the program's first varsity cage boss, after serving as Madison athletic director. Fred Davies moves up from Lakota to lead Thunderbird hoops, while Vernon Hooper takes over Waynesville for Gary Davis. Hooper is Booby Hooper's brother, a Dayton star two years ago. Last year’s rookies struggled, with Fourman at Franklin 2-19 and Deatherage at Carlisle 6-? and Leineke at Oxford Talawanda 8-12, reflecting a general trend of tough starts for first-year coaches in the area. Only four first-year coaches posted winning seasons, while Rossi, Sullivan, Hopkins, and Robbins stand out as exceptions with prior success or notable records.
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Eisele Heads Key Tourney in 700 Club Bowl
Don Eisele led a 32-bowler field with 639 to win the Classic division of the 700 Club Tournament at Sports Bowl on Saturday night. Stan Tsakeris took 622 for the upper division, Ken Carpenter 592 for the middle, and Mickey Moran 569 in the lower division. A post‑tournament dinner followed and officers were chosen for the year: Paul Demostenes president, Dave Canter secretary, Tom Abell tournament chairman.
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