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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1968

Page

7

Union Edges Slippery Rock 59 58 in Wild Home Thriller

Union High stunned its home crowd with a 59 58 win over Slippery Rock after a frenetic six seconds. Meier led Union with 30 points as Slippery Rock rallied from a halftime deficit but fouled out three starters and couldn’t overcome the late surge.

Thad Bukowski Union High Slippery Rock Tast Scotties Antelopes Union Sophoore Ralph Currie Earl Stanley Rocky Piscinieri Dave Frazier Bill John Cavanaugh Mike Covelli Howard Unkhouser Stanley Rockets Mike Meier Tom Cavanaugh Meier Piscinieri

Packers end may be near

The Baltimore Colts visit Green Bay as the defending champions risk elimination in a Central Division title race. Green Bay trails Minnesota and Chicago by a half game, and a loss could end their run as world champions. The piece also notes North Dakota's 1894 football debut.

Fred McMane UPI Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers Packers Colts Green Bay Minnesota Chicago

Ridls Pitt falls to Westminster in rough Steel Bowl setback

Westminster outplayed Pitt for most of the game but cold shooting in the second half doomed the Titans 59 52 as Pitt survived with a late rally. DeJoseph led Westminster with 20 points while Pitt faced 38.6 percent shooting and 20 turnovers in the loss.

Westminster St. John's Panthers Titans Anthony Buppy DeJoseph Titan Pitt

Ellwood City Edges Center In a Narrow Thriller

Ellwood City High led by Milroy Stevenson s 26 points edged Center 66 63 here last night. Center rode a 22 12 first quarter to a brief lead before Ellwood City rallied, with Vic Sharek adding eight in the second period and Stevenson contributing 19. The Wolverines pulled ahead 38 36 at halftime and held on as Mike Zugay hit a late two and Stevenson scored final points in the closing seconds. Center s Ken Week had 23 points while nearby mentions note local game related buck prizes in Clearfield and Venango counties.

Slater Slippery Rock Rockets Stanley Piscinieri Joe Seminara Rocket Pitt DeJoseph Westminster Titan Ron Galbreath Ridl Billy Titans Len Kalata Bill Downes Yost Samuels Charles Hunt Panthers Boston Mike Riggle Duquesne St. John’s Redmen John Warren Nelson Twins Gary Majors Moe Bart Bill Zopf Ellwood City Milroy Stevenson Ellwood City High Center Trojans Wolverines Vic Sharek Stevenson Chargers Butler Hennon Mike Zugay Ken Week Lancers Ken Bauder Neshannock Chris Eleanr Fifth Avenue

Lancers Fall To Tall Fifth Avenue Archers In Tight Bout

Neshannock's Lancers were overwhelmed by a 6-2 and taller Fifth Avenue lineup in a 71-53 loss. Gary Carter led all scorers with 26 points as Archers dominated the boards and pace, while Neshannock struggled with height and shot opportunities.

Jack Goddard Land of Dwight Clay Neshannock Huntling Chargers Lancers Fifth Avenue

New Castle Romps Past Strong Vincent 80-56

New Castle High powered past Strong Vincent 80 to 56 as the Hurricanes use speed to overwhelm Erie. Butch Walker Champ Young and Wilbert Taylor each scored 16 points to spark the attack while Taylor led with 13 rebounds. The win extends New Castle’s two game streak as Strong Vincent experiences its first loss after two wins.

New Castle High Erie Vincent JV New Caste High Erle Vincent Connie Palumbo Meadville Eric Strong New Castle Palumbo Eric Strong Vincent Valentino Bell Butch Walker Champ Young Wilbert Taylor Walker Canes Taylor Young Big Jim Stoner Colonels Bell Lew Eggleston Hurricane Ralph Calabrese Lake City ESU

Rose Retains Bantamweight Title With Narrow Point Victory

Lionel Rose of Australia outpointed Chaco Castillo of Mexico 118 to 117 to retain the world bantamweight title in a tight showdown. Williams will miss the Cardinals season after exploratory knee surgery finds no abnormality, leaving the team cautious on the injury cause.

Inglewood Calif UPI Lionel Rose Australia Chaco Castillo Mexico

Baseball plans new image as Eckert fired

San Francisco reports that baseball ousted Commissioner William D. Eckert and plans a major reorganization. Owners aim for a central, strong commissioner's office with far-reaching changes including possible rules experiments and a quick appointment of a new leader.

Eckert San Francisco UPI William D. Eckert Baseball The Times John Fetzer Detroit Tigers Air Force Mike Burke New York Yankees

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