Alertness Sparks Norwalk 4-3 Baseball Win Over Willard
Norwalk defeated Willard 4-3 at McGuan Park as Jim Arlin allowed three hits and nine strikeouts. Key plays: Lachowyn catching Danhoff off first on a potential scoring chance and Witter covering first to tag Danhoff on a rundown, preserving the lead.
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Dave Lachowyn
Randy Witter
Norwalk
Willard Monday
McGuan Park
Arlin
Lachowyn
Witter
John Derrer
Randy
Truckers
Willard Battery
Jeff Cox
Kevin Steinmetz
Greg Russell
Gary Wilde
Steinmetz
Jim Kanable
Wilde
Russell
Willard
Rich McDowell
McDowell
Kanable
Christopher
Wes Douglas
Cox
Mark Miller
Flyers Rout Roughriders 11-1 in Firelands Conference game
Collins-St. Paul blasted Western Reserve 11-1 as Barman struck out nine over five innings and five Flyers collected two hits. Spaar Conely and Gross drove in two runs apiece while Fannin and Parcher worked for Western Reserve. Norwalk and Willard also featured in a separate report on late-inning plays and coordinator remarks.
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Collins
St. Paul
Western Reserve
Flyers
Roughriders
Firelands
Triumph
Pat Fannin
Tim Parcher
Steve Barman
Jim Wise
John Soisson
Troy Spaar
Mike Conely
Jeff Gross
Barman
Fannin
Parcher
Western
Jeff Todd
Dean Nichols
Netters Down Bellevue 3-2 in NOL tennis match
Norwalk truckers beat Bellevue 3-2 to improve to 2-4 in NOL and 4-4 overall. Barney Trapp won at number one singles 6-4 6-0 while Elliot Sieloff added a 6-3 6-3 win at number two doubles. Scott Schmidt pulled Bellevue ahead with 6-3 4-6 7-5 at number three singles before Griffiths Hinckley and Betschman Warner won doubles to clinch the victory. The Truckers travel to Upper Sandusky next.
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Bellevue
Norwalk
Truckers
Barney Trapp
Dave Saviola
Elliot Sieloff
Matt Ryder
Scott Schmidt
Redmen
Chip Berezin
Chris Griffiths
Paul Hinckley
Griffiths
Hinckley
Barrett Cramer
Larry Todd
Scott Betschman
Bob Warner
Brent Krinke
Steve Dudley
Upper Sandusky
Plymouth Takes League Opener
Plymouth edged Ontario 3-1 to open the league. Tom Miller limited the visitors to four hits and lowered his ERA to 1.16 for 1978 as Plymouth’s fifth straight win and 1-0 league mark were secured. Scott McMillan also allowed four hits for Ontario before Plymouth added two unearned runs in the second and one in the sixth. Plymouth visits Lexington on Wednesday.
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Plymouth
Tom Miller
Ontario
Big Red
Johnny Appleseed
Miller
Scott McMillan
Lexington
Riders Set Two Records In Loss To Seneca East
Western Reserve track team fell 87 to 40 to Seneca East in a dual meet Monday. Ted Patrick set a school record in the shot put with 45-12, Dave Timbs updated the high jump mark at 6-5.42, and Steve McGuckin won the 100 and 220. Other winners included Steve Reed in the 880 and Jeff Horn in the 300 hurdles. The Roughriders drop to 0-3 and host St. Paul Thursday.
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Timbs
Steve McGuckin
McGuckin
Western Reserve
Steve Reed
Jeff Horn
Roughriders
St. Paul
Wildcats Knock Off South Central 10-7 in FC clash
New London Wildcats pounded pitcher Jon Fishbaugh for nine hits in a Firelands Conference win over South Central. Stan Cooke led with three hits and four RBIs, Robin Marsh and Jerry Young added two apiece as New London built a big early lead and fended off a late Trojan surge. Marsh worked 1 1/3 innings, fanning 12. Tom McCohn surrendered five seventh inning runs, all unearned.
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New London
Bob Hassman
Wildcats
Stan Cooke
New London Barrage
Robin Marsh
Jerry Young
Marsh
South Central
Fanning
Tom McCohn
Shelby Blanks Willard In NOL Tennis Rout
Shelby High's tennis team routed Willard 5-0 in a Northern Ohio League match. Willard coach Jack Gill lamented a poor showing as the Flashes managed only two victories, one in singles and one in doubles.
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Shelby
Shelby High
Willard
Jack Gill
Gill
Pirates Take 4-2 Victory In Conference Opener
Edison outhit Black River 5 to 3 but the Pirates surged with three runs in the third and one in the sixth to win 4-2. John Early pitched all seven for Black River with 11 strikeouts and Tom Hales went the distance for Edison. Black River earns its first win of the year to move to 1-5 overall and 1-0 in league. Edison falls to 2-4 and 0-1 in conference play.
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John Willoughby
Arlin
McDowell
Ace Miller
Danhoff
Kanable
Derrer
Norwalk
Willard
Greg Drummer
Jeff Cox
Russell
Derver
Christopher
Sullivan
Edison
Black River
Pirates
Chargers
Tom Hales
John Early
Jeff Lake
Todd Brown
John Bouquet
Early
al Peugeot
Hales
Norwalk Girls Rally for First Win in Nine-Run Ninth
Norwalk high school varsity softball toppled Willard 21 to 12 in a dramatic game. Terry Camp slugged two home runs to pace the Truckers as Becky Wright pitched the full contest. Willard outhit Norwalk 21-17 but could not overcome the late nine-run burst in the ninth. Rhesa Kutch suffered the loss.
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Willard
Norwalks
Flashes
Truckers
Norwalk
Terry Camp
Becky Wright
Rhesa Kutch
Mountiesblank Eagles in decisive Monroeville loss
Mapleton jumped ahead quickly with two runs in the first and chased Monroeville starter Steve Hofacker as the Mounties rolled to a 12 to 4 victory. Dan Howell hit a solo homer, Mark Miller fanned 10 over seven innings, while Monroeville committed six errors and fell to 2-3 on the season 0-1 in league play. The Eagles visit Edison next.
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Mapleton
Monroeville
Eagles
Mounties
Steve Hofacker
Dan Howell
Mark Miller
Edison
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